The odds felt stacked against the Flyers the moment the injuries were announced 44 minutes before puck drop.

With important pieces out of the lineup and character already being tested, the Flyers endured an ugly Saturday afternoon in Boston. They were severely outplayed in a 5-1 loss to the Bruins at TD Garden.

Porter Martone provided the Flyers’ lone goal, which came with the team already trailing 3-0 in the third period.

Just five months removed from a second-round playoff run, Rick Tocchet’s club is a head-scratching 0-4-2 to start this season.

The Flyers have dropped six in a row to open a season for the first time since 2008-09, when they lost six straight out of the chute (0-3-3). That team ended up making the playoffs, finishing with 99 points at 44-27-11.

But that team also had 20 goals through six games. These Flyers have scored just seven — an unsightly 1.17 per game. They’ve scored the same number of goals that they allowed in their season opener, a 7-0 drubbing to the Penguins on home ice.

Against the Bruins (4-2-0), the Flyers were without Travis Konecny, Rasmus Ristolainen and Cam York. More on the injuries here.

Rick Tocchet and Christian Dvorak shared their thoughts after the Flyers’ 5-1 loss Saturday afternoon to the Bruins.

• Dan Vladar hung in there for the Flyers with 27 saves.

The Flyers were going to need a heroic effort from their goaltender to win this one. They were outshot 32-15. It was a struggle all game.

Mason Lohrei made it 2-0 with 2:48 minutes left in the second period when Boston had a 4-on-2 rush. The Bruins broke it open in the third period.

The Flyers’ depth was decimated on defense. Helge Grans was playing his first NHL game since November 2024. Simon Benoit and David Jiricek were both a minus-3.

Boston netminder Jeremy Swayman had to make just 14 saves. Martone’s goal came on the power play.

Ashlyn Sullivan and Al Morganti shared their thoughts on the Flyers’ 5-1 loss Saturday afternoon to the Bruins.

• The Flyers already have a minus-17 goal differential and a minus-95 shot differential.

Trevor Zegras, Owen Tippett and Christian Dvorak — three of the team’s top five scorers from last season — have combined for four points (one goal, three assists). Zegras and Dvorak have only five shots apiece.

As a team, the Flyers are having a nightmarish time trying to generate offense. As a result, they’ve had to defend a lot. It’s hard to believe the Flyers have been outscored 24-7 and outshot 216-121. They were a stingy team down the stretch last season. They look totally different right now.

• Things don’t get easier for the Flyers. They’re right back at it Sunday when they host the defending champion Hurricanes (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).