Amid a flurry of trade deadline activity, the New Jersey Devils are still struggling to improve their playoff status in the Eastern Conference.

The New Jersey Devils make the short trip to Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon looking to snap out of a losing funk with a matchup against the Flyers.

Playing the fourth game of a seven-game homestand, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (27-29-8) will host Sheldon Keefe's New Jersey Devils (33-25-6) on Sunday afternoon.

New Jersey are in Philadelphia for an afternoon matchup against the Flyers. You can watch on TNT, TRUTV, Max or listen on the Devils Hockey Network. Read below for your game preview and pre-game story below.

The New Jersey Devils handed the Philadelphia Flyers their fourth straight loss thanks to goals by Cody Glass and Erik Haula.

New Jersey Devils (33-25-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (27-29-8, in the Metropolitan Division)

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils, 3-1, at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon. A late push by the Flyers fell short. The Devils halted a three-game losing streak, while Philly has lost four games in a row.

The Devils are practicing ahead of a Sunday afternoon game against the Philadelphia Flyers. Trade Deadline acquisitions Cody Glass, Dennis Cholowski, and Daniel Sprong all were on the ice for practice.

There always is a darkness before dawn, and it’s getting pretty dark now for the Flyers. On Sunday the Orange and Black lost 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils. It is their fourth straight loss, in which they have been outscored,

The Flyers (27-30-8) are a head-scratching 0-4-0 on their season-long seven-game homestand, a stretch in which they've been outscored 17-6. After selling off three players at Friday's NHL trade deadline, the Flyers were swept in a back-to-back set and scored only two goals.