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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
For so many games this season, it was about the offense not providing support for the Flyers. In this game, there was as much offense as the team has seen all season.
Behind big efforts from three forwards that have not performed as hoped this season, the Flyers made a statement with a win over the Wild that they will not roll over easily, despite what the standings show.
More in our Postgame Review.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
It had been nine games since the Flyers scored more than three goals in a game. They bested that number with their highest goal total since the fourth game of the season.
James van Riemsdyk scored a hat trick, while Nolan Patrick and Wayne Simmonds each had a pair of goals to give the Flyers a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
The Flyers snapped an eight-game losing streak on Thursday and returned right back to the loss column on Saturday in New Jersey, falling 3-2. But don't be fooled by the score. The Flyers really were not very involved in the game and a meaningless goal with two seconds left made the final score appear much closer.
The Minnesota Wild have been clinging to a playoff spot among a mass of Western Conference teams that are hovering around the wildcard. They are the Flyers next opponent as the season continues on.
Game time is at 7 p.m.
By Ryan Black, Sports Talk Philly staff writer
We ended last week’s Around the NHL by admitting that the Flyers are, indeed, among the class of teams with nothing to look forward to this season. That column closed with “E-A-G-L…” and, lo and behold, that’s over too. The Sixers are still in fourth in the Eastern Conference and pitchers and catchers report around this time next month.
The NHL season marches on though, and is never short on intrigue. In the past week, we saw some teams do some roster shuffling, one of the greats call it a career, and a great of a different type call a game. Let’s dive in to this week’s Around the NHL.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
Late in the second, the Flyers got the margin down to one. Just over a minute into the third, any thought of a comeback and back-to-back wins was quickly erased.
The Flyers struggled to get quality chances against the Devils, falling 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
The losing streak finally came to an end on Thursday night. With a sense of relief, the Flyers look to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since Dec. 18 and 20.
Saturday's opponent is the New Jersey Devils, a team that has also slipped in the standings.
Game time is at 1 p.m.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
During the Flyers eight-game losing streak that was snapped with Thursday night’s 2-1 win over Dallas, there was a growing sense that changes to the playing roster were coming soon.
After making a significant management change and a coaching change, the results still had not changed, and that was going to be a reflection on the players.
Chuck Fletcher’s first move as GM of the Flyers is a minor one, but one that is certainly understood given the circumstances. The Flyers have traded forward Jordan Weal to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Jacob Graves and a sixth-round pick.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
It's finally over. After eight games of pure misery, the Flyers returned to the win column on Thursday night with a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
While this was far from perfect for the Flyers and their play still showed some of the familiar flaws that had them on a lengthy losing streak to begin with, this was also a game where the Flyers got some bounces, played to their strengths in the game and got some help from the guy in goal.
More in our Postgame Review.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
If the Flyers were going to snap an eight-game losing streak, it wasn't going to come easy. And this one certainly didn't.
With 2:51 to play, Carter Hart saw his shutout bid foiled and the Flyers were suddenly back in a one-goal game. A disallowed goal kept the margin at one for the final 63 seconds, but the Flyers held on, ending their losing streak at eight games with a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center.
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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor
Tuesday's loss in Washington marked eight straight for the Flyers, who are closing in on another 10-game losing streak for the second straight year.
The Dallas Stars come in on Thursday night with wins in five of their last seven games. The Flyers will look to avoid a ninth straight defeat.
Game time is at 7 p.m.