Flyers

The Phantoms managed to rally back twice to force overtime, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins got the better of Lehigh Valley in the end with a 4-3 overtime win on Saturday night at PPL Center.

Even though it seemed like the Flyers had the game for the taking at times if they could manage an equalizer, it just was one of those games, like Wednesday’s, that just wasn’t meant to be. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Penguins.

The team learned Saturday that those offensive struggles don’t just apply to indoor rinks, as they fell to Pittsburgh, 3-2, under the bright Heinz Field lights for the NHL Stadium Series.

After much anticipation, the Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins will take their long-standing rivalry outside, under the lights of the NHL Stadium Series.

Ahead of Saturday night’s festivities in Pittsburgh, here’s a look back at the two previous outdoor games for the Flyers and things to focus on in Saturday night’s game.

Typically Flyers GM Ron Hextall is tight-lipped about his plans regarding any potential roster moves, but there was more transparency in Hextall’s remarks on Friday.

The trade deadline is Wednesday. The Flyers have only two games remaining prior to that March 1 deadline. GM Ron Hextall will have to make up his mind with only two more opportunities for the team to show him if they could be a playoff team or if he should look to unload pending free agents or other players if the right opportunity arises.

Wednesday’s Flyers loss to the Capitals was brought to you by the word frustration. That was the common word being thrown around after another loss slipped the Flyers farther back in the playoff race. After a big win on Sunday kept their dwindling playoff hopes alive, a loss to the superior Washington Capitals looked like the beginning of the end. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Capitals.

The Capitals snapped a brief two-game losing streak while the Flyers fell farther in the playoff race, losing to Washington on Wednesday, 3-1, at Wells Fargo Center.