Flyers

It wasn’t meant to be a battle of the Flyers goalie prospects, but that’s what the semi-final match between Canada and Sweden turned into. Carter Hart was stellar, making 28 saves in relief and holding Sweden off the board the rest of the way in a 5-2 win for Canada that advanced them to Thursday’s Gold Medal game against USA.

A 5-2 loss to the Rangers was a flat-out embarrassment for a team that has opened the new year as bad as they ended the old one. As a result, the Flyers are now 1-5-2 since their 10-game winning streak ended with just one point gained in the standings in their last five games. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Rangers.

The Rangers extended their winning streak against the Flyers to five games, with a 5-2 win at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers return home for a rivalry game against the New York Rangers.

It took three games before the Flyers started to play with the compete level they had demonstrated on the winning streak. Despite taking 55 shots on Anaheim’s net on Sunday, it wasn’t enough in a shootout loss. The Flyers, who are 1-4-2 since the winning streak ended and 0-3-1 in their last four games, desperately need results.

Michal Neuvirth took the ice for the Flyers, making his first full return to practice since sustaining a lower-body injury in November.

The World Junior Championships continued Monday with the quarterfinals. Of the Flyers nine prospects in the tournament, seven of them and their respective nations are moving on to the semi-finals.

After ending 2016 on a truly flat note, the Flyers turned in their best game since returning from the holiday break only to come away with little to show for it in a 4-3 shootout loss. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Ducks.

Despite a total of 55 shots on goal — their highest total since Feb. 21, 2012 (a 5-4 overtime win) — the young John Gibson was there to stone the Orange and Black at every step of the way.