James van Riemsdyk
Like the Flyers, the Montreal Canadiens come into Thursday’s game with losses in six straight games.
Toronto got a goal late in the second period on a counter-rush to take a two-goal lead and never looked back, handing the Flyers a sixth straight loss by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Facing the Toronto Maple Leafs, a team already playoff bound and in position to potentially host a first-round series, should help in the Flyers pursuit of a lottery pick. The Flyers enter Tuesday’s game having lost five straight games.
The Flyers and Sabres meet for the final time this season, as they close out the home-and-home in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.
The Flyers open up a home-and-home series against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night on the road.
The Flyers get right back on the ice on Wednesday night and face another playoff team in the New York Rangers.
It was an ugly game for the Flyers, who trailed 3-1 after the first and lost Carter Hart and Cam Atkinson for the night before allowing six more goals over the final two periods in a 9-2 drubbing to the Washington Capitals.
Bobby Brink makes his NHL debut as the Flyers take on the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
The Flyers and Ducks will meet for the final time this season on Saturday night.
The Flyers and Blue Jackets face one another for the final time this season on Thursday night with the home-and-home series shifting back to Columbus.
