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Jason Robertson’s first of two goals came with 1.3 seconds remaining in the first period on the power play, setting up a 4-1 Flyers loss on Thursday night, their fifth straight.

The Flyers begin the final five games of the season on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars, who currently sit in a three-way tie atop the Central Division.

The Flyers will face the Dallas Stars on Monday night while on the cusp of two historical moments. Keith Yandle with tie Doug Jarvis’ consecutive games record at 964, while the Flyers would match a franchise-record winless streak of 12 with another defeat.

It has reached a new level for the Flyers. This is essentially one great, big reality show. The play on the ice is only one part of the equation, and at this point, the things happening off the ice are becoming bigger headlines, most recently comments from Flyers legend Bobby Clarke on the Cam and Strick Podcast regarding Ron Hextall’s time as GM.

A weekend road trip comes complete for the Flyers with a visit to Dallas to face the Stars on Saturday night.

With goals from Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat, the Lightning scored two goals in the first and three in the second to cruise to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 series lead in the process.

A preview of the Stanley Cup Final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars, including each team’s candidates for Conn Smythe, how they got to the Final and what they need to do to win the Cup.

The Flyers finally return home where three of their next four games will be on home ice. Their first opponent is the Dallas Stars, who have struggled to start the season. Game time is at 7 p.m.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes both made the playoffs in the two wildcard spots in the East and pulled off upsets of the two division winners in the first round. Now, both teams hold the lead in their respective second round series after three games.