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Flyers Use Absurd Rally to Force OT, Fall to Lightning

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

With 10:52 left in the third period, it turned into another one of those games for the Flyers on home ice. Total embarrassment.

Down 5-1 on home ice after allowing a third power-play goal, there was a lot of chanting, mainly directed at the head coach and GM. That's when the team on the ice suddenly turned the tide one goal at a time. In total, four goals in 6:04 brought the Flyers back from a four-goal deficit to ultimately force overtime.

In the overtime, the Flyers were not able to find a way though, falling on a goal by Anthony Cirelli at 1:47 in a wild 6-5 loss to the Lightning on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

Flyers-Lightning: Game 20 Preview

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

A five-game homestand comes to an end on Saturday afternoon, and for the Flyers, it will certainly be a challenge.

Nevermind that the Flyers have lost the last two games to teams trailing them in standings after reeling off three straight wins and points in six straight games. The Flyers have struggled to find the net since, and that has them in danger of a record below .500 on the homestand that started with two wins.

The opponent in this final game of the homestand is the Tampa Bay Lightning, the team atop the Eastern Conference standings and they bring a wealth of scoring into Philadelphia.

Game time is at 1 p.m.

Flyers G Brian Elliott Out 2 Weeks

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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

When the Flyers fell behind 2-0 with 6:08 to play in the third period, the focus shifted to the change being made in net. Brian Elliott skated off with trainers, another injury plaguing Flyers goaltending.

Elliott will be out for approximately two weeks with a lower-body injury, GM Ron Hextall announced on Friday. Alex Lyon was recalled from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to take his place. Cal Pickard will serve as the starter.

Flyers-Devils: Postgame Review

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

It's a game where the scoreboard doesn't tell the whole story. The Flyers 3-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night was much closer than the final score.

That said, it was also a game that could be summed up in three words: That's. So. Flyers.

The Flyers have become a punch line of sorts in the bad-luck loss genre, and it was just the kind of game they got against the Devils. The issue wasn't the bad luck, it was working to find a way to overcome it. That didn't happen, and it has the Flyers at .500 through four games of a five-game homestand that started with such promise.

Let's break it down in our Postgame Review.

Flyers Blanked By Kinkaid, Devils

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

Down 2-0 with under four minutes to play, Keith Kinkaid had an empty net in front of him. As he corralled the puck, it looked like he tried to shoot for it. His attempt went right to the stick of Wayne Simmonds with a wide open net in front of him. Kinkaid somehow scrambled back enough to get his stick on it and knock it out of play.

It was that kind of night for the Flyers, who hit the post five times and had a goal disallowed in a 3-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center.

Flyers-Devils: Game 19 Preview

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

The Flyers recent stretch of winning and a six-game points streak came to an end against the Panthers on Tuesday, right as the five-game homestand reached its midpoint.

The Flyers next meeting on home ice comes against the New Jersey Devils, a team that has fallen in the standings after a hot start. The Devils sit in last place in the Metropolitan Division, but are just four points behind the Flyers.

Game time is at 7 p.m.

JVR Set to Return for Flyers on Thursday Night

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By Jeff Quake, Sports Talk Philly staff writer 

Following Wednesday’s practice in Voorhees, the Philadelphia Flyers are ready to have one of their top pieces and biggest acquisition in free agency back on Thursday night. James van Riemsdyk appears set to return against the New Jersey Devils.

After only playing two games, and missing the last 16 due to a lower-body injury, van Riemsdyk is set to make his return in a vital game for Philadelphia. Despite winning three straight, the Flyers were not able to come back against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss at the Wells Fargo Center. Thursday’s game will be the fourth in the five-game homestand, which concludes on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Frese Frame Photo Gallery: Flyers vs. Panthers, Nov. 13, 2018

The Flyers winning streak ended against the Florida Panthers in a 2-1 loss on Tuesday night, marking the first time the Flyers did not get a point in the standings in seven games.

There was a lot of intensity on the ice in a close game in the final period. Check out some of that action and intensity in this Frese Frame Photo Gallery from photographer Kate Frese.

Flyers-Panthers: Postgame Review

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By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

This was a very different game than the one played between the Flyers and Florida Panthers a month ago. No extra time was needed this time around, as the Flyers saw their recent stretch of winning and gaining points come to an end with a 2-1 loss to Florida.

For the Flyers, it's a game that should serve as a lesson. They did not play well in the second period, certainly not well enough to put any pressure on the opposing goalie through 40 minutes. The 20-minute push in the third was great, but it was too little, too late on this night.

Let's break it down in our Postgame Review.

Panthers Hold Off Flyers Rally to Snap Winning Streak

(Photo: Kate Frese)

By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 

For the second time on the homestand, the Flyers entered the third period down by two goals and had a fairly early response in a bid to make a comeback.

But once they got on the board, they were unable to draw any closer.

The Florida Panthers played spoiler, defeating the Flyers, 2-1, to snap the Flyers three-game winning streak and six-game points streak on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.