Flyers Finally Beat Bruins, 3-2 On Sanheim's OT Goal
The Flyers moved within three points of Boston for the final playoff spot in the NHL's East division.
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The Flyers moved within three points of Boston for the final playoff spot in the NHL's East division.
It doesn't get much worse for the Flyers.
At 17-13-4, the Flyers began Tuesday in fifth place in the East standings, a point behind Boston in the race for the division's final playoff spot.
The Flyers scored three times in the third period to overcome a 3-0 deficit.
It wasn't 9-0 but Thursday night wasn't much better as the Flyers were crushed by the Rangers again.
Trying to make a push at jumping back into the playoff race, the Flyers pinned yet another loss on shaky defense and goalie Carter Hart.
Oskar Lindblom scored for the slumping Flyers, who lost for the eighth time in 12 games.
One night earlier, the Flyers were trounced 9-0 by the Rangers at Madison Square Garden — the most lopsided road shutout loss in franchise history.
Brian Elliott started in goal for Philadelphia and allowed five goals on 13 shots before being replaced midway through the second period as the Flyers lost for the third time in four games.
Claude Giroux, Joel Farabee and Ivan Provorov each had a goal and an assist, and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Flyers, who won for the third time in eight games.
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Travis Konecny scored his seventh goal of the season, and Ivan Provorov and Scott Laughton also scored for the Flyers.
The Flyers rallied from a 3-1 hole to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season.
Sunday will be just four days shy of an entire year since Wells Fargo Center last welcomed fans.
The Flyers trailed by three following a 71-second first-period onslaught by Pittsburgh but kept chipping away and finally moving in front on Giroux's easy flip into an open net late in the third.
Philadelphia entered Tuesday's game coming off consecutive shutouts at Buffalo, but a series of defensive lapses helped Pittsburgh gain control in the second period.
Here is what you need to know before heading out to each stadium.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that the state is revising its maximum occupancy limits for both indoor and outdoor events.
Philadelphia is paving the way for fans to return to sporting events.
The wait will have to continue for Sixers and Flyers fans.
Giroux, who played his first game since Feb. 7, led the Flyers with eight shots on goal, 12 total shot attempts, three points and was 8 of 11 on faceoffs.
Dr. Ala Stanford in the stands Thursday night with her family as the Flyers saluted her important coronavirus contributions.
Philadelphia was without six players who are still in the COVID-19 health and safety protocol, including captain Claude Giroux, whose streak of playing in 328 consecutive games ended.
The Flyers' Thursday and Saturday games against the New Jersey Devils have been postponed. That's due to 16 Devils players in the COVID protocol.
The game was scoreless through two periods in a defensive struggle.
