New Jersey Devils Lose Another Tough Game Against Philadelphia Flyers

The New Jersey Devils crossed the Betsy Ross Bridge for the first time this season to play their rival, the Philadelphia Flyers. The team looked off at times, with some key players missing.

Philadelphia hosted New Jersey, and won the game 5-2. That score isn’t really indicative of how close the game was in the end. It appeared like the Devils played a tough game, but yet another game where they may have been a bit outplayed, that they were in until the very end. It also took two very good plays from an elite player, Jakub Voracek.

The Flyers had the puck for a majority of the night, and there are a few things that fed into that. A big reason is bad faceoff play and taking way too many…