David Quinn put up a brave front before the game, but the coach knew his Rangers were in for a challenge on Wednesday night against the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center.
Sure, the home team had COVID-19 problems of its own, and was missing several key players, but the Rangers were facing their first game without star forward Artemi Panarin – among other noteworthy absences
The result was an entertaining but frustrating 4-3 loss, full of power plays, end-to-end action and a hat trick for Chris Kreider, but not enough for the Rangers to find a path to a third consecutive victory.