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Flyers expect emotional return to home ice

When the Flyers host Washington on Monday in a virtual win-or-forget-about-it matchup, it will be an emotional night, the team's first home game since club chairman and cofounder Ed Snider died a week ago.

A tribute to Snider will be shown on the scoreboard before the game.

"Tough week, obviously, for the whole organization, the whole city of Philadelphia and for the hockey team," defenseman Mark Streit said. "It's going to be very emotional before the game. I think we just have to find a way to use it as a positive and use that energy. He's probably watching from somewhere upstairs.