The Flyers failed to build off one of their most impressive wins of the season and missed a chance to climb in the standings Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Blame their sloppy play and a multitude of defensive breakdowns as they lost to their most bitter rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1.
On a night when the crowd’s loudest roar might have come when Eagles coach Doug Pederson was shown on the scoreboard watching from a suite, Pittsburgh scored three second-period goals in a 2-minute, 17-second span to pull away from a 1-1 tie and salvage one win on its three-game road trip.