Just when it looks as if the Flyers might have finally solved the season-long riddle of their penalty kill, their once potent power play has gone into hiding.
Once among the top six, it had slipped to 17th in the NHL prior to Friday night’s games. During their current five-game swoon, the Flyers are 2 for 24 on the power play, going 1 for 5 in Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Bruins. Dating back to a 5-4 shootout loss to New Jersey on Feb. 13, they have scored five power-play goals in 39 tries, a 13 percent clip that would place them dead last in the league, behind Edmonton’s current 14.