Flyers Swept By Capitals This Week; Lose 5-4

The Philadelphia Flyers are swept in three games this week by the Washington Capitals, slipping further out of playoff contention.

Hockey is a game of momentum. Valleys and peaks accentuate a season. Currently, the Philadelphia Flyers are underachieving– stuck in a rut. They’ve struggled recently against three of the four teams claiming a playoff position in the Mass Mutual Eastern Division. Tonight, they went to battle against the Washington Capitals for the fourth time this season.

For the Flyers, answering with a victory is less about redemption than correcting their deficiencies. Philadelphia is the epitome of inconsistency on defense, which trickles down to goaltending. Throughout the…