DENVER — Two nights after an impressive season-opening win over vaunted Vegas, the Flyers played sloppily in their defensive zone and failed to convert most of their scoring chances Saturday.
They missed a chance to start 2-0 for the first time in seven years, falling to speedy Colorado, 5-2, at the Pepsi Center.
Goalie Brian Elliott's second straight strong performance kept the Flyers in the game, but two late goals — one on the power play, the other an empty-netter — sealed their fate.
They also lost the services of left winger James van Riemsdyk, after he was injured and hobbled off the ice in the first period.