A 5-0 loss to Carolina dropped the Flyers closer to more lottery balls, ending the homestand a paltry 1-6-0.
The Flyers ended the homestand with their sixth loss in seven games, this time a 5-0 thumping to the talented, playoff-bound Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
The basics
First period: 8:21 – Sebastian Aho (Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis), 15:46 – Mark Jankowski (Eric Robinson, Tyson Jost)
Second period: 0:19 – Taylor Hall (Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere) (PPG), 13:15 – Mark Jankowski (Eric Robinson, Shayne Gostisbehere)
Third period: 19:28 – Scott Morrow (Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall)
SOG: 26 (PHI) – 31 (CAR)
Some takeaways
Menacing Michkov
Matvei Michkov and Logan Stankoven got into each other’s face midway in the first, with Michkov being the only one sent to the box for an unsportsmanlike conduct minor.