Coming off arguably their most impressive win of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers returned to Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night with hopes of closing the four-point gap separating them from a playoff spot. But against the Calgary Flames — and a pair of familiar faces — the Flyers suffered a demoralizing 6-3 loss less than three days ahead of the fast-approaching trade deadline.
The Basics
First period: 7:40 — Zary (Pachal, Huberdeau), 8:13 — Kadri (Hanley), 9:32 — Zary (Lomberg, Rooney), 9:54 — Cates (Foerster, Brink), 17:11 — Kuzmenko (unassisted), 17:29 — Sharangovich (Pospisil, Frost)
Second period: 16:33 — Weegar (Frost, Huberdeau)
Third period: 10:43 — Michkov (Kuzmenko, Sanheim), 18:59 — Coronato (Kadri, Weegar)
SOG: 33 (CGY) – 27 (PHI)
Takeaways
The revenge game
The top storyline ahead of puck drop was the return of Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost.