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While the result was not the desired one, the Flyers did demonstrate that they still have a fighting chance in the playoff race is the effort displayed on Saturday is reciprocated for the rest of the road trip and beyond. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Capitals.

On Saturday night, great goaltending for both the Flyers and Capitals helped keep the score tight the entire way through. Special teams proved to be the difference, as the Capitals scored on an overtime power play to get a 2-1 win at Verizon Center.

Just 10 days ago, the Flyers and Washington Capitals met in Philadelphia. Little has changed since then. Two wins in a row, even if scoring has remained hard to come by, is still a start. But the Capitals are the class of the NHL at the moment, and very difficult to contain. The opening face-off is set for 7:30 p.m. from Washington.

Philadelphia Flyers fans should not upset by Ron Hextall’s decision to re-sign Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Michal Neuvirth at the NHL trade deadline.

Chris Conner scored with 0.5 seconds left in the second period, giving the Phantoms a 3-2 lead going to the third. Two early goals paced the Phantoms in the final period, before the Springfield Thunderbirds rallied back for two goals and forced the Phantoms to hold on for a 5-4 win on Friday night.

While the result wasn’t perfect, stringing together wins is the only way for the Flyers to have even the slightest chance of making the playoffs. Two in a row is a start. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Panthers.

2016 first-round pick German Rubtsov signed an entry-level contract with the Flyers on Thursday, GM Ron Hextall announced.

The “A” will now go to Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.

The Flyers close out their season series with the Florida Panthers