Kevin Durso

Two goals in a first period full of extra-curriculars and another in the second and one more for good measure in the third was more than enough for the Devils in a 4-0 win over the Flyers on Thursday night at Prudential Center.

A holiday break isn’t here just yet for the Orange and Black, as they have one more game on Thursday night before taking their first real extended break of the season, five days off between games. The Flyers make their first trip to New Jersey this season to see the Devils for the first time.

With just one game left before heading into a holiday break that keeps them off for five days, the Flyers determined effort against one of the Eastern Conference’s hottest teams was a good test, and they passed. Here are 10 Postgame Points from the Flyers win over the Capitals.

The Flyers rallied back in the final two rounds of a shootout to defeat the Capitals, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers and Capitals meet again for the first time in the 2016-17 season on Wednesday night, with the Flyers looking to return to the win column after back-to-back losses. The opening face-off is set for 8 p.m.

Sports Talk Philly’s countdown of the Top 25 Philadelphia Phillies concludes with third baseman Mike Schmidt.

At the time the NHL takes its annual break for the holidays on Saturday, it will have been six weeks since Michal Neuvirth suffered a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since. Prior to the Flyers game following the Nov. 12 injury, three goalies suddenly received an opportunity and they all had to run with it. So far, each one has.

The NFL announced the Pro Bowl rosters on Tuesday. Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox and offensive lineman Jason Peters are the two players that will participate in the Pro Bowl, set for Jan. 29 in Orlando.

On their way to nine losses, the Eagles suffered defeats by margins of one point twice, five points twice, six points, seven points, 11 points, 14 points and 18 points. In the box score, these are close losses. And in reality, these are close losses. But don’t look at them with a sense that the Eagles are close.

It’s a game that will be defined by the last play more than anything, a failed two-point conversion for the win for the Eagles, but there were a lot of layers to this game. Here are this week’s grades in our report card.

Carson Wentz led the Eagles on a potential game-tying drive that had them down one facing a two-point conversion. But the conversion failed, sending the Eagles to their fifth straight loss to the Ravens, 27-26, at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday.

Four straight losses have the Eagles season continuing in a downward spiral, but the end is near with three games left on the season. The Eagles have a particularly busy week this week, starting on Sunday with their final road matchup of the season against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Flyers streak certainly showed what this team is capable of over a stretch of play, but there is a lot to take away from the first loss for the team since Nov. 25. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Stars.

In just 10 days on Dec. 26, the 2017 World Junior Championships will begin. Seven Flyers prospects are on camp rosters for their respective home countries, including two that were locked into Team Canada’s roster earlier this week.

The entertainment world was shocked by the sudden passing of actor Alan Thicke on Tuesday. But news of his death shook the hockey world as well. One person Thicke formed a good friendship with was Flyers founder Ed Snider, so much so that after Snider’s passing, Thicke emceed Snider’s memorial service in California.

The Flyers win streak hit 10 in Colorado as they claimed a 4-3 win on Wednesday night over the Avalanche.

The Flyers go for a 10th straight win on Wednesday night, as they face the Colorado Avalanche in Denver in the middle game of a three-game road trip.

The Flyers current nine-game win streak has the just two points out of the top spot in the Metropolitan Division, an impressive run considering their 3-5-1 start to the season. But as the Flyers have gone streaking, so has the rest of the division and that shows just what a fine line there is between the Flyers ranking among the playoff teams in the East and being completely out of the picture.

All three of the Eagles most glaring needs were on full display on Sunday. They still lack weapons at wide receiver. They still don’t have a shutdown cornerback and desperately need players at the position. And most of all, they lacked depth on the offensive line.

The Eagles signed cornerback Dwayne Gratz and long-snapper Rick Lovato to join the team for Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens. To make room on the roster, they placed three players on season-ending injured reserve: Jon Dorenbos, Matt Tobin and Wendell Smallwood.

The Flyers blue line took another hit on Monday. GM Ron Hextall announced that defenseman Mark Streit will be out two weeks with an upper-body injury.

The NHL named Jake Voracek its first star of the week for the week of Dec. 5-11. Voracek had nine points in four games during the week, including six assists.

Brayden Schenn’s winner was the only tally in this one, a game dominated by goaltending. But in the end, with the winning ways on their side lately, the Flyers found a way to claim victory again. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Red Wings.

The game was very much there for the taking and it was an improved effort, but for the fourth game in a row and the fourth time this season against an NFC East opponent, the Eagles were left looking for answers. Here are this week’s grades in our report card.

The Eagles took a one-point lead in the middle of the fourth quarter, but a late touchdown by the Redskins put them on top inside the two-minute warning. The Eagles managed to get the ball deep into Washington territory, but a sack and fumble on Carson Wentz created the turnover that ended the game, with the Eagles dropping their fourth straight, 27-22, to the Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.

The Eagles play host to the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Get everything you need to know for Sunday’s game in our comprehensive game preview.

The Flyers trailed the Dallas Stars entering the final five minutes of regulation on Saturday only to get two quick power-play goals that turned the game in their favor and kept their winning streak alive for another day. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Stars.

Brayden Schenn, who had already scored once in the game, picked up the tying goal on the power play with 3:48 to play. He scored another power-play goal with 2:15 left to complete a hat trick and another comeback, as the Flyers brought their winning streak to eight straight games with a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor  The push for eight comes on Saturday afternoon. The…