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The Philadelphia Flyers relied on the production of their top six and the goaltending of Alex Lyon as they survived a bout with the New York Rangers, 4-3.

With the Philadelphia Flyers’ hold on a playoff spot fading, the Orange and Black will need a win over their rivals, the New York Rangers. 

In merely a few short weeks, the Flyers have managed to almost play themselves right out of playoff contention. Late February saw them climb to the top of the Metropolitan Division with a 12-game point streak. Since then, it seemed as if the Ides of March have struck. 

Three second-period goals knocked Petr Mrazek from the game and the Flyers had to furiously rally back to even get one point in the standings. In the end, the rally for two points fell short, as the Flyers dropped the decision to the Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, in a shootout on Tuesday night at Little Caesar’s Arena.

Four of the Flyers next five games will come on the road, starting with Tuesday night’s meeting with the struggling Detroit Red Wings.

The Flyers announced on Monday that forward Michael Raffl will be out for two weeks with an upper-body injury.

After rallying for four goals in the third period of Saturday’s game in Carolina, the Flyers turned in one of their best games in March, a 6-3 win on home ice against the Washington Capitals. The four-point stretch gives the Flyers some breathing room with just nine games left on the schedule before the regular season comes to an end.

The Flyers scored three goals in the second, highlighted by Oskar Lindblom’s first NHL goal, and three goals in the third, two by Wayne Simmonds, to claim a 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers play host to the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals, who carry a two-point lead into Sunday’s game. 

A 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets has the Flyers recent free-fall pressing on, while Columbus’ surge puts them on the cusp of overtaking the Flyers in the standings. New Jersey and Florida are all knocking on the door too, as the Flyers spot in the playoffs burns to a crisp.

Forward Matthew Strome, drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Draft, signed an entry-level deal with the Flyers on Thursday, according to GM Ron Hextall.

The Flyers are certainly flirting with an epic collapse, from comfortably in the playoffs to fighting for their playoff lives every night. With 12 games to go, what will it take to lock down a playoff spot?

With Tuesday’s news of Brent Celek being released by the Eagles, Flyers captain Claude Giroux vaulted to the top in the list of Philadelphia’s longest-tenured athletes currently playing in the city.

The Flyers signed forward Maksim Sushko to an entry-level deal. Sushko was selected in the fourth round with the 107th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

Scott Gordon is currently in his third season with the Phantoms and will be behind the bench for much longer. Gordon signed a contract extension to remain the Phantoms head coach.

The Flyers were closing in on at least one hard-earned point against another Western Conference team when a lost puck battle led to the game-winning goal for the Vegas Golden Knights. For the Flyers, it was just another game that got away, a growing trend here in March.

The Golden Knights got a goal from Ryan Carpenter with 2:40 left in the third period while Marc-Andre Fleury made 38 saves to give Vegas the 3-2 win over the Flyers on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers next game is the final one in a series of tough tests, as they face the Vegas Golden Knights, making their first trip to Philadelphia in franchise history.

The Flyers signed left wing Carsen Twarynski to an entry-level deal on Sunday, GM Ron Hextall announced. Twarynski was drafted by the Flyers in the third round of the 2016 NHL Draft with the 82nd overall pick.

During a five-game losing streak that came to a close on Saturday, there have been many questions that come to mind about the Flyers’ play. One of the many things plaguing the team’s performance is the inability to score on the power play, and that was no different even in a winning effort on Saturday.

A 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets was a test passed by the Flyers. With some luck finally on their side, it could be the break the Flyers were looking for to get back on track in their playoff push.

The Flyers scored a strange goal to take a 2-0 lead in the second period and held on for a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers showed some signs of nearing the end of their struggles. Perhaps Saturday is the day, but it will come against another difficult opponent, the Winnipeg Jets, who have been in the running for a division title and top spot in the conference all season.

The Flyers have recalled defenseman Travis Sanheim from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on an “emergency conditions,” GM Ron Hextall announced on Friday.

It isn’t the first time the Flyers have made the trip to TD Garden in March and come out on the wrong end of a result in the closing moments to the Boston Bruins. And it was a familiar foe that planted the dagger in the heart of the Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers continue their March slump as they fell to the Boston Bruins 3-2 in late, heartbreaking fashion.

The Philadelphia Flyers’ stock is falling as they’ve lost four straight. They’ll try to stop their bear market freefall tonight in Boston against the Bruins.

That’s now four straight losses for the Flyers, who are suddenly going through the motions of these games and falling into some of the same bad habits that led to a 10-game losing streak back in November.

The Pittsburgh Penguins once again handed the Flyers a familiar result, defeating the Flyers for the third time this season, 5-2, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.