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The Blackhawks got out to a 4-0 lead and carried it late into the second period. The Flyers answered with four goals to even things up in the third. But it wouldn’t be enough as Chicago struck again midway through the third to reclaim the lead for good in the Flyers 7-4 loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday night at United Center.

The final game of a season-opening three-game road trip commences on Tuesday night for the Flyers as they face the Chicago Blackhawks.

Flyers fans may not have had much to cheer about in the last four years with only two postseason appearances, both of which ending in the opening round, but one thing the fans can always count on as a blessing is the franchise’s current captain.

A four-goal second period, two of them from Sean Couturier, lifted the Flyers in their season opener over the Kings, 4-2.

The Flyers 50th anniversary season kicks off on Friday night as they face the Los Angeles Kings. The opening face-off is set for 10:30 p.m.

There are always questions for a team as a season begins. Here are five facing the Flyers as the 2016-17 season begins.

Last season, the Flyers brought the first of the long-awaited prospects to the NHL with the call up of Shayne Gostisbehere, who turned in an impressive rookie season. This season, Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny arrive, making their NHL debut on Friday night. It is indeed a youth movement of sorts for the Flyers, who are as young as ever as their 50th season begins.

It was a challenging week for Flyers general manager Ron Hextall, shuffling players and optimizing salary cap implications, but he has the roster he wanted and avoided going over the salary cap.

The roster is officially set. The Flyers have narrowed it down to the 23 players they will have for the start of the 2016-17 season.

October 11, 1967: the Philadelphia Flyers played their first game as an NHL franchise. The Flyers first season in the NHL opened against another the new expansion teams, the California Golden Seals. On this October night, it was the Golden Seals who would run the show, defeating the Flyers, 5-1.

With Jordan Weal clearing waivers, 23 players on the Flyers roster, the maximum number for opening night on Friday in Los Angeles. GM Ron Hextall confirmed that 19-year-0ld prospects Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny were on the team.

Essentially, the Flyers needed to make one cut to finalize the roster at 23. That move could go official in the next 24 hours. The Flyers have placed forward Jordan Weal on waivers.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms ended their preseason on Saturday night with a 5-2 win over the Charlotte Checkers at PPL Center.

Ryan Spooner scored on a breakaway at 1:48 of overtime to give the Bruins a 1-0 win over the Flyers on Saturday night at TD Garden.

The Flyers face the Boston Bruins in the final game of the preseason on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Philadelphia Flyers will play in their last preseason contest when they face off against the Boston Bruins on Saturday in the TD Garden. They will be hoping to make it out of this final exhibition tilt without any more injuries.

After falling behind early, the Phantoms never recovered, dropping the preseason opener, 6-1, on Friday night at PPL Center.

The Flyers scored three goals in the third period to beat the New York Rangers, 4-2, on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Flyers are once again facing the New York Rangers, who they beat in overtime, 4-3, on Monday, this time from Madison Square Garden. The opening face-off is set for 7 p.m.

Flyers forward Scott Laughton suffered a lower-body injury at practice on Wednesday and will be out three-to-four weeks. Defenseman Brandon Manning has also not played recently due to an upper-body injury and is listed week-to-week.

The Flyers roster was trimmed down to 26 on Wednesday and with both Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny still on the roster, the possibility of one or both of them making the Flyers final roster looks as good as ever before.

The Flyers announced that forward Taylor Leier and defenseman Sam Morin have been assigned to the Phantoms and at noon, forward Colin McDonald will clear waivers and report to the Phantoms as well. McDonald was placed on waivers on Tuesday.

After watching a three-goal lead disappear, it was Jake Voracek who used a tremendous individual effort to give the Flyers a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.

With the Flyers roster now down to 32, the last three games of the preseason are about narrowing down the final 23 that will make the roster for opening night. Among the players still around trying to make the team are Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny.

On Sunday, the Flyers sent Travis Sanheim to the Phantoms and returned Philippe Myers to his junior team, Rouyn-Noranda, and waived defenseman Will O’Neill. The roster is at 31 with three preseason games remaining.

Goals by Danton Heinin and Jake Debrusk in the shootout helped the Bruins beat the Flyers, 4-3, on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers continue the preseason with their fifth game, hosting the Boston Bruins at Wells Fargo Center. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

The future of the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending looks bright. However, with an expansion draft looming and all four goalies set to become free agents, this season will determine who belongs in that future.

Forwards Petr Straka, Andy Miele, Chris Conner, Greg Carey and defenseman T.J. Brennan were all placed on waivers on Friday. Once their move to the AHL is complete on Saturday at noon, there will be 34 players left on the training camp roster.