Jason Spezza
Toronto got a goal late in the second period on a counter-rush to take a two-goal lead and never looked back, handing the Flyers a sixth straight loss by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The bad blood between the Flyers and Ottawa Senators was still fresh from a game just eight days earlier, so when the teams met on March 5, 2004, it would become a historic night in a very different way.
A fortunate goal got the score even and somehow the game was tied after one period. From there, the Flyers played the dominant forechecking game they have proven to be capable of and actually kept the game in their favor for some time. They got the game to overtime, earned a solid point in the standings, before falling in a marathon shootout that went 11 rounds in a 4-3 defeat to Toronto.
In the 11th round of a marathon shootout, Andreas Johnsson managed to beat Brian Elliott for the deciding goal, as the Flyers dropped a hard-fought contest, 4-3, to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
The Dallas Stars come in on Thursday night with wins in five of their last seven games. The Flyers will look to avoid a ninth straight defeat.
March 5, 2004: Flyers-Senators – The Brawl On this day in 2004, just four words are needed to describe the powder keg that exploded late in the third period of this game. Flyers. Senators. Fight Club.
The Flyers all acknowledged the magnitude of a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday two days after nearly rebounding from 3-1 deficit to earn a point against the New York Islanders. This was a demanding week for the Flyers on paper and so far, the Flyers have passed the test with two […]
The Philadelphia Flyers (2-1-1) return to action tonight for the first time in six days. The Flyers will welcome the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars (4-1-0) to the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7:30.
View image | gettyimages.com It could have been the beginning of a crucial week where the Flyers were on the cusp of a playoff spot. Instead, the Flyers are trying to regroup from a lost weekend that may have ended their playoff bid for good. The Dallas Stars are in town for the first […]
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