The third was all effort, but the Flyers couldn’t pull out a miracle finish as Washington edged Philadelphia 3-2 Thursday night.

The Flyers got two goals from Matvei Michkov but it wasn’t enough as Washington scored two in the third for the win.

“That’s the bottom line, we were just discussing things.”

After a tedious, trying 4-1 loss to the Caps at home Tuesday, the Flyers sleepwalked through the opening period, went down by four and then brought the fight to the Capitals. But the comeback was still a pointless result, leaving the Flyers with six losses in a row.

On the first night of a home-and-home with Washington, the Flyers came out flat against the Capitals, and fell to 1-4-1 on the young season.