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

A 5-0 loss to Carolina dropped the Flyers closer to more lottery balls, ending the homestand a paltry 1-6-0.

The Flyers lost their fourth home game in a row, this one to New Jersey 3-1 Sunday afternoon in a rather low event contest.

The Flyers broke the shutout late but that was the only bright spot as Winnipeg showed they are the best in a 4-1 victory on Thursday night.

To steal a line from the late Pens broadcaster Mike Lange, the Flyers beat Pittsburgh like a rented mule in a 6-1 laugher Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.

The Oilers were limited to 18 shots as Philadelphia doubled Edmonton with a 6-3 victory Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

A late lapse in overtime dampened a career high 40 saves for Sam Ersson as the Flyers lost to Utah 3-2 in the dying seconds of the extra frame.

A two-goal outburst in under a minute led the Islanders to a 3-1 win over the Flyers.

Well, that sure was a game.

Philadelphia got three out of four points in a back-to-back but the Flyers were unable to get that fourth one, losing to the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a shootout.