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Flyers went outside but stayed in their rut

PITTSBURGH - For the fading Flyers, it was "Groundhog Night" against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at frigid Heinz Field: another relatively strong effort, another unwanted result.

As in many of their games during the last few months, coach Dave Hakstol juggled his lines, the Flyers fell behind early, then recovered and outshot their opponent while having a territorial advantage.

In a loss.

This time, they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Penguins before a sellout crowd of 67,318.

The Flyers outshot the Penguins in the Stadium Series matchup, 38-29, and won 59 percent of the faceoffs, but they managed just two goals against a Pittsburgh defense that was missing three injured starters, including Kris Letang.