Rivalry games tend to have more tension and more heat between the two teams than other games. In this latest installment of the New Jersey Devils’ rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers, the nastiness came in spots and at a level not seen in most other Devils games this season. Unfortunately, the Flyers also provided plenty of goals in a quantity that the Devils have suffered a few other times this season. Regardless of who won the beefs, scrums, and arguments, the Devils lost to the Flyers, 3-6. It was a decisive score.
Interestingly, it was not that decisive of a performance.