Spring has officially sprung, with the temperature in Philadelphia a breezy 54 degrees on this equinox afternoon; the NHL season is just 20 games away from its conclusion; and the Flyers are threatening to rip off a series of wins in meaningless games to tank their tank.
They defeated the New York Islanders today in a hard-fought 2-1 game in Philadelphia.
While Friday night’s loss to the Ottawa Senators was played with Claude Giroux on the Flyers’ roster but in the books as a healthy scratch, today’s afternoon game is the first official game without Giroux.