The Philadelphia Flyers lost past regulation again over the weekend in New York, making it four losses in a row in games that end after 60 minutes. Overtime has never been a strong suit of the Flyers, but the addition of Trevor Zegras at least helped them steal a few extra points in the shootout earlier this season.
Zegras is now scoreless in his last three shootout attempts, as are the Flyers, who were stopped twice at Madison Square Garden by Igor Shesterkin after going 0-for-7 in two skills competitions against the Hurricanes the weekend prior.
Playing for the shootout seemed like a smart idea for the Flyers in overtime, and even sometimes late in regulation, but that is not the case as of late.