BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils look to break a three-game skid with a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia has an 8-10-2 record in Metropolitan Division play and a 27-29-8 record overall. The Flyers have a -32 scoring differential, with 181 total goals scored and 213 given up.

There always is a darkness before dawn, and it’s getting pretty dark now for the Flyers. On Sunday the Orange and Black lost 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils. It is their fourth straight loss, in which they have been outscored,

Dawson Mercer hit the post at 4:29 of the second as he ripped a shot from the deep slot. New Jersey extended the lead to 2-0 at 5:39 as Erik Haula (5th) scored from the right circle. A Brenden Dillon point shot was blocked down before Johnathan Kovacevic passed to an oncoming Haula.

At the buzzer, Olle Lycksell was called for a holding penalty on Burakovsky. The Kraken took a full two minute power play into the second period. First period shots on goal favored the Flyers, 11-7. Samuel Ersson stopped all seven pucks that came his way.

After Friday’s flurry of Flyers trades, a letdown of sorts against the Seattle Kraken was hardly unexpected on Saturday afternoon. But few would have guessed the Philadelphia squad

Fresh off a win over the NHL front-running Winnipeg Jets, the Flyers had gone 4-0-1 coming off the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, and with 22 games remaining it was clear that although there was a long way to go, one could envision a path to a playoff spot for the first time in five years for this moribund franchise.

PHILADELPHIA -- Cody Glass scored in his New Jersey Devils debut, a 3-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. Glass was acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, two days after New Jersey placed top center Jack Hughes on long-term injured reserve following shoulder surgery.

Philadelphia Flyers (27-26-8 ... Jonathan Huberdeau led the Flames with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 22 goals and 41 assists for the Flyers. Matvei Michkov has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games. MacKenzie Weegar has ...

Though Sunday’s game between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers took place in the City of Brotherly Love, many visiting fans made the 90-120 minute drive up the Jersey Turnpike in hopes of making their presence known.

One day after announcing the trade of Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, the Kraken made two more moves on Friday morning ahead of the deadline. Seattle acquired a 2027 second-round pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for forward Brandon Tanev and secured a 2026 seventh-round pick from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Daniel Sprong.

Philadelphia outshot the Jets 14-7 in the first period, but Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny both hit posts. Drysdale tied it at 3:48 of the second with a high shot that hit both posts and went in. Hellebuyck made a key glove save on Bobby Brink early in ...