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The Philadelphia Flyers' streak of six straight games with a point ended when they lost to the New Jersey Devils six to four.
The Philadelphia Flyers look to register at least one point for their sixth straight game when they host the New Jersey Devils Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
The Flyers have won three of their past five, falling in shootouts during the two losses to register a five-game point streak. Wayne Simmonds tallied two scores and Matt Read and Claude Giroux each notched goals as Philadelphia snapped the Nashville Predators' five-game winning streak on Thursday night, 4-1. Ilya Bryzgalov turned away 26 shots in his 175th career win.
New Jersey has won two straight, including a 5-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Zach Parise scored two goals, netting the game-winner with 2:44 remaining, and David Clarkson added two scores of his own, providing the two-goal cushion with an empty-netter in the waning moments. The Devils are in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, fighting for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
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Flyers Vs. Devils Final Score: Flyers Lose, 6-4
The Philadelphia Flyers saw their five game streak with a point snapped as they were beaten by the New Jersey Devils by a final score of 6-4. The final score isn't a clear indicator of how badly the Flyers were beaten by the Devils today – the Devils scored six unanswered goals to begin the game and led 6-0 after two periods. The Flyers scored four goals in the third period to make it interesting.
The Flyers out-shot the Devils 41-31, won 12 more faceoffs and had the same number of penalty minutes with 25. The area where Philadelphia struggled in was giveaways; they gave the puck up 11 times, compared to only two for the Devils. Four of the Devils six goals were scored on power plays and one was short-handed.
The Flyers next game is on Sunday, in New York, against the Rangers.
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Feb 04 4:00p by Jordan Sams