As Recchi goes into Flyers HOF, Flyers go into break with season-worst skid originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Flyers will have to stew over a blowout loss and five-game losing streak during the extended break.
They’ll hope it’s a timely and an effective reset.
John Tortorella’s team was rolled by the Bruins, 6-2, Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center.
Tyson Foerster scored both goals for the Flyers (25-19-6). Olle Lycksell had an assist and was a plus-2.
The five-game skid is the Flyers’ longest of the season. The club has been outscored 27-12 in the five defeats.
In four of the five losses, the Flyers fell behind 3-0. It’s almost impossible to win by doing that. The only game the Flyers didn’t find themselves in a hole, they blew a 3-1 lead to the Senators at home.
Two of the five losses came to the Lightning and Bruins (31-9-9) at home. The Flyers still have 10 games remaining against the Bruins, Panthers, Lightning and Maple Leafs, the top four teams in the Atlantic Division.
The Flyers now have nine days without a game, a stretch that includes the NHL All-Star break. Travis Konecny will represent the Flyers at the festivities Feb. 1-3 in Toronto.
• Samuel Ersson was pulled after surrendering four first-period goals on 14 shots.
The four goals came in a hurry, all in the final six minutes of the opening frame.
The 24-year-old has played a lot of late. Saturday marked his fourth straight start and sixth consecutive appearance.
As we noted, the Flyers are facing adversity and decisions in net.
Cal Petersen took over for Ersson at the start of the second period. He made 12 saves on 14 shots in relief.
Boston netminder Linus Ullmark stopped 35 of the Flyers’ 37 shots.
• Konecny, Travis Sanheim, Jamie Drysdale and Joel Farabee all finished with minus-4 ratings.
Those have been some of the Flyers’ most important and relied upon players.
The Flyers, a team that prides itself on blocking shots, had only 10.
David Pastrnak, an absolute Flyers killer, put up two goals and an assist.
• Prior to the game, Mark Recchi was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame.
The Hockey Hall of Famer had an illustrious, 1,652-game career. A prolific scoring winger, Recchi played more games for the Flyers (602) than he did for any other team. He finished his career in Boston, where he won his third and final Stanley Cup.
Recchi expressed his gratitude for Ed Snider, the Flyers’ iconic founder who died in April 2016, and the fan base.
“Philadelphia fans are above and…