Even with the loss, the suddenly banged-up (no Jamie Drysdale, Bobby Brink or Travis Konecny) Flyers still hold the third spot in the Metropolitan Division standings.

Tonight, the Philadelphia Flyers will host their annual Pride Game when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET. The evening will celebrate inclusion, visibility, and community, reinforcing the organization’s ongoing commitment to supporting the local LGBTQ+ community.

A season ago, Jordan Derkack experienced an 8-12 season in the Big Ten with Rutgers. North Carolina State finished 5-15 in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Bryce Heard’s freshman season. Georgia was 8-10 in De’Shayne Montgomery’s only season in the Southeastern Conference.

If the Flyers make the playoffs this season, they might be able to look back to this rare two-game home set with Tampa as a valuable learning experience.

Philadelphia Flyers star Trevor Zegras certainly had Tuesday night's game against the Anaheim Ducks circled on his calendar.

It was another sellout at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the building’s third straight, and the Flyers welcomed back another former member of the organization in Scott Laughton. But the emotions and vibes weren’t nearly as high,

The Flyers got the game's first power play at 13:13 as Brandon Hagel set a pick on Ristolainen down low in the Philadelphia zone. Philadelphia put on extensive pressure for the first minute of the 5-on-4. Not much else developed once Tampa cleared the zone.