For the second straight evening, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes via shootout. For the second straight evening, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes via shootout. On Sunday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, the Hurricanes prevailed 3-2 (1-0).

In their final game of a six-game homestand, and the first of a home-and-home, the Philadelphia Flyers put on a show in the first 20 minutes against the Carolin

In three-on-three overtime — which the Flyers are really struggling with lately — Ersson was the primary reason the game even made it to the shootout. He absorbed a Shayne Gostisbehere shot with 1:31 to go in the extra session after the Flyers were gassed in their own end, and denied Jordan Staal alone in front with eight seconds to go.

Forward William Carrier scored his third goal of the season in his 26th outing, climbing to within one of the four he recorded during 43 games last season. Defenseman Alexander Nikishin picked up an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A). He's the seventh rookie this season with multiple point streaks of three games or longer.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/breakaway as Flyers Forward Finding His Game in Philadelphia. Carl Grundstrom isn’t wasting time making an impression. The 28-year-old Philadelphia Flyers forward has made his case for belonging on an NHL roster, extending it Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Facing one of the NHL’s perennial Stanley Cup contenders, the Flyers hung tough but ultimately fell 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime. The Flyers are now 2-4 in games decided in the extra session.

Tyson Foerster exited the Flyers’ game Monday night against the Penguins during the second period with an upper-body injury.

The Flyers hung with Vegas and Carolina this week as two of the NHL's elites, but they had the chance to take both games and let themselves get burned instead. It's part of the process, but it's painful.