Michael Arace
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Leaky defense costs Flyers in loss to Blue Jackets
BOX SCORE COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Flyers have sprung leaks. The Blue Jackets beat the Flyers 5-2 in Nationwide Arena on Thursday night (see Instant Replay). It was the Jackets’ eighth consecutive victory. It was the Flyers’ second loss in a span of 24 hours. Once again, the Flyers were exposed. They are not playing the type of team defense…
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Instant Replay: Blue Jackets 5, Flyers 2
BOX SCORE COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thursday night’s Flyers-Blue Jackets game could have been played in the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion. This matchup had some meat on it, and it was full of intriguing subplots. The Jackets were playing the 1,000th game in their checkered history. They had won their previous seven, a franchise record. Their goaltender, Sergei Bobrovsky, was making...