NEW YORK – On a night when Flyers captain Claude Giroux made an unexpected appearance in the lineup off a left ankle injury, his gutsy go at it did little for his teammates in Madison Square Garden.
Giroux logged more than 25 minutes of ice time during a 2-0 loss to the Rangers, but could not generate any offense.
That’s nine straight regular-season losses on Broadway, dating back to Feb. 20, 2011.
Braydon Coburn, who has not looked good since returning from his foot injury, had a disastrous evening.
He was involved in two goals against and nearly decapitated his own goalie, Steve Mason, at the end of the second period.
Mason went up against Cam Talbot, but the latter played as if he were Henrik Lundqvist, who dominates the Flyers.
Former Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto quietly made his return to MSG, but was injured in the third period.
Meanwhile, the Rangers now own a 14-4-0 record against the Flyers over the last 18 games.
Notable goals
Coburn scrambling to get in position, then failing, on Rick Nash’s power-play goal that made it 2-0 in the second period.
Career-high
Rangers defenseman Kevin Klein tied it with his fourth goal — uncontested — at 5:10 of the first period. The play began as a turnover by Sean Couturier on his attempted pass to Del Zotto, resulting in an odd-man rush that saw Mason make a nice save on Matt Hunwick. The Rangers cycled the rebound and Klein buried an eight-footer for a 1-0 lead.
Season debut
For 20-year-old rookie center Scott Laughton, who played just 3:59 through two periods (seven shifts). Laughton had 7:00 ice time in the game.
Goalie report
Mason had some outstanding saves to start the opening period and finish it, facing 13 shots. He had 32 saves. Talbot had 25 saves.
Power play
The Flyers were 0 for 4, while the Rangers were 1 for 4.
Penalty kill
Poor. Again. The Flyers have given up seven power-play goals in their last 11 penalty kills. Coburn has been on the ice for all seven goals against.
The streak
Jakub Voracek’s record 10-game point streak ended.
Scratches
Defensemen Andrew MacDonald (right knee) and Luke Schenn (left shoulder); Forwards Michael Raffl (right foot) and Jason Akeson (healthy).
Injuries
Del Zotto collided with Dan Girardi in the third period.
Honored
Eric Lindros and John LeClair will be inducted into the Flyers' Hall of Fame on Thursday night before the Flyers-Wild game at the Wells Fargo Center.
Up next
Back-to-back games for the Flyers as they host the Wild.