On a night when John LeClair and Eric Lindros were inducted into the Flyers' Hall of Fame, the Flyers lost their fourth consecutive game.
Despite all the good vibes, energy and nostalgia the evening presented, the Flyers were unable to harness it into a positive during a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
This losing skid matches the Flyers' four-game winless skid to start the season, except they still earned two points back then by losing twice in shootouts.
Jason Zucker won it with 45.2 seconds left in regulation on a play that began with a bad carom off the back boards.
Marco Scandella’s third-period goal at 1:42 broke a 1-1 tie but Claude Giroux’s power-play one-timer re-tied it at 16:30.
Ray Emery made his second start in three games and finished with 27 saves while the Flyers welcomed back defensemen Andrew MacDonald and Luke Schenn to the lineup.
MacDonald missed 10 games with a sprained right knee while Schenn missed three with a left shoulder injury.
Notable goals
Mark Streit’s first goal in 12 games gave the Flyers a 1-1 tie in the second period. Vinny Lecavalier made it all possible by faking a shot from atop the right circle and instead lining a pass into the slot for Streit to bury on goalie Darcy Kuemper.
Goalie report
Wild goalie Kuemper, who came into the game with a 2.03 goals against average, made life tough on the Flyers with 37 saves. Emery could have been more alert on the winning goal as the play went across the entire slot.
Power play
The Wild were 1 for 5. The Flyers were 1 for 3.
Penalty kill
Some nice work this game from Zac Rinaldo and Chris VandeVelde. The reappearance of MacDonald and Schenn on defense meant less time on the ice for Braydon Coburn, who was split up from Nicklas Grossmann during the penalty kill. Coburn had been on the ice for seven power plays in the previous three games, all losses. The D-pairs were Grossmann and Schenn, Coburn and Nick Schultz, plus Coburn and MacDonald.
Shorthanded
Sean Couturier got a gift turnover in the high slot in the second period and instead of rushing the net with Kuemper, he got fancy and took himself out of scoring position on his poor attempt from the left post. Still not thinking as an offensive player.
Injuries
VandeVelde suffered an apparent injury in the third period. There was no medical update.
Guests
In the press box was former Legion of Doom linemate Mikael Renberg, along with defenseman Eric Desjardin and forward Shjon Podein. All were teammates of Flyers Hall of Fame inductees Lindros and LeClair.
Absent
Bob Clarke was in Florida and missed the Hall of Fame ceremonies.
Scratches
Defensemen Michael Del Zotto (lower body) and Carlo Colaiacovo (healthy); forward Jason Akeson (healthy).
Up next
The Columbus Blue Jackets revisit Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. The Blue Jackets began the Flyers' current losing streak last week in Philly.