The Flyers continued their hot streak tonight against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings. After playing to a 2-2 draw, Brayden Schenn (laughing at you if you thought Luke was the Schenn that scored based on the title) found space at center ice and took the puck straight to Kings goalie Jonathan Quick uncontested. The scoring play saw Schenn get blocked on the initial attempt, but Quick's own momentum carried him into the goal along with the puck. The play was reviewed by the NHL HQ in Toronto and ultimately a goal was awarded to Schenn to give the Flyers the 3-2 win.

The Flyers are now 12-2-1 overall at the Consol Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, since its opening. Five different Flyers found the back of the net tonight, including Pierre-Edouard Bellemare with his first NHL goal, which is why I wrote half the title to this recap in French. Vive Pebbles!

This abomination of a game was just because the Flyers are saving their momentum for tomorrow night against a much more hated Pittsburgh Penguins team...right? Right? Somebody tell me that's what this was! Intentions aside, the Blackhawks roughed the Flyers up tonight to the tune of a 4-0 blowout. Patrick Kane had 2 power play goals and Mason gave up four goals for the third time this season.

Keeping with the narrative developed over this three-game home stand, the Flyers capped off the stretch of games with a loss 4-3 to the Anaheim Ducks tonight after taking them to a shootout. The Flyers now sit at 0-2-2, the same amount of points they had in the first 4 games last year. (1-3-0)

VINNY LECAVALIER - Lecavalier will miss 2 weeks after taking a Mark Streit slap shot to the foot in Saturday night's OT loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Blair Jones will likely take over Lecavlier's spot in the line-up during the two weeks he will be out. 

SAM MORIN - Highly touted defensive prospect Sam Morin will miss four to five weeks of time with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL after taking a nasty slap shot to the jaw yesterday. His surgery to repair the fractured jaw is scheduled for today. We wish him a speedy recovery. 

-Ben Lebo
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Farewell #LightAMup, we hardly knew ye. After retiring 'Doop' and quickly ditching 'TNT' by AC/DC (sorry there's no lightning bolt key) the Flyers picked up 'Light Em Up' by Chicago-area band Fall Out Boy. Many wondered if the song would return for the Flyers goal celebration in the 2014-15 season. That answer, no. 'Light Em Up' was replaced tonight by...

Despite sloppy play, the Flyers battled back from a 3-0 deficit and then a 4-3 deficit in front of the home crowd at the Wells Fargo Center. Former Flyer Dainius Zubrus gave the Devils the 5-4 lead by beating goalie Steve Mason from the right circle with 12:47 left. An empty netter from Mike Cammalleri sealed the Flyers fate and sent the Devils home with a 6-4 victory.

Before our beloved Flyers take the ice in 4 days for the first time this season, let's take a look at some of the more prevalent rule changes the NHL approved during the off season. Though they aren't overwhelming rule changes, the game will no doubt be affected by them.

Rule 1.8 - Bohemian Trap-city (Bigger Trapezoid)

In an unfortunate bit of irony for Marty Brodeur, as soon as he is out of an NHL job they expand the trapezoid behind the net. This season the trapezoid will be extended by two feet on either side, giving the goaltenders more room to play the puck. The trapezoid was first implemented after the 2004-05 lockout to stop goalies from acting as a third defenseman on dump-ins. Since the goalie can only play the puck behind the net in the trapezoid they can't steal pucks from the corners on dump-ins. This move benefits the puck-handling goaltenders like Brodeur, but really all goaltenders.