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Gosh, it only seems like a week or so ago that the Flyers’ locker room was buoyantly brimming with optimism. Fresh off a win over the NHL front-running Winnipeg Jets, the Flyers had gone 4-0-1 coming off the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament,

The New Jersey Devils make the short trip to Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon looking to snap out of a losing funk with a matchup against the Flyers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cody Glass scored a goal in his first game with the New Jersey Devils and helped his new team defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Sunday.

The Kraken are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators. Adam Larsson got the Kraken on the board first just 32 seconds into the game, but the Predators scored the next four goals before Jared McCann's third-period power-play goal finally broke that streak.

The Flyers have dug themselves a hole, but the team's identity fuels optimism around the possibility of recovering down the stretch.

Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia: Hall writes that the Philadelphia Flyers have some players that the teams want. Under GM Daniel Briere, this is the second straight season that the Flyers are open for business with players like Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen.

Luke Hughes will pick up where Dougie Hamilton left off as a puck-moving defenseman and PP1 quarterback for the Devils as they visit the defensively-challenged Flyers on Sunday afternoon, per our NHL betting picks.

The Maple Leafs picked up Flyers' center Scott Laughton at the NHL trade deadline. How did both sides make out in the deal?