PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers started off their weekend back-to-back with their second overtime game in a row. But with a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday, the Flyers have not won back-to-back games since early January.
It was Marvel Super Hero Day at the Wells Fargo Center, with mini Spider-Mans and Iron Mans looking on as the puck dropped between the Flyers and the Predators. But the game started slow without any film-worthy moments. After 10 minutes, the teams had a combined five shots on goal. By the end of the first, the opponents were staring each other down in a scoreless stalemate.
The excitement picked up in the second, with two fights and two goals, a redirection by a driving Nino Niederreitera for the Predators less than two minutes into the period, and a breakaway goal by Kevin Hayes for the Flyers at the 10:40 mark. The game moved faster, with multiple chances off the rush by both teams and five combined shots that hit the post.
