The Flyers had a chance to get closer to the final wild card spot but unfortunately came up on the short end of the stick in a 4-2loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wayne Simmonds gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead 6:09  in to the first period. The Maple Leafs would then score the next three goals starting with William Nylander’s goal in the first that tied it 1-1. Tyler Bozak put the Maple Leafs up 2-1 with a goal in the second period. Mitch Marner put the Maple Leafs up 3-1 with just 6:16 left in regulation. The Flyers cut it to 3-2 just under four minutes later on a goal by Shane Gostisbehere. Nazem Kadri iced it for the Maple Leafs with an empty net goal with a minute left. Maple Leafs goalie Fredrick Andersen picked up the win to improve to 6-0-0 against the Flyers. The Flyers drop to 31-27-8 (31-350, and the Maple Leafs improve to 30-22-14 (30-36), and temporarily move into the second wild card spot.

Flyers (2)

Wayne Simmonds (28), Shane Gostisbehere (6)

Maple Leafs (4)

William Nylander (18), Tyler Bozak (16), Mitch Marner (16), Nazem Kadri (28) EN

Three Stars:

1. T. Bozak, C Maple Leafs: 1 G – 1 A – 2 Pts
2. S.Gostisbehere, D Flyers: 1 G – 1 A -2 Pts
3. F.Andersen, G Maple Leafs: 36 Saves – 2 GA – .947 SP

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