FLYERS COME UP SMALL IN MEASURING STICK GAME

The Philadelphia Flyers (1-7-0) enter a week-long schedule break dragging a four-game losing streak along with them. The Flyers have the fewest points in the NHL. On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins (6-1-0) dispatched Philadelphia by a 4-1 count at the Wells Fargo Center.

If not for the stellar play of goaltender Steve Mason, the Flyers eas

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