There always is a darkness before dawn, and it’s getting pretty dark now for the Flyers. On Sunday the Orange and Black lost 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils. It is their fourth straight loss, in which they have been outscored,

Dawson Mercer hit the post at 4:29 of the second as he ripped a shot from the deep slot. New Jersey extended the lead to 2-0 at 5:39 as Erik Haula (5th) scored from the right circle. A Brenden Dillon point shot was blocked down before Johnathan Kovacevic passed to an oncoming Haula.

The New Jersey Devils traveled to Pennsylvania, where they played the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, March 9. This was their fourth and final matchup of the season.

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, and with 22 games remaining it was clear that although there was a long way to go, one could envision a path to a playoff spot for the first time in five years for this moribund franchise.

Cody Glass scored in his New Jersey debut, and Erik Haula snapped a 29-game goal drought, as the visiting New Jersey Devils handed the reeling Philadelphia Flyers a fourth straight loss with Sunday's 3-1 victory.

Though Sunday’s game between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers took place in the City of Brotherly Love, many visiting fans made the 90-120 minute drive up the Jersey Turnpike in hopes of making their presence known.