In their first home game since December 21, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, on Tuesday evening at Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers reached the midway point of their season in the middle of the pack. They had battled the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs to the brink for the second straight game on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, yet for the second straight game, they left the ice with a loss, this time 3-2 in regulation.

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This pair served as the shutdown group, seeing plenty of the Lightning’s top line and keeping them off the board. Both Ekman-Larsson and Tanev did a good job winning puck battles in their own zone and transitioning the puck up the ice.

Travis Konecny scored twice to hit the 20-goal mark and the Flyers were dominant at full strength. But Toronto's power play was the difference.

After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Montreal Canadiens couldn't deliver the win, as the Toronto Maple Leafs rolled off seven-straight goals for the lopsided victory.

Shortly after Auston Matthews returned to game action for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team is now facing the possibility of having another top center out of the lineup. During the team's off-day ...

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