Flyers embarrassed in Seattle to open road trip, have losses picking up again

The Flyers had a “s— recreation” 4 days in the past towards the Kraken.

Make it two now.

John Tortorella’s staff was whooped by Seattle, 6-2, Thursday evening at Local weather Pledge Enviornment.

The blowout kicked off a four-game highway journey for the Flyers (22-24-10), who’ve misplaced seven of their final 9 video games (2-4-3).

The progress between the vacation and All-Star breaks has undoubtedly pale.

Travis Konecny snapped a 13-game purpose drought with a pair of third-period markers. The Flyers have been trailing by 5 on each targets.

In a span of 5 days, Dave Hakstol’s Kraken (31-18-6) completely took it to the Flyers twice. With a 4-3 win Sunday on the Wells Fargo Middle, Seattle swept the two-game regular-season collection by a mixed rating of 10-5.

• An embarrassing first interval set the tone for the Flyers’ evening.

On an early energy play, Kevin Hayes had a turnover as Jared McCann stripped him of the puck, took it the opposite approach and blasted it previous Carter Hart for the game-opening purpose.

The Flyers did not file a shot till 6:19 minutes have been left on the clock. It turned out to be their solely shot of the interval.

Fifty-eight seconds after the Flyers’ first and solely shot, Yanni Gourde prolonged the Kraken’s result in 2-0 with a 6-on-5 purpose courtesy of a delayed penalty.

The Flyers have been outshot 12-1 through the opening stanza.

They’d loads of relaxation after three days of no recreation motion. They’d an opportunity for some payback.

And for some motive, they have been dominated. Make no mistake, Seattle is sweet. However there is no excuse for a way the Flyers began and performed.

• Hart was frolicked to dry. Tortorella needed to pull his 24-year-old netminder within the second interval after the fourth purpose allowed.

Hart completed with 15 saves on 19 pictures.

Justin Schultz made it 3-0 with an influence play purpose. He despatched a shot by means of a slew of our bodies and with Gourde screening Hart.

Oliver Bjorkstrand despatched Hart to the bench with a breakaway purpose.

By the top of the second interval, the Flyers have been down 5-0. Gourde netted an influence play purpose on Samuel Ersson, who stopped 9 of 11 pictures in reduction.

Kraken netminder Philipp Grubauer made 17 saves for a stress-free victory. He confronted solely 18 pictures Sunday in Philadelphia.

• The slump-busting evening for Konecny gave him a brand new profession excessive of 26 targets.

Noah Cates had two assists and Ivan Provorov one.

• Morgan Frost appeared in ache after taking a shot to his left hand through the third interval. He was in a position to end the sport.

• Ersson and Kieffer Bellows have been recalled Monday, giving the Flyers an additional participant at every place for the journey.

Justin Braun, Olle Lycksell and Felix Sandstrom have been the wholesome scratches Thursday evening.

• The highway swing continues Saturday when the Flyers go to Rick Tocchet’s Canucks (10 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

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