The Flyers had a New Year’s Eve dud in Calgary, Alberta. They were rolled by the Flames, 5-1, Wednesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Travis Konecny scored the club’s lone goal, which made it 2-1 near the midway mark of the game. But Calgary restored order with back-to-back power play go als before second intermission. The Flyers (20-12-7) were held to one goal for the second time in three games since the holiday break. They were unable to build off their 6-3 win Tuesday night over the Canucks. Since last season, the Flyers have gone just 3-13-3 in the second game of back-to-back sets (2-3-1 this season). Rick Tocchet’s club was swept by the Flames (18-18-4) in the two-game regular-season series between the teams. Calgary beat the Flyers, 2-1, at Xfinity Mobile Arena toward the beginning of November when Aleksei Kolosov was in net. • Samuel Ersson surrendered four or more goals for the sixth time in 15 starts. He had 20 saves on 25 shots. The 26-year-old wasn’t sharp and the Flyers didn’t help with penalties. The Flames answered Konecny’s goal with a 5-on-3 power play marker after Cam York was whistled for tripping and Christian Dvorak was hit with a high-sticking penalty four seconds later. With 3:47 minutes left in the middle stanza, Jamie Drysdale put the puck over the glass and Calgary capitalized again on its man advantage. The Flames were then in full control and that didn’t change in the third period. Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf faced 26 shots from the Flyers. • For the 27th time, the Flyers fell down 1-0. They’ve done a good job at picking up points and being mostly competitive, but the slow starts have to be a tad concerning. • Noah Juulsen saw his first game action in two and a half weeks as he entered the lineup for Emil Andrae. Andrae’s absence was a healthy scratch, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. It was surprising because the Flyers were coming off a win in which Andrae was a plus-2 with four hits over 19:27 minutes. We’ll see if the 23-year-old defenseman gets back in there against the Oilers. • The Flyers open the 2026 calendar Saturday when they visit Connor McDavid and Edmonton (3:30 p.m. ET/NBCSP). ...read more read less