The Flyers are now six game into their most difficult 11-game stretch of the regular season. With their sweep of the home-and-home set with the New Jersey Devils, coupled with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ loss in the Winter Classic and recent struggles without Sidney Crosby (concussion) in the lineup, Philly has overtaken Pittsburgh by one point in the standings atop the Atlantic Division and Eastern

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