For the second time in as many games at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Philadelphia Flyers were dominated on their home ice. This time, it was against the Eastern Conference basement-dwelling New York Rangers.

In the first 40 minutes of the game, the Flyers allowed 6 total goals. The team’s No.1 goaltender, Dan Vladar, was on the hook for all of them, getting pulled after two periods. The offense struggled mightily, and the penalty kill had a disastrous night.

The first Flyers goal came on the power play with some Matvei Michkov persistence in front of the net. Their second power-play goal was a garbage-time tally. Too little, too late.

It was an all-around ugly game from the Philadelphia Flyers, who have just one day to flush this one before their next game on Wednesday.

Here are some of the things that led to the loss.

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Dan Vladar’s struggles

Dan Vladar did not have his stuff on Monday. That did not come as a shock. Monday’s start vs. the Rangers was his fifth consecutive game between the pipes, and his sixth start in the seven games after the break.

You could see Vladar was in need of a break during and definitely after Saturday’s game against the Penguins. However, I guess it was believed that the day off on Sunday was enough rest to get Vladar right back out there. I believe that was the wrong choice.

You can’t fully blame Vladar for not having his best stuff on Monday. Not only should he have had the night off for rest, but the team in front of him also was not giving much help. Rewatching the Mika Zibanejad power-play goal, Rasmus Ristolainen had a chance to block both the pass and the shot. Instead, he just got in Vladar’s way. Zibanejad’s first score came all alone in the slot after Denver Barkey simply misread the play.

Even on Noah Laba and Gabe Perrault’s goals, they were all second-chance efforts with Flyers players in front that could have, and should have, gotten sticks on the puck.

Flyers’ penalty kill has a disastrous 25% night

It’s hard to win any game when your penalty kill has a 25% night. The Flyers gave up four power-play chances on Monday and allowed three goals on the man-advantage.

To put it simply, that cannot happen.

The Flyers have been much better, especially over the past two months on the penalty kill. Getting Nick Seeler back after missing the past couple of games was supposed to be a big boost for the penalty killers.

After the game, Nick Seeler told the media that it was a “focus thing” and not an “energy thing”.

You could see that throughout the night, but specifically on the penalty kill. The Flyers were giving up the middle of the ice. Players were in the wrong spots, making mistakes in their positioning, which led to easy opportunities for the Rangers.

It was a very bad night for the penalty kill.

Flyers’ offense still cannot solve Igor Shesterkin

The New York Rangers seem to always take things to the next level when taking on the Flyers in Philadelphia. Mika Zibanejad has always been a notorious scorer against the Flyers. Igor Shesterkin is right in that group.

The Rangers’ netminder always plays well against the Flyers, and Monday was no exception. While it certainly was a quantity over quality night, the Flyers fired off 34 shots on goal. Shesterkin stopped 32 of them.

Especially early in the game, Philly had a handful of high-end chances. Shesterkin was just too much for them. They were outmatched. Whether it was a save or a poke check, Sheterkin had an A-game vs. the Flyers yet again.

Philadelphia had multiple breakaway chances, including efforts from Christian Dvorak and Owen Tippett. Still, neither was enough to solve the Rangers’ netminder.

Monday night was not a good night for the Flyers.

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