{"id":546891,"date":"2026-04-08T06:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546891\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:21:22","slug":"zegras-foerster-each-score-twice-as-flyers-down-devils-5-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/546891\/","title":{"rendered":"Zegras, Foerster each score twice as Flyers down Devils 5-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Flyers’ recent surge has put them in a strong position to end their lengthy playoff drought, with a high-energy, cubist-inspired illustration capturing the intensity of their push for the postseason.Today in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster each scored two goals as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday. The Flyers have won three straight games and six of their last eight to move into playoff position with 92 points, four behind the second-place Pittsburgh Penguins in the Metropolitan Division. Dan Vladar made 23 saves in the win for the Flyers, who are looking to end a five-year playoff drought.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Flyers’ recent surge has put them in a strong position to end their lengthy playoff drought, which has lasted five seasons and seven of the last nine campaigns. A postseason berth would be a significant achievement for the franchise and its fans after several disappointing seasons.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Zegras opened the scoring just 1:56 into the first period and added a power-play goal at 3:38 for his 25th of the season. Cody Glass cut the deficit to 2-1 for the Devils, but Foerster scored twice in the second period to extend the Flyers’ lead. Nick Seeler added an empty-net goal to complete the scoring. Vladar improved to 27-13-7 in his first season with the Flyers, surpassing his previous career high of 14 wins.<\/p>\n

The Flyers have won three straight games and six of their last eight.The Flyers have 92 points, four behind the second-place Pittsburgh Penguins in the Metropolitan Division.The Flyers haven’t made the playoffs in the last five seasons and seven of the last nine campaigns.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Trevor Zegras<\/p>\n

A 25-year-old forward for the Philadelphia Flyers who scored two goals in the game, including a power-play goal, and is second on the team with 65 points this season.<\/p>\n

Tyson Foerster<\/p>\n

A forward for the Philadelphia Flyers who scored two goals in the second period to extend the team’s lead.<\/p>\n

Dan Vladar<\/p>\n

The goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers who made 23 saves and improved to 27-13-7 in his first season with the team, surpassing his previous career high of 14 wins.<\/p>\n

Cody Glass<\/p>\n

A forward for the New Jersey Devils who scored the team’s lone goal in the game.<\/p>\n

Jacob Markstrom<\/p>\n

The goaltender for the New Jersey Devils who made 13 saves in the loss.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Flyers have road games at Detroit and Winnipeg followed by home contests against Carolina and Montreal as they look to secure a playoff spot.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Flyers’ recent surge has put them in a strong position to end their lengthy playoff drought, which has lasted five seasons and seven of the last nine campaigns. A postseason berth would be a significant achievement for the franchise and its fans after several disappointing seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Flyers’ recent surge has put them in a strong…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5113],"tags":[5,4,118,1469,100,5216],"class_list":{"0":"post-546891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-penguins","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-nhl","10":"tag-penguins","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","13":"tag-pittsburghpenguins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116367648260358357","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}