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A win over the Los Angeles Kings would give them seven straight victories after a 10-game losing streak.
That would equal the greatest in-season turnaround in league history. Toronto followed an 11-game winless streak (one tie) with a seven-game winning streak in 1967 and won the Stanley Cup a few months later.
The Flyers have a chance to tie one of the more bizarre records in NHL history Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center: most consecutive victories immediately after a winless streak of at least 10 games.
“It’s a combination of things,” coach Dave Hakstol said when asked if confidence was the biggest factor in the team’s stunning turnaround. “I think confidence, swagger, whatever you want to attach to it, is a big part of this game.”
The Flyers were a league-worst 2-4-7 in one-goal decisions before their six-game winning streak, which has included a pair of one-goal victories. During their streak, they have been 6 for 22 on the power play while their opponents have been 1 for 9.
The Flyers were outscored by a 14-2 margin after the second period during the 10-game skid. Conversely, they have outscored their opponents, 8-1, after the second period in the last six games.
After facing the Kings (20-10-4), the Flyers (14-11-7) conclude their five-game homestand Wednesday against Detroit.
Los Angeles, which is directed by former Flyers coach John Stevens, blew a two-goal lead Saturday and dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the host Islanders. That same night, the Flyers rallied past Dallas, 2-1, for their first overtime win since Oct. 7.
Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored the overtime winner as he was reunited with Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek, a trio that hadn’t been together for a while.
The Flyers had been just 1-5 in overtime games and had lost their last five in those situations.
“The three of us have had success in the past …but earlier in the season we didn’t get the job done,” Giroux said. “Going back together, we kind of got a little excited again.”
Elliott will make his eighth straight start Monday. Michal Neuvirth was the goalie when the Flyers dropped a 2-0 decision in Los Angeles on Oct. 5. Jonathan Quick made 35 saves to key the win.
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