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Game Notes: The Flyers have lost their last seven games to the Rangers (0-6-1).  It’s the longest losing streak since they lost 10 in a row from Nov. 28, 1971 to Jan. 14, 1973.  That same streak extended into a 13-game winless streak (0-11-2) that lasted through December 26, 1973. The Flyers fell to 4-8-1 this season in games that start before 7pm, and allowed at least goals for the sixth time in those 13 games.  Claude Giroux was 13-for-21 (62 percent) on faceoffs.  He’s been above 50 percent in 15 of his last 17 games. Full video highlights and quotes are after the jump.   Flyers Center Claude Giroux Q: Is it as easy to say that the real difference in this game was special teams? "Obviously, they got three or four goals on the power play. I think we have to stay out of the box. We know they have a good power play and we shot ourselves in the foot. I think we didn't play that bad, but if we played five on five with them we'd win this game. That wasn't t...
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