FLYERS NEWS

All good things must come to an end, and so the Flyers winning streak did so today as they welcomed the Edmonton Oilers to the Wachovia center. Marty Biron's hot streak likewise came to an end as he saved just 23 of the 28 shots he faced. Edmonton jumped out early in the first two periods and the Flyers could not find a way to pull a comeback. About midway through the first period Erik Cole scored for a 1-0 Oiler lead. Mike Knuble answered a minute later to knot it up at 1. Ales Hemsky followed a couple minutes later for a 2-1 Oiler lead. Hemsky scored again early in the 2nd period for a 3-1 lead. A few minutes later Braydon Coburn cut it to 3-2. A couple minutes later Sheldon Souray made it 4-2 Oilers. Then Dustin Penner added another a minute later for a 5-2 lead. With just under 2 minutes left in the period Jeff Carter slapped one in to cut it to 5-3. Then just 20 seconds into the 3rd period Simon Gagne cut the lead to 5-4 and the stage was set for the Flyers to complete another comeback and extend their winning streak, but try as they might they could not get the equalizer and the Oilers held on to win 5-4. So the Flyers drop to 4-4-3 overall and remain with 11 points overall.