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Looking to build upon their six-game point streak, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (22-20-6) begin an Empire State back-to-back on Thursday against Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers (23-20-4).

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the New York Rangers after the Flyers knocked off the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in overtime.

Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves and six different players scored for the surging New York Rangers, who erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 6-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

The 23-year-old winger will likely report to AHL Hartford where he'll provide New York ... period when Travis Konecny's pass into the slot redirected off his skate and into the Rangers net.

The Philadelphia Flyers will visit the New York Rangers in a game that begins at 7 p.m. ET, which if you have cut the cable you can watch on ESPN+ (plans start at $11.99). Both teams have been playing well.

The Flyers are now 1-7-1 on the second night of a back-to-back game. Tyson Foerster scored the lone goal for the Orange and Black in the first period.

Owen Tippett scored the opening goal of the game for the Flyers. With the loss, the Orange and Black’s three-game winning streak also comes to an end.

The score was lopsided. The game, though, was not, according to the Flyers, who lost in regulation for the first time in seven games.

Plenty of time remains for the talented Artemi Panarin, Luke Fox, Mika Zibanejad, and surrounding cast to help steer the Rangers back to being a legit Cup contender.

The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning exchanged minor-league forwards on Saturday, with the Rangers receiving Lucas Edmonds while sending Ryder Korczak to the Lightning. Neither has played in the NHL. The Rangers assigned Edmonds to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.