Gretzky's greatest accomplishment with the Rangers was leading them to the 1997 Eastern Conference finals, where they lost 4 – 1 to the Eric Lindros-led Philadelphia Flyers.

The Flyers lost the tiebreaker to Pittsburgh and missed the playoffs.

The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5 – 1.

Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and did not return home as they were swept in four straight games.

Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on Bob Nystrom's overtime Cup-winning goal.

Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Rangers in five games.

Although Vanbiesbrouck allowed nine goals to Joseph's eleven allowed, the Flyers lost their first round series with Toronto in six games.

Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2 – 1.

Brian Boucher, who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers ' playoff run the previous season, couldn't duplicate his performance in 2000 – 01 and therefore lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic.

The performance of Cechmanek, worthy of a Vezina nomination, helped the Flyers stay afloat, but they lost in the first round to Buffalo in six games.

All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388 man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams.

The Flyers lost the series in six games.

The Flyers traded Michal Handzus to Chicago, lost Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau retired in the off-season.

Although they lost their first-round series in six games to the Philadelphia Flyers, it still remains a magical season for Lightning fans.

Coming back to the APFA in 1921, the Flyers opened the season by crushing the non-APFA Elwood Legion, then lost league games against the Evansville Crimson Giants, and a loss at home against the Cincinnati Celts.

The Flyers lost 47-0.

The Devils lost the Atlantic Division title by 1 point to the Philadelphia Flyers, who had obtained the 3-seed and home ice advantage against the sixth seeded Devils in the first round of the playoffs.

However, the Devils lost in the first round of the playoffs, losing to the 7th-seeded team Philadelphia Flyers in five games.

They then made the playoffs in their second season, but lost in the quarter-finals to the Niagara Falls Flyers.

The Flyers lost in the Eastern Conference finals to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Caps could not translate their regular season success into the playoffs, however, as they lost in the first round to the Flyers.

The Flyers lost Game 7, 2-1 and the series despite leading 3 games to 1, and Lindros became a restricted free agent during the off-season.

Asham netted one goal in the finals as the Flyers lost to the Blackhawks 4 games to 2.

Smith also performed live at Flyers home games on May 13, 1975, when the Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4-1 to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup semi-finals., and on May 16, 1976, before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, when the Flyers lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 and were swept in that series.

The club play their home games at the Murrayfield Ice Rink and compete in the ten team professional Elite Ice Hockey League along with three other Scottish teams which are the Fife Flyers, Braehead Clan and the Dundee Stars.

The Devils have a rivalry with their cross-Hudson River neighbor, the New York Rangers, as well as a rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers.

They were now facing stiff competition from their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals.

The Flyers have played their home games on Broad Street since their inception, first at the Spectrum from 1967 until 1996, and then at the Wells Fargo Center from 1996 to the present.

Beginning play in 1967 – 68, the Philadelphia Flyers made their debut on October 11, 1967, losing 5 – 1 on the road to the California Seals.

The Flyers made their home debut in front of a crowd of 7, 812, shutting out their intrastate rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 – 0 on October 19.

With all six expansion teams grouped into the same division, the Flyers were able to win the division with a sub -. 500 record despite being forced to play their last seven home games on the road due to a storm blowing parts of the Spectrum's roof off.

Led by Van Impe and the team-leading 24 goals of Andre Lacroix, the Flyers struggled during their sophomore season by finishing 15 games under. 500.

The keystone of those teams was acquired when the Flyers took a chance on a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba, named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft.

Rick MacLeish became the first Flyer to score 50 goals in a season and the Flyers recorded their first winning season.

An overtime goal by Gary Dornhoefer in Game 5 turned the tide of their first round series with the Minnesota North Stars in the Flyers ' favor, as the Flyers got their first playoff series win in six games.

The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51 – 18 – 11, the best record in the league.

Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their fourth straight division title.

Gone were the likes of Leach, MacLeish, Dupont, Kelly, Jimmy Watson and finally Barber and Clarke in 1984, and taking their spots over the next few seasons were young talent such as Brian Propp, Tim Kerr, Dave Poulin, Pelle Lindbergh and Mark Howe, who upon arrival instantly became the Flyers ' top defenseman for the next decade.

In their first round playoff series with Washington, the Flyers blew a 3 – 1 series lead as Washington forced a Game 7.

The Flyers initially struggled out of the gate, going only 3 – 7 – 1 through their first 11 games while being outscored 34 – 22.

In their 37 games ( including the 3-1 victory on February 11, 1995 against the New Jersey Devils ), the Flyers went 25 – 9 – 3 and outscored their opponents 128 – 98 enroute.