But a little more than a minute after Konecny nearly won it, Quinton Byfield’s wrist shot at 2:48 beat Vladar, giving the Kings the extra point. The Flyers have dropped seven straight games past regulation, including four in overtime and three in the shootout.

The Flyers did not get the memo about the early start on Saturday. Adrian Kempe and the Kings got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period with two point-blank goals, and the Kings nearly made it 3-0 just seconds later,

Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (24-20-9) are home on Saturday to take on Jim Hiller's Los Angeles Kings (22-17-13) in a Saturday matinee ahead of Sunday's Flyers Charities Carnival.

Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar has returned to action after an 11-game absence due to an upper-body injury sustained on January 5th. The veteran forward, who announced this season will be his last,

The month of January began with two satisfying wins for the Philadelphia Flyers, but it has been mostly downhill from there.