A busy return to NHL action included the Blue Jackets thumping the Bruins, the Devils beating the Hurricanes, and the Sabres beating their second bad opponent this week.

Back-to-backs are never easy for any NHL team, and the Flyers have struggled with them this season. Fatigue, both mental and physical, often creeps in during the latter stages of the second game ...

Of those, Philadelphia had just two in the third period … The Flyers’ minus-21 goal-differential was fifth-worst in the NHL before games on Monday … The Flyers have won nine games in regulation.