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

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 New York Rangers routed the Flyers 6-1 at MSG, with all six defensemen recording points and Igor Shesterkin shining in net.

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Rangers, 6-1, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Rangers, 6-1, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening. The Rangers generated three goals by defensemen, and each member of the New York blueline recorded at least one point.

Thursday night, the Philadelphia Flyers lost a key Metropolitan showdown to the surging New York Rangers, 6-1. The Flyers jumped out to a fast 1-0 in the first 1:25 of the game, but it was all Rangers after that.

NEW YORK -- Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves, and the New York Rangers scored six straight goals to extend their season-long point streak to 10 games with a 6-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

The Rangers’ climb back into the playoff picture is a reflection of how well they’ve been playing of late (8-1-3 in January). It also shows how deep of a hole they dug earlier in the year: They’ve had a sustained stretch of strong hockey and still haven’t fully erased the damage.

The last time the Rangers played the Flyers, their season was starting to fall apart. Now things couldn’t be going better for the Blueshirts.

Braden Schneider, Adam Edstrom, Filip Chytil, Adam Fox and Reilly Smith also scored for the Rangers, who are 8-1-3 since Jan. 2. New York won only three times in December.

Breaking down where exactly the New York Rangers fit in the wild scramble to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

Following a 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers (22-21-6) traveled up to Madison Square Garden for a rivalry matchup against the New York Rangers (24-20-4).