Scott Laughton

The Flyers did what they had to against the Ottawa Senators: win.

The Flyers didn't get much help in the playoff race, but did close the margin to five points with another convincing win over the Islanders.

The Flyers didn't carry the play for most of the night, but took advantage of the opportunities they had to keep hanging around in the playoff picture with a 4-1 win over the Islanders.

In the end, it doesn't matter how the points come, as long as they keep coming.

The Flyers picked right back up where they left off before the break. The result was a fourth straight win, a 3-1 defeat of the Winnipeg Jets that started off slow but finished solid and steady.

The team did not have any management in Pittsburgh for Saturday's game as the search for a new GM continues at home.

For the Flyers, it's a game that should serve as a lesson. They did not play well in the second period, certainly not well enough to put any pressure on the opposing goalie through 40 minutes. The 20-minute push in the third was great, but it was too little, too late on this night.