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There was a lot of uncertainty at the Flyers’ morning skate. Ahead of the team’s game Monday against the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center (7 p.m., NBCSP), coach John Tortorella did not have any lineup news aside from saying that Sam Ersson would get the start.

Travel really hasn’t been that big of a deal either. In last week’s back-to-back, the Flyers played at the Rangers on Thursday and the Islanders on Friday. That’s only a 30-minute bus ride between venues and they lost both games by a combined score of 9-2.

The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.

Couturier missed Monday's home game against the Devils due to his illness, but he'll be back in action for Wednesday's rematch following a one-game absence. The 32-year-old has made 12 appearances this month, recording a goal, five assists, six blocked shots, six PIM and five hits while averaging 12:51 of ice time.

Couturier has been ruled out for Monday's game against New Jersey due to an illness. Couturier has missed just two of the Flyers' first 50 games of the season, but he'll be sidelined for the first time since Dec.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each had a goal and an assist for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center on Wednesday. It marked the sixth time the Hughes' brothers each scored in the same game and second time they each had a goal and an assist in the same game.

I was talking to a Flyers fan this morning, and he asked me the question: Are the Flyers a better and faster team without Sean Couturier in the lineup? There’s no question that last night the Flyers had one of their biggest wins of the season and managed to skate right with the New Jersey Devils,

With Couturier being the Flyers' captain and one of their top players, it is certainly tough that he is unable to play against the Devils. However, on the bright side, the Flyers confirmed that fellow key forward Scott Laughton will return to the lineup.

The Philadelphia Flyers were shut out, 3-0, by the New York Islanders at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday evening.

After posting points in three straight games with nearby rivals, the Flyers completed a lost trip to New York on Friday night with a 3-1 clunker at UBS Arena against the bottom-feeding Islanders. For a second straight night, erratic defense proved the Flyers’ undoing.

The Flyers are rocking and rolling. With their latest win, a 2-1 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, Philly’s hockey club has achieved a season-high six-game point streak, which includes five wins.