John Tortorella didn’t have much of an update on Owen Tippett aside from the news that the Flyers’ winger wouldn’t be available Thursday night.

NEWARK—Brenden Dillon didn’t forget what the Philadelphia Flyers did to the New Jersey Devils earlier this week. He eventually set the tone physically the Devils needed to propel them in the second period,

Owen Tippett is going to remember the name Brenden Dillon. The Philadelphia Flyers forward was ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils after being on the receiving end of a huge open-ice hit by Dillon.

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.

A hard hit on Flyers wing Owen Tippett by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon in the first period might have gotten the Flyers off their game somewhat. No penalty was called on the play, which resulted in the Flyers trying to exact revenge throughout the first half of the game action.

Dillon notched an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens.

The Philadelphia Flyers fell back to .500 (23-23-6) after being shut out by the New Jersey Devils 5-0 Wednesday night in Newark. After a tense but no-score first period, the Devils had a four-goal second period and another goal in the third period.

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Things came apart in a hurry in the middle frame. The Bruins didn’t react well to two calls against them that they didn’t like and the Devils took advantage delivering an early knockout blow. They became the latest struggling team to get right against Boston, beating the Bruins, 5-1, Wednesday at the Prudential Center in Newark.

John Tortorella didn’t have much of an update on Owen Tippett aside from the news that the Flyers’ winger won’t be available Thursday night.

Andrei Kuzmenko was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers by the Calgary Flames for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee on Thursday. The Flyers also acquired Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2028 Draft.

The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 29. During this matchup, the Devils had far more control than the Flyers and took advantage of it. This was especially true during the second period when the Devils scored four times.