Flyers’ season-high six-game point streak is snapped in 6-1 loss at the New York Rangers

NEW YORK — The lights went out on Broadway for the Flyers.

With a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers, the Orange and Black’s season-high six-game point streak came to an end. It also ended the Flyers three-game winning streak, which tied a previous season-high set twice in November.

Things started well for the Flyers.

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After goalie Sam Ersson made a shoulder save on a shot by trailing Ranger K’Andre Miller, Owen Tippett corralled the puck along the left boards and sent a bank pass around Filip Chytil to Morgan Frost. It sprung the Flyers on a three-on-one, with Frost sending a cross-ice pass to Travis Konecny. Konecny took the puck off his skate before sending a centering pass that found the back of the net off Tippett’s skate.

The Flyers came close to extending the lead two minutes later when Joel Farabee skated down and reversed behind the goal before feeding Matvei Michkov in front. Then, the Rangers had two chances to score, first by Vincent Trocheck during a two-on-one while shorthanded and the Chytil split the Flyers’ defense on a power play.

It didn’t take long for the Rangers to break through.

New York defenseman Braden Schneider carried the puck down from the point, made a nice move by the net, and had his centering pass go off the stick of Egor Zamula, who was trying to tie up Reilly Smith.

Adam Edstrom gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead 84 seconds later with a tip-in of a Ryan Lindgren point shot. Despite the Flyers coming out hot in the second period — with a Travis Sanheim quick shot after his partner Cam York put one on net; Rodrigo Ābols chance not long after he leveled Matt Rempe; and a Noah Cates shot from 26 feet out in the first 5 minutes of the frame — the Blueshirts extended their lead.

New York’s Artemi Panarin took control in the offensive zone and sent a pass to Will Borgen, who fed Miller for the snipe to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead.

Chytil gave the Rangers a three-goal cushion in the third period when he tipped in Urho Vaakanainen’s shot despite being wrapped up. The goal came after Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin denied York with Farabee atop the crease.

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Adam Fox added a shorthanded empty-netter and Smith scored on a power play with 1:45 left.

The Flyers had 34 shots on goal, and the Rangers had 37. … Scott Laughton did not play and remains out due to a family matter. … Anthony Richard, who was called up on Wednesday from Lehigh Valley, skated on a line with Ābols and Garnet Hathaway. The line had multiple chances throughout the game and showed chemistry. Richard was accidentally kicked in the face by Miller in the second period but stayed in the game.

The Flyers wrap up an Empire State back-to-back with a game on Long Island against the New York Islanders on Friday night (7:30 p.m., NBCSP+).