A bright spot in the midst of such an emotionally-charged trade is that Pelletier is not making this transition alone. Fellow trade acquisition Andrei Kuzmenko came to Philly in the same deal, and having a familiar face has helped both players settle in.

Sam Ersson was replaced by Ivan Fedotov after allowing three first period goals. Flyers' Andrei Kuzmenko scored against his former team, while former Flyer Morgan Frost picked up two assists.

Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist and Sean Couturier and Noah Cates scored for Philadelphia (27-27-8), which had its five-game point streak ended (4-0-1). Ivan Fedotov made 25 saves on 27 shots after relieving Samuel Ersson, who allowed three goals on five shots in the first 10:28 of the game.