PHILADELPHIA – As measuring stick games go for the Flyers, Sunday’s came up about a few inches short.

Challenging the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Flyers wanted to show everyone they could skate with the elite. That they did, but still couldn’t get the job done in a 3-2 loss.

The Flyers knew Colorado had been facing some resistance on this trip to the East Coast. The Islanders handed the Avalanche just a second regulation defeat this season on Thursday, and the Rangers took them to overtime Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Flyers had a league-leading 11 comeback wins, so there was still hope late stages in the game.

Goaltender Sam Ersson did his best to keep the Flyers in it, but the Flyers fell to 1-2 on a six-game homestand.

“We believed in our chances to win thi

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