Flyers flop in back-to-back set at home after falling to Flames originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers heard some boos Sunday night as they stumbled to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Flames.

The displeasure at Xfinity Mobile Arena was justified.

It was a really disappointing weekend for Rick Tocchet’s club. The Flyers (6-5-1) were swept in a back-to-back set on home ice and scored just three goals over the two losses. They fell to the Maple Leafs, 5-2, Saturday night.

“Our will is being tested right now and we need some guys to step up, leadership,” Tocchet said. “I’m an honest guy, I’m not ripping our players, but we need some guys to get some will. I think we’ve had a couple of guys, the last two or three games, that are accepting, ‘It’s just another hockey game.’

“The fans pay a lot of money here to watch games. I don’t think we gave them a half-decent product the last two games. I think it was kind of a boring game. It falls on myself, I’ve got to get these guys to start to show some will. The Flyer fans, if they see some will, they’ll cheer you on. If they don’t, you’re going to get booed.”

Travis Konecny provided the lone goal against Calgary. The Flyers missed Tyson Foerster, who was out with a lower-body injury after blocking a shot.

The Flames (3-9-2) came in at the bottom of the NHL standings. The Flyers see them again on New Year’s Eve when the clubs meet in Calgary, Alberta.

• After his team’s loss Saturday night, Tocchet took accountability for the Flyers’ reluctance to shoot the puck and play around the net.

“It was the focus of our meeting this morning, it was the whole meeting,” Konecny said.

Prior to Sunday night’s game, Tocchet said the club wasted about 10 opportunities to create action in front against Toronto.

“I call it easy ice,” the head coach said. “We don’t want easy ice; we want the hard ice, the hard ice is around the net.”

The Flyers entered Sunday night with the NHL’s second-fewest shots per game at 24. Before the start of the third period against the Flames, the Flyers had only nine shots and were trailing 1-0.

“Just playing on the outside,” Sean Couturier said. “We have guys that are really talented, pretty skilled, but we’ve got to find a way to get to the inside, get to the net.”

Tocchet tried shuffling his lines in the third period, but it didn’t change much. Konecny found the back of the net directly off a draw to give the Flyers some life with 5:40 minutes left.

However, Calgary was able to close the door.

“It was an ugly game,” Tocchet said. “I feel bad for the fans. It wasn’t a fun game to watch.”

• Aleksei Kolosov received his first start of the season after being called up three days ago to fill in for the injured Samuel Ersson.

The 23-year-old converted 19 saves on 21 shots.

The Flames cracked him early in the second period just after the Flyers came up empty on a power play. Jonathan Huberdeau sent a shot through some bodies and past Kolosov’s blocker side, top shelf.

Huberdeau then struck again in the third period with a redirection to make it 2-0.

“They got their two goals from screens and a tip,” Tocchet said. “That’s what we’re looking for; they did it twice and they scored.”

Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf denied 17 of the Flyers’ 18 shots.

• Couturier was back in the lineup after missing the Flyers’ loss Saturday night because of an undisclosed injury.

• The Flyers head to Montreal for a matchup Tuesday with the Canadiens (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).