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The Philadelphia Flyers headed into a stretch without their starting goaltender, Sugar Jim Henry, as they played mostly home games heading closer to the holiday break.

12/7: BOS 4, PHI 1; Goals- BOS: Dumart 2 (21), Schmidt (7), Smith (3); PHI: Evanshen (8); A- 6,755

The Bruins overwhelmed the Flyers on this day, leading 3-0 before Philly got a goal early in the 3rd period to get on the scoreboard.

12/9: PHI 7, NYR 2; Goals- PHI: Burlington 3 (35), Schmidt (7), Rouse (4), Smith (31), Halder (8); NYR: Laprade (12), Mathers (4); A- 14,292

The Flyers overwhelm the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, putting 7 past Chuck Rayner even after losing faceoff wins by 10.

12/13: TOR 7, PHI 3; Goals- TOR: Apps 2 (20), Poile 2 (23), Stewart (16), Smith (5), Kennedy (9); PHI: Rouse (5), Schmidt (8), Smith (32); A- 8,321

The Maple Leafs pepper the Flyers in front of one of the biggest crowds of the season in Philadelphia.

12/14 (TV): PHI 4, DET 2; Goals- PHI: Burlington (36), Hellyer 2 (3), Stearns (14); DET: Bruneteau (10), Quackenbush (4); A- 7,176

In a quick return to form after the previous blowout, the Flyers beat the Red Wings in order to stay in 2nd place as Vincent Hellyer returned to the lineup after a major injury, a fractured finger which took him out for over 2 months.