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.

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.