Rodrigo Abols

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were unable to close out the series on home ice, then lost a deciding Game 5 on Sunday to the Hershey Bears.

The Flyers fell for the fifth straight game on the homestand, 5-2, to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.

Matvei Michkov scored twice, but a two-goal third for the Capitals handed the Flyers their fifth straight loss on Thursday night.

Dylan Guenther scored in the final second of overtime to beat the buzzer and the Flyers in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.

The Flyers reduced the training camp roster by 14 players on Friday, bringing it to the final 23 likely to make the opening night roster.

The preseason comes to a close as the Flyers face off against the New Jersey Devils on home ice on Thursday night.

The Flyers get back on the ice to continue the preseason on Monday night against the New York Islanders, with goalie Alexei Kolosov making his preseason debut.

With the Flyers preseason now past the halfway point, here are five observations from the first four games.

The preseason reaches the halfway point on Saturday night as the Flyers take on the Boston Bruins.

The Flyers continue the preseason with their first game at Wells Fargo Center, taking on the New York Islanders on Thursday night.