Two younger Flyers defensemen have quietly been pivotal in unlocking Matvei Michkov's offensive game: Jamie Drysdale and Cam York.

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke that got away from Owen Tippett in the blue paint. The defenseman was the one to crash in and clean it all up.

The Flyers lost 3-2 in a shootout in Columbus but they may have answered a few key questions as they move forward.

Is Rasmus Ristolainen a trade candidate for the Philadelphia Flyers? Our NHL insider breaks down why the Flyers might be hesitant to move the veteran defenseman.

Seeler has skated with Jamie Drysdale more consistently since ... behind the Cam York-Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen-Egor Zamula tandems. But it is the Seeler-Drysdale pairing that has ...