PHILADELPHIA _ The Flyers' points streak is over.
Listless for two periods, they awoke in the final 20 minutes Tuesday but it wasn't enough as they dropped a 2-1 decision to Florida at the Wells Fargo, ending their six-game points streak (5-0-1).
The Panthers, who survived a wild scramble in front of their net in the waning seconds, extended their winning streak to five.
Jake Voracek scored from deep inside the right circle, one-timing a cross-ice pass from Oskar Lindblom and getting the Flyers within 2-1 with 16:05 left in regulation. In the next minute, Voracek had two more golden chances as the Flyers finally applied pressure on 39-year-old goalie Roberto Luongo, who barely had to work up a sweat in the first two periods.
With 12:47 remaining, Lindblom sent a shot off the right post after Christian Folin broke up a two-on-one down the other end and the Flyers broke down the ice.
The Flyers had just 14 shots over the first 40 minutes and didn't force Luongo to make any difficult saves. But they regrouped and had 14 shots in the first 13 minutes of the third period.
Brian Elliott has been nearly flawless lately, but defenseman Aaron Ekblad banked a doorstep rebound off the goaltender's blocker and into the net for a power-play goal with 11:45 left in the second period, putting the Panthers ahead, 1-0.
Going back to the West Coast trip, Elliott had made 73 straight saves before allowing the goal. It marked the first time the Flyers had surrendered the initial goal in the last seven games.
It also marked the 10th time in the last 11 games the Flyers had given up at least one power-play goal. Struggling defenseman Ivan Provorov was in the penalty box for tripping when Ekblad scored.
Elliott made a terrific save on the initial shot, but Ekblad controlled the rebound at the left side of the net and scored his first goal of the season. Mike Hoffman set up the goal, giving him points in 13 straight games, tying Pavel Bure's franchise record and giving him the NHL's longest scoring streak this season.
Elliott, who had a 1.32 goals-against average and .952 save percentage in his previous five games, made an off-balance glove save to stop defenseman Alexander Petrovic from the high slot, keeping the Flyers within 1-0 with 7:44 remaining in the second.
But Elliott was beaten by Evgenii Dadonov's high drive from the top of the right circle with 2:25 to go in the second, giving the Panthers a 2-0 edge. Dadonov, who now has points in 12 consecutive games, faked a pass and put the shot between the legs of Folin, who may have screened Elliott.
Florida had 10 of the last 11 shots in a scoreless first period, but Elliott had all the answers. In the final four-plus minutes of the first, he made quality saves on Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, Hoffman, and Keith Yandle.
The Flyers had a territorial advantage in the first half of the opening period, but had problems creating Grade A chances against Luongo, who is the NHL's winningest active goalie. The two best chances came off the stick of defenseman Radko Gudas, of all people, as Flyers forwards managed just three shots in the first.
Florida avenged a 6-5 shootout loss to the Flyers on Oct. 16, a game in which Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each scored a pair of goals.
