Ron Francis, the general manager of the Seattle Kraken, has always loved Joel Farabee, going back to his final years as GM of the Carolina Hurricanes. So this rumor is not that surprising. Meanwhile,

NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman speculates that the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers could be working on a trade.

Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal and the New York Islanders won their sixth straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers build a three-goal lead and they held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Monday night. Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist to help the Flyers snap a two-game losing streak and win the opener of a home-and-home set.

Farabee scored a goal in Monday's 4-2 win over the Devils. Farabee has two goals and three assists over six contests since he was scratched for three games earlier in the month. It appears that stint in the press box helped get the 24-year-old's play back on track.

Farabee and Laughton will welcome guests ahead of the Flyers' annual Pride game on Tuesday. "It’s all about bringing people together and putting smiles on people’s faces," Farabee said.

PHILADELPHIA — It was an early-season storyline that stuck in John Tortorella’s craw. Desperately searching for chemistry among his forwards, the Flyers coach wasn’t just placing them in the proverbial blender, but it seemed as if he was actively attempting to use every combination mathematically possible.

The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.

PHILADELPHIA -- Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist for the Philadelphia Flyers, who hung on for a 4-2 win against the New Jersey Devils at Wells Fargo Center on Monday. It was the 30-year-old forward’s first game back after missing three because of personal reasons.

But when a stretch of eight Metropolitan Division games out of nine ended on Thursday night, the Flyers’ 3-0 loss to the visiting New York Islanders left Philadelphia’s record at 3-4-1 for that key segment.

The Flyers beat the Devils for the second time in 10 days by picking up a 4-2 win Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers kept their composure after what could have been a deflating goal to dispatch the Devils for the second time in 10 days.