Aleksei Kolosov couldn't save the Flyers from their up-and-down play. John Tortorella's club wasn't sharp or connected at all and had to play far too much defense in a 4-3 loss Sunday night to the Canadiens at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Flyers let Tuesday night against the Oilers slip away, but Matvei Michkov's first two NHL goals had them set up to take it.

Aleksei Kolosov made his NHL debut on Sunday for the Philadelphia Flyers becoming the first Belarusian goalie to start an NHL game

The 22-year-old Kolosov was recalled by the Flyers on Saturday night and immediately inserted into the lineup against Montreal.

Maybe The Grateful Dead said it best, What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been. For goaltender Aleksei Kolosov, his trip to the NHL is heading straight down the Blue Route and into the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers have recalled Kolosov and defenseman Emil Andrae from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League.