Liam Greentree’s first goal in a New York Rangers uniform gave the rookies a brief jolt Sunday, but it wasn’t nearly enough to stop Philadelphia from rolling to a 4-1 win at PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.
The loss completed a two-game sweep for the Flyers prospects in the Rookie Series, after they also beat the Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. New York managed only three goals across the weekend, and Greentree had a hand in two of them after adding a power-play assist in the first game.
Greentree was one of the brighter spots for the Rangers. The key piece they got back in the Artemi Panarin trade with the Los Angeles Kings this past February showed the kind of production and edge that stood out over the two days. Two other notable Rangers who played Saturday, defenseman Alberts Smits and center Cole Beaudoin, sat out Sunday.
Danai Shaiikov got the nod in goal and kept New York in it for long stretches. The 2026 third-round pick was sharp before Philadelphia finished things off with two empty-net goals in the closing minutes, one from rugged forward Noah Powell and another from 2025 first-round pick Porter Martone.
The Rangers actually had a chance to head into the second intermission tied, but Brek Liske spoiled that idea with a sharp finish in the final seconds of the second period. After a missed shot bounced off the back boards, the Flyers’ second-round pick this year found open ice down the left side, took the puck along the goal line and fired it off Shaiikov and in with five seconds left in the period.
That came after New York had finally answered. Adam Sykora and Tomas Chrenko teamed up on Martone in the forecheck, forced a turnover, and Chrenko quickly set up Greentree, who blasted home the equalizer to make it 1-1.
The physical edge showed up soon after, too. Jackson Dorrington dropped the gloves with Powell at 11:33, and later in the period Spencer Bowes, a 2026 fourth-round pick by the Rangers, had to be separated from Powell as well.
Shaiikov was especially busy early, when the Flyers jumped out to a 6-1 edge in shots. The 19-year-old, who plays for Quebec in the QMJHL, twice turned away Martone, who posted 10 points - five goals and five assists - in his first nine games with the Flyers late last season. Shaiikov also made a strong stop on Nathan Quinn coming in off the rush.
Philadelphia still struck first, though, when Denver Barkey finished an Oliver Bonk feed in transition at 16:28 of the opening period.
Just like Saturday, the Rangers could only get back to even before the Flyers pulled away again.
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