Flyers Lineup

James van Riemsdyk – Sean Couturier – Joel Farabee

Claude Giroux – Kevin Hayes – Nolan Patrick

Oskar Lindblom – Scott Laughton – Jakub Voracek

Michael Raffl – Connor Bunnaman – Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Ivan Provorov – Shayne Gostisbehere

Travis Sanheim – Justin Braun

Robert Hägg – Erik Gustafsson

Brian Elliott – Carter Hart

Philippe Myers, Travis Konecny (COVID-19)

Morgan Frost (dislocated shoulder)

Game Report

First Period

Early indications in this game were that the officials would be calling things very tightly. The Flyers found themselves with two power play opportunities in the opening frame, but couldn’t find the back of the net on either of them. Joel Farabee looked frustrated at a relatively soft slashing call on him, but the Philadelphia penalty kill did its job effectively.

Voracek looked to be copying Claude Giroux‘s return-to-play energy from Wednesday, and the two veterans were noticeably aggressive on the puck. But it was Sean Couturier, who continues his production since his return from injury, to light the lamp first in this game. He got the puck from Travis Sanheim in the slot and let a quick shot go, which deflected off of a Buffalo defenseman’s glove and into Carter Hutton‘s net.

Second Period

Much of the middle frame was uneventful, although Giroux continued to have some good looks at the net, but then toward the end of the frame things really opened up for the Flyers.

Shayne Gostisbehere scored in his second consecutive game when James van Riemsdyk and Couturier got the puck out of the defensive zone and passed it off to Gostisbehere all alone entering the offensive zone. Ghost skated in hard and put the puck right through Hutton.

About four minutes later, Voracek and Lindblom executed a beautiful passing sequence up the ice to spring Laughton on a breakaway. He made no mistake finding the back of the net to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead.

Third Period

What’s Next?

Plus / Minus

▲  Sean Couturier, Oskar Lindblom, Brian Elliott, Scott Laughton

▼  Robert Hagg