Flyers
The Flyers will be looking for a bit of revenge, as they host the Chicago Blackhawks. The two teams met eight days ago in Chicago where the Blackhawks claimed a 3-0 shutout win. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
The Flyers tried a change during training camp, moving Sean Couturier to the top line center spot and Claude Giroux to the wing. What started as an experiment is far from it now. Instead, it is a move that has worked wonders for Couturier and Giroux.
One thing that is a certainty for the Flyers is that they have a tough stretch of games coming up, with their next six games completing a stretch of 10 in a row against Western Conference opponents.
With their goaltending slowly coming together, the Philadelphia Flyers are still having trouble providing goal support for Michal Neuvirth.
The Flyers had 37 shots to 27 for the Avalanche, and came close to ending the game on numerous chances. Ultimately, the game took a shootout to decide, but it was a classic case of near misses and little bounces going the wrong way that did the Flyers in. Here is the Postgame Review.
The Flyers had to rally back twice in the third and came close to finding a way to win late in regulation and in overtime. Ultimately, it took a shootout, but the Colorado Avalanche were able to prevail by virtue of a 2-1 shootout score in a 5-4 Flyers loss on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
After playing four of their last five games away from home, the Flyers return to Wells Fargo Center fresh off a shutout win in St. Louis. The Flyers host the Colorado Avalanche for the first of three straight games on home ice. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
The youthful Flyers are being tested early and often this season. Despite the average 7-6-1 record, fans need to see the potential and growing process through the mistakes that are to be expected early on from rookies.
Down another defenseman and off a 3-0 shutout loss to Chicago, the Flyers were facing a strong St. Louis Blues team with a third straight loss looming. But the Flyers played determined, and that helped them secure a 2-0 shutout win of their own. Here is the Postgame Review.
Michal Neuvirth and Ivan Provorov led the charge, as the Flyers were able to lock down the defensive zone in a 2-0 win over the Blues.
