Philadelphia Flyers Fall Hard in Chicago: Stats and Notes
The Philadelphia Flyers started with a thud and finished with a whimper in a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, leaving a bitter taste
Only a few games into the season, there’s already a disturbing pattern. The Philadelphia Flyers continued their sleepy first periods, this time allowing 3 first period goals. The Hawks aren’t the team they used to be, but you won’t win many games when you are down 3-0 (and later 4-0).
A goalie change and a late 2nd period goal led to 5 minutes of madness. The Flyers tied up the game 4-4, before the pendulum swung back to Chicago and creating the 7-4 final line. The loss leaves a sour taste in the mouth heading into the home opener Thursday night.
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The Philadelphia Flyers will finally have their opener on Thursday night, against the struggling Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks are 0-3-1, and are playing without their top defenseman, Hampus Lindholm, due to a contract holdout.
The Flyers will get back Brayden Schenn for this game from his suspension. It will be interesting to see if Schenn slots right back into the top line and top power play unit, or if Matt Read has earned more time alongside Giroux and Simmonds. Also, there is no injury update on Michael Raffl’s status for Thursday.
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