1st Period
Shots – 11-4 Flyers
Hits – 14-13 Flyers
Faceoffs – 9-7 Flyers
10:25 – Penguins Goal – Sidney Crosby with a wraparound on Brian Elliott, 1-0 Penguins
11:55 – Penguins Penalty – Bryan Rust, 2 minutes, Tripping
14:41 – Flyers Penalty – Brandon Manning, 2 minutes, Tripping
18:17 – Penguins Penalty – Carl Hagelin, 2 minutes, Slashing
The Flyers came out as many expected, roaring just like the crowd. They pushed the pace of play for a majority of the period. Every time the Penguins turned it over, it seemed like Travis Konecny was right there to grab the loose puck. Nolan Patrick had a great chance on Murray, but Murray had a great save on his breakaway attempt. Patrick showed a ridiculous burst of speed on that. The Penguins scored the lone goal of the period, and it was Philadelphia’s favorite Penguin, Sidney Crosby, who netted the game’s first goal. Play was pretty chippy early on, and may escalate as the game goes on.
2nd Period
Shots – 19-17 Flyers
Hits – 22-20 Flyers
Faceoffs – 19-19 Tied
1:12 – Flyers Penalty – Claude Giroux, Slashing
2:48 – Penguins Goal – Derick Brassard on the PP, 2-0 Penguins
5:56 – Flyers Penalty – Jake Voracek, High Stick
6:48 – Penguins Goal – Evgeni Malkin on the PP, 3-0 Penguins
6:53 – Penguins Goal – Brian Dumoulin, goals are 5 seconds apart. 4-0 Penguins
7:53 – Penguins Penalty – Evgeni Malkin, Boarding
10:35 – Flyers Penalty – Too Many Men
13:42 – Flyers Goal – Travis Sanheim, his first career playoff goal. 4-1 Penguins
18:51 – Penguins Penalty – Derick Brassard, Tripping
The Peguins broke the scoring wide open in this period, and the Flyers just couldn’t seem to answer until the end. Brassard, Malkin, and Dumoulin all potted a goal, while Sanheim put one up for the Flyers. The Penguins controlled the pace of the second period, although there were a few missed calls along the way that could have changed that. Elliott looked less than stellar that period, letting through some goals that should have been stopped, but the defense didn’t do him any favors either. Sanheim’s goal was the lone bright spot, but the Flyers need to regain their game 2 form if they hope to salvage this game.
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3rd Period
Shots – 27-26 Flyers
Hits – 38-27 Flyers
Faceoffs – 32-28 Penguins
3:06 – Flyers Penalty – Scott Laughton, High Stick
6:13 – Flyers Penalty – Jake Voracek, High Stick
7:08 – Penguins Goal – Justin Schultz with a blast from the point, 5-1 Penguins
10:26 – Flyers Penalty – Radko Gudas, Tripping
15:43 – Penguins Penalty – Sidney Crosby, Hooking
17:45 – Penguins Penalty – Riley Sheahan, Delay of Game
The Flyers were undisciplined. Plain and simple. They gave the Penguins too many chances on their powerplay, which is one of the most, if not the most, lethal units in the playoffs. Matt Murray played phenomenal once again, giving limited chances for the Flyers to find the back of the net. We’ve seen the good and the bad from both teams, and both goalies, so far this series. Time will tell who we see show up to the Wells Fargo Center this coming Wednesday for game 4 of the series. Until then, the Flyers need to work on staying out of the sin bin. That was their biggest mistake today, and if they can wrap that up, and get back into Game-3-form, they can even things up going back to Pittsburgh for Game 5. If not, expect more of the same, and a shorter series than we want.
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