The Flyers laid their bodies on the line with game-saving shot blocks to squeeze out a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings despite a third-period push Sunday.
The Flyers controlled the pace for the majority of the first period yet walked out of it trailing by one. Led by the Owen Tippett, Morgan Frost, and Joel Farabee line, the Flyers created numerous scoring chances, but goalie Ville Husso kept coming up big for the Red Wings.
The Red Wings had a chance to tie it on a third-period power play, but the Flyers easily killed it off, helped by big shot blocks from Tippett and Justin Braun. Cates then saved the lead with 5 minutes left by diving to block the open goal.It was Tanner Laczynski’s first game back and Brendan Lemieux’s first game as a Flyer. Coach John Tortorella quipped they were both out of shape — both have been dealing with injuries.
The Flyers’ overall kill percentage is nothing special. It sits in the lower half of the league’s standings at 24th with a kill rate of 75.6%. They were third in the league in short-handed goals , but through their lackluster February, the goals faded away.
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