Daily News | Flyers set franchise blocked shot record as they fall 4-2 to St. Louis Blues
ST. LOUIS — In his first game up with the Flyers, Ronnie Attard experienced the difference between the 2022 Flyers and the 2023 Flyers although they fell 4-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
The Blues opened the scoring just over six minutes in after Noah Cates made an uncharacteristic turnover in the defensive zone and Jordan Kyrou took advantage. They padded their lead in the second when Tyler Pitlick scored on the rush and then Justin Faulk scored seconds after a Blues power play ended. The Flyers almost went into the third down 4-0, but Thompson challenged for offsides and won.Assistant coach Rocky Thompson, who ran the bench for the first time, was not pleased.
Thompson pulled Ersson with just over two minutes to go, and the Flyers created several dangerous scoring chances. But instead of tying, the Blues scored an empty-net goal to put the game away.Smile and shoot Attard also had a few shorthanded shifts, clocking 41 seconds on the penalty kill. He finished with four shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots. But, most importantly, he brought energy even when everyone else was lacking.
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