Sunday, 4/11/21 vs Buffalo Sabres
Result: 5-3 Loss
Flyers goals scored by:
Oskar Lindblom (Gostisbehere, Aube-Kubel)
Joel Farabee (Patrick, Couturier)
Shayne Gostisbehere (Farabee, Myers)
The Good
Following up yesterday’s showing, the Flyers came out hot. Just like the Bruins game on Saturday, the team seemed to be firing on all cylinders. The offensive pressure, the defense stood tall and the netminder minded the net.
The Flyers have had a handful of players who were not playing to their potential. But we’ve seen them turn it around. Konecny seems to be back to his former self. Sanheim has rebounded from a not-so-great month of March. Hagg has returned from injury. Ghost has been a scoring machine, despite being waived a couple weeks ago. The team looks like the 2019-2020 Flyers team.
All of that was present during this game. The Flyers came out sizzling. Two goals in the first period, the momentum and the energy was there.
The Bad
Following the Flyers hot first period, the Buffalo Sabres rallied to score two goals and tie up the game. Some of the old habits creeped back in.
The start of the third looked bright. Ghost gave the Flyers the lead, and the Flyers stayed on top for the majority of the period. But then things fell apart.
The Ugly
With a one goal lead and a few minutes left in the game, the Flyers took a bad icing. On the ensuing face off, the Sabres were able to gain control, throw the puck on the net and Jeff Skinner sent it home. The Refs took a look at it, as Skinners skate pushed the puck in, but they determined it was not a distinct kicking motion, and it was a legal goal.
Twenty five seconds later, the Sabres would strike again, giving themselves the lead in the game. With only a few minutes left the Flyers fought to tie the game, until Buffalo sealed it with an empty net goal.
Looking Ahead
The Flyers will travel to Washington to play the Capitals on Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Flyers, the hole they dug for themselves got a little deeper and now dirt is falling on top of them.
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