Through 7 video games now in the postseason, none of the Flyers top five objective scorers from the regular season have contributed one. That consists of Travis Konecny, Kevin Hayes, Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and James Van Reimsdyk (who was a scratch Tuesday). Expect to see more line mixes try out in future video games as Alain Vigneault tries to find his top forwards scoring touch again.
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The Canadiens are making numerous practical mistakes, the Flyers will need to send formal thank you cards up north after they win the series. Time and again, Philly has actually turned it over in its own end and has seen a Montreal player whiff, shoot broad of the web, fall down– do anything however rating. If they keep missing two-foot par putts, its as. Or missing out on large open layups. Or dropping sure touchdowns in the end zone. You understand.
Philadelphia made frustrating turnovers, and while their forecheck and neutral zone defense were spectacular– and they were typically pretty great when backed versus their own goal– the Flyers felt as if they turned it over more than the Sixers did Monday night..
Philly stays pretty bad on the power play, and went almost 14 minutes into the second duration prior to getting a shot on goal in the verse. They were out-shot 28-22 but Hart stood tall and the defense made certain that a number of the shots were of low danger level..
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Speaking of defense, the Flyers got their 2nd strike from Phil Myers, who saw a shot from deep trickle under Prices blockers to give Philly breathing room for the very first time given that the round robin.
Ivan Provorov.
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The objective came on the Flyers 6th consecutive shot on target to start the video game, and was followed up by a power play opportunity which saw a quality opportunity but no second goal..
Its worth noting that the Flyers shook up their lines to try and compensate for the lack of success from their leading objective scorers so far in the playoffs.
Flyers truthfully look pretty decent so far, in any case. Through seven games now in the postseason, none of the Flyers leading 5 goal scorers from the regular season have actually contributed one. Expect to see more line combinations explored with in future games as Alain Vigneault attempts to find his top forwards scoring touch again.
The Canadiens are making so numerous valuable mistakes, the Flyers will require to send out formal thank you cards up north after they win the series. The defense– led by Hart of course– has not allowed a goal in 130 minutes.
Travis Sanheim.
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Hart was unbelievable– again– in his second successive shutout, a 29-save efficiency, as the Flyers apparently breezed to a 2-0 triumph and 3-1 series lead over the Canadiens on Tuesday. He was a wall in internet, made great decisions, and continues to assist make the Flyers an ever increasing Stanley Cup Championship contender. Their odds– which began in the bubble at +1000 according to TheLines.coms chances from FanDuel– will end up being even much better following the win. They now require another win to advance to the 2nd round, and can accomplish that on Wednesday.
It feels nearly wrong to take a Carter Hart playoff shutout for granted, as if it was expected..
It has actually become anticipated, as Hart has been the best Flyer on the ice this whole postseason (even though he enabled four objectives in Game 2). And we ensure you, we are not taking him for given, we simply wish to blend things up a bit.
Getting offense from defenseman is absolutely nothing brand-new for the Flyers– their D-men led the league in the figure throughout the routine season. The unit is also the catalyst for Philadelphias offense as an entire, as several of the teams blue liners lead in overall shots on goal throughout the series with the Habs.
Lines are stabilizing a bit and it appears they are:.
Raffl-Couturier-VoracekFarabee-Hayes-TKGiroux-Grant-LaughtonBunnaman-Thompson-Pitlick.
Possibly? At least up until theres another round of modifications. Flyers truthfully look pretty decent so far, in any case.– Charlie OConnor (@charlieo_conn) August 18, 2020.
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Shayne Gostisbehere.
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Travis Konecny.
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But lets not get ahead of ourselves. Prior to we reach for a series win, lets look back at Game 4s win and what (in addition to Hart) moved them to victory:.
Extremely pleased return.
Michael Raffl technically was back a couple of video games ago after sustaining a small injury during the Flyers round-robin play, but he scored initially for the Flyers, the 5th time this postseason theyve taken the early lead (they are 5-0 when scoring first), on a wrist shot that was just impossible for Carey Price to prevent:.
Jakub Voracek.
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Phil Myers.
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Kevin Hayes.
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Claude Giroux.
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James Van Riemsdyk.
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This is either an impressive appearance at gifted and aggressive defensemen, or a window into just how slow the Flyers common attackers have been so far in the bubble in Toronto. Leaflets defensemen also block a lots of shots, which assists to develop offense when shots fired by Montreal miss their target and carom down ice.
The defense– led by Hart of course– has not permitted a goal in 130 minutes. Can they keep it going? Check back tomorrow at 8 p.m. when the puck drops in Game 5.
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