Flyers (31-18-7) win big against the Florida Panthers (29-20-6) in South Philly. Carter Hart is back on the ice tonight. Former Flyer, Sergei Bobrovsky played in his 500th NHL Game.
The Panthers struck first at the 3:07 marker. Mackenzie Weegar breaks through traffic for an early Cats lead.
The lead did not last long. Provorov sends a bullet past Bobrovsky for the tie. The game knotted at 1. That is 10 on the season for Provy.
In the second, JVR rockets one passed BOB for the 2-1 lead. Voracek with the assist. Travis Sanheim joins the party and lights the lamp with less than a minute left in the period. Bringing the orange and black’s lead up 3-1 over Florida.
The third period was not much different. Giroux scores with a backhander and ices the victory for the second game in a row. The Flyers skate off the ice with the 4-1 victory and move up a rung in the standings.
Carter Hart goes 30 of 31 on saves. James van Riemsdyk with 1 goal and 1 assist. Travis Sanheim, Ivan Provorov, and Claude Giroux all have 1 goal.
The Flyguys head to Brooklyn to take on the third-place Islanders tomorrow night. These are must-win games if the Flyers want to jockey themselves into position for a playoff run.
Al is one of the two co-creators of Edge of Philly Sports. Al started radio and podcasting in 2012 and covering sports in 2015. A lifelong Philly sports fan since watching the Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers with his grandfathers at age 7. Al always looks at the other side of the hot topics and gives his different outlook on those topics. Web and Graphic Design.
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