Playing For The Name On The Front Of The Jersey

After the trade deadline, the Flyers made a couple, of minor moves like bringing trading Zach MacEwen to the Los Angeles Kings for LW Brenden Lemieux and a 2024 fifth-round pick. and sending Patrick Brown to the Ottawa Senators for a 6-round pick in this summer’s draft.

The Red Wings come into south Philly coming off a 5 game-losing streak. Looking to turn things around, facing off against the Flyers. The flyers coming off a tough loss against the Rangers in overtime. However, for the Flyers this is about looking into the future.

Flyers Head Coach John Tortorella meets with the media following a 3-1 win over the Red Wings. #DETvsPHI https://t.co/ixDh5aV8MD
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Flyers forward Noah Cates meets with the media following a 3-1 win over the Red Wings. #DETvsPHI https://t.co/2nCdhj1tdo
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On To The Action

1st period. Flyers and Red Wings with a lot of back in-forth defensive action, Red Wings with defense saw where Morgan Frost was going with the puck, picked him off, and makes a nice offensive zone play from Andrew Copp makes a pass to David Perron between two defenders. Makes the goal.

Flyers play extremely well when their short-handed, Nicolas Deslaurirers intercepts the pass and makes a breakaway goal to tie the game. Flyers 9th short-hand goal of the season

2nd period. If there are any bright spots on the Flyers roster you like. It’s gotta be Noah Cates. He’s top ten rookies in the NHL with 27 points. Creating traffic in front of the net. and as he gets a nice re-direct pass from Nick Seeler to put the Flyers ahead 2-1

3rd period. Red Wings throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the Flyer’s defense. However, they caught up in fatigued. Scott Laughton. could smell blood in the water and dekes out three defenders. and makes the empty net goal. Sending the Detroit Red Wings on their 6 straight loss. Player of the game Carter Hart. He stopped 22 out of 23 goals.

This And That

-Flyers have gone 28 for 177 on the power play this season. That works out to 15.82%

-Flyers are 24-28-11 under John Tortorella 63 games

-GOALS FOR: 164/ 2.6

-GOALS AGAINST: 211/ 3.4

-SHOTS FOR- 1856/ 29.4

-SHOTS AGAINST- 1953/ 31.0

– OT RECORD- 1-10

– SHOOTOUT RECORD– 1-1

– Sean Couturier ($7.75M) – Ryan Ellis ($6.25M)- Cam Atkinson ($5.9M)- Travis Konecny ($5.5M) 25.98 million dollars of contract on IR

– Since the 2021-2022 season the Flyers have gone 56 for 410 on the power play 13.66%

Conor Bedard Regina Pats/ Center/ Western Hockey League 2022-23

GP G A PTS PIM +/-

48 59 64 123 54 +36

Pat Bernard

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