After a great ceremony for Dave Shultz induction into the Flyers HOF, we had a pretty impressive hockey game. The most impressive part to me was the work ethic and skill of our defense. We finally actually looked like one of the best defensive teams in the NHL.
I believe the total was 26 blocked shots, and while watching our penalty kill, it was AWESOME to see how many guys (especially Betts and Laperriere) sliding down on the ice to make sure the puck wasn't getting to the net. Emery was doing his part, a couple impressive saves, but for the most part he was not really challenged.
I ate my words of being upset that Giroux was moved to the 3rd line, since he had 2 assists (although one was on the power play). But even still, Powe/Giroux/Asham still looked very good. All in all, it was a good game and if we put that kind of skill and performance on the ice through this west coast field trip we will walk away with a lot of wins. Some quick stats to note from last night:
Powe, JVR, and Hartnell all netted goals.
Giroux had two assists.
Emery moved to 11-4-1 (with a .923! SV%)
Next game is tomorrow against the Kings at 10:30. LET'S GO FLYERS!
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