Flyers head to Detroit still looking for their first win
The Flyers dropped a 3-2 shootout to Seattle on Tuesday and are still looking for their first win. Dan Vladar stopped 29 of 31 shots, the power play did not score, and the club now turns to Thursday night in Detroit.
Seattle recap
The last 24 hours were all about the Kraken game, and the number that matters most is still the same: the Flyers are winless after falling 3-2 in a shootout. Trevor Zegras scored, Travis Sanheim picked up an assist, and Christian Dvorak led the Flyers with one point. Dan Vladar’s .935 save percentage kept them in it, but Seattle got one power-play goal and won while being out-hit 31-13.
The skater usage tells the same story the score did. Jamie Drysdale led Flyers defensemen in ice time at 23:27, Oliver Bonk had the team’s only plus rating among the blue liners at plus-1, and Michael Bunting, called in recently, had two hits in 9:10. The power play did not cash in, and that remains a problem every night the Flyers come up short.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey
What the streak means now
Broad Street Hockey noted earlier this week that the Flyers are in the middle of a long winless stretch, and the frustration around the roster is showing up in the chatter. Their waiver piece on Aatu Raty and their item on Rick Tocchet’s comments about the defensemen both point to the same thing: this group is being pressed to produce a change quickly.
That is the stake here, even before anyone starts talking about bigger fixes. At 0-5, every game becomes less about one result and more about whether the Flyers can show any sign of settling their game down.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey
Detroit next
The immediate test is Thursday night at Detroit, with puck drop set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena. Broad Street Hockey’s morning note framed it as another chance for something, and that feels right: the Flyers do not need a perfect game, just one that looks more reliable than the last few.
If they are going to stop this from turning into a much bigger story, the fixes start with finishing chances and getting more out of the special teams. Until that happens, the record will keep doing the talking.
Sources: Broad Street Hockey
Further reading
- Thursday Morning Fly By: Another chance for something (Broad Street Hockey)
- Takeaways: Losing streak reaches 8 after Flyers’ 3-2 shootout loss to the Kraken (Broad Street Hockey)
- Rick Tocchet says Flyers defensemen are ‘too horny’ on the ice (Broad Street Hockey)
- Flyers should consider claiming Aatu Raty off waivers (Broad Street Hockey)
- How past Flyers GMs responded to historic winless streaks (Broad Street Hockey)
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