First Period:
In a rather surprising move, Carlyle changed the look of both power play units. Perry was moved to the second unit with Vermette and Silfverberg, and Theodore was promoted to the first flipping with Vatanen. It was strange to see Perry demoted after finally breaking through in the goal-scoring department. However, this experiment may not be long term as Perry is the team’s best right wing. His creativity and puck retrieval skills are vital to the first power play unit’s success.
Later in the period, Silfverberg had a partial breakaway opportunity. In great news he actually hit the net with a shot directed between Khudobin’s blocker arm and body.