Folks, I won’t beat around the bush: this game stunk and made me so angry that I popped a gasket. Let’s dive in.
What went right?
Well, uh, not much! The Flyers were sluggish, disinterested and received no help from Brian Elliott after a few initial big saves. Kevin Hayes netted a goal early in the third, but aside from that the whole roster looked dead in the water, including the best players on the team.
Claude Giroux added another tally to make it 3-2, replicating Philadelphia’s blood-boiling trend of “I really liked our effort in the third period” games.