After an awful loss to the San Jose Sharks, the Flyers needed to shake things up and get back on the right track when they faced the Anaheim Ducks. Michael Raffl was back in the lineup for the first time in ten games, and Morgan Frost was sent back to Lehigh Valley. Robert Hagg was in as the last defenseman, kicking Phillipe Myers to be a healthy scratch.
Their planning seemed to work, as Coach Alain Vigneault’s thinking struck again in a 2-1 win against the Ducks in overtime.
First period:
The Ducks started this one the way the Flyers should have.