Two points is two points. That statement seemed to be the team’s main takeaway from what wasn’t the prettiest of victories last night in Ottawa. A three-goal second period from the Senators would’ve deflated the Flyers of yesteryear, but on this night they bounced right back and went into the intermission tied. They’d take the lead back early in the third, only to see it evaporate one final time, but in the end they won a game that they were supposed to win. It was far from clean, but two points is two points.
Through the early stages of the season, James van Riemsdyk struggled to score.