Throughout the playoffs, the Flyers got no help from the man-advantage. Ok, four goals were scored on the Flyers powerplay, so “no help” isn’t entirely accurate. However, converting on 7.7% of your powerplays isn’t exactly going to help you win games and advance through the playoffs. That was no more evident than their series against the New York Islanders.
Point shots galore and the same unit night in and night out weren’t enough to convert even at the NHL average of 20.03%. It was substantially lower than the league average. This begs the question: who is at fault for the woeful powerplay during the playoffs?