Flyers 2, Sabres 1: That’s five!

Nothing could be more Philadelphia Flyers than roping us back in right after spending a month giving us reasons to look away. And surely enough, they’re roping us back in now. Travis Sanheim scored his first career NHL goal, Valtteri Filppula tallied the game-winner late in the second, Brian Elliott stopped every shot that he…

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The Two O’Clock Number: 92.63%

92.63% — the combined team-level save percentages of the two teams that the Flyers will play tonight and tomorrow. Via hockey-reference.com, the Chicago Blackhawks enter tonight’s game having stopped 92.46 percent of all shots that they’ve faced so far this season (excluding empty-net goals against). That’s the third-best mark in the NHL. And if that…

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Wild 1, Flyers 0: Snoozefest, PA

Wake up! Wake up! You’re not late for school, but the game is over, and it’s time to read about it. Here’s what we learned. All stats and graphics via Corsica.Hockey, ESPN, HockeyViz, Natural Stat Trick, and NHL.com. 1. An early regression Guys? We just talked about how stellar of an effort the Flyers put…

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The Two O’Clock Number: 8

8 — the number of quality starts the Flyers have received from their two goaltenders through their first 11 games this year. What’s a “quality start”? As defined by Rob Vollman in the 2013 Hockey Abstract (via NHLNumbers): If the starting goalie stopped at least a league average number of shots, which was typically 91.3%…

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