Slap Shots: Flyers vs Captials

The red-hot Philadelphia Flyers were looking to keep their stretch of strong play going with a tough match-up against the Washington Capitals Wednesday night. Carter Hart had a great outing, giving up one goal on 36 shots against. Claude Giroux paced the offense with a clutch power-play goal in the third period. The game would…

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Hart shines, but Flyers fall in shootout to Capitals

The Flyers’ luck in the shootout has come crashing back down to earth, gang. T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored while Braden Holtby denied Sean Couturier’s shootout-extending bid as the Capitals beat the Flyers, 2-1, on Wednesday night from the Wells Fargo Center. The loss ended the Flyers’ four-game winning streak, though they did pickup…

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The Flyers and the Shootout

The Flyers’ past three games have all been decided by a shootout. As one might have guessed, the Flyers have had more games decided by the shootout than any other team in the NHL this season (both the Flyers and Florida Panthers have had six shootout results so far). For perspective, the Flyers only partook…

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