Flyers Make Shot Count in Win against Red Wings

In last night’s contest against the Detroit Red Wings, the Philadelphia Flyers were out-shot 37-17, and still managed to come away with their first win at home. It is not often that a team can be behind in the shot column by twenty and still get a win; but the Flyers proved that it can be done.

            In the 1^st period of play, the only Flyer that looked like he came to play was goaltender Ray Emery. However, even great goal tending cannot prevent all pucks from going in the back of the net, and Riley Sheahan scored his first goal of the season with less than five minutes to play giving the Red Wings a 1-0 lead after one. The 2^nd period did not see much goal scoring until Nick Grossman (1) put in a beauty off an assist from Chris VandeVelde with less than two minutes to go. The game remained a 1-1 tie with 14 minutes to go in the 3^rd period, and then a fight for the win began. Michael Raffl scored his 3^rd goal of the season giving the Flyers a short-lived 2-1 lead, as Pavel Datsuk (1) responded with a break-away goal 42 seconds to tie the game back up. Halfway through the period, Brayden Schenn (2) put the Flyers back in the lead with a redirection originally off a shot from Jakub Voracek. Philadelphia never looked back, and Michael Raffl (4) sealed the deal with an empty net goal giving the Flyers a 4-2 victory.

            The Flyers win was far from pretty, and would not of happened if it were not for spectacular goaltending from Emery (35 saves). The defense still needs a great deal of improvements, and the team looks to establish a more high-power offense when the Kings come in to town Tuesday night.