The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks Four-1 on Thursday evening, incomes a season-sweep towards the Blackhawks, whereas additionally tallying their first street victory of the yr.
The win is the Flyers’ second in a row, bumping their file as much as Four-Three-1 on the season. Let’s try 5 takeaways from Thursday evening’s three-goal victory.
Giroux, van Riemsdyk Get Off the Schneid
It was solely a matter of time, and apparently that point was Thursday evening. After seven video games, neither captain Claude Giroux nor James van Riemsdyk had lit the lamp for the Flyers this season. That each one modified in Chicago as each tallied targets on the scoring sheet. Additionally, every purpose was an essential one for the Flyers.
After seven scoreless video games, Claude Giroux joined James van Riemsdyk on the purpose sheet Thursday towards Chicago. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
With the Flyers holding a slim 1-Zero benefit within the second interval, Giroux discovered the again of the online for his first of the season to double Philly’s lead. Oddly sufficient, Giroux’s purpose was helped a bit by van Riemsdyk. Defenseman Travis Sanheim threw a cross towards the entrance of the Chicago internet, one JVR leaped over, permitting Giroux to deflect the puck by Robin Lehner.
In the meantime, van Riemsdyk’s purpose sealed the win for the crew. With the Flyers up Three-1 late within the third, van Riemsdyk compelled a turnover simply inside Chicago’s finish, skating nearly uncontested in on Lehner for a fairly backhand-to-forehand purpose.
Coming into the sport with zero factors in seven video games, van Riemsdyk broke that streak earlier within the sport, incomes an help on Giroux’s second-period tally.
Lindblom Continues to Bloom
Oskar Lindblom continued his torrid goal-scoring tempo to begin the season, potting his team-leading fifth purpose of the marketing campaign Thursday evening.
Oskar Lindblom scored his team-leading fifth purpose within the Flyers’ Four-1 win over Chicago Thursday evening. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Lindblom opened the scoring towards Chicago within the first interval, knocking one house top-shelf off a two-on-one break with Travis Konecny. For Konecny, the help was his seventh on the yr, including to his team-leading 11 factors.
Lindblom has not solely confirmed loads of talent and maturity for a younger participant since coming as much as the Flyers however going again to final yr, Lindblom has 9 targets over his final 14 video games.
Elliott’s Robust Play Continues
For the second-straight sport, Brian Elliott was robust between the pipes for the Flyers, incomes his second victory in a row.
Brian Elliott was robust in internet for the Flyers once more, stopping 23 of 24 photographs towards Chicago on Thursday evening. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Whereas Elliott wasn’t as busy towards Chicago as he was Monday towards the Vegas Golden Knights, the place he stopped 33 of 35 photographs fired his manner, Moose got here up huge on this one for the Flyers. Elliott confronted simply 24 photographs on Thursday evening however turned away 23 of them, together with a number of huge saves alongside the best way.
The Flyers dominated many of the puck possession within the first and second durations, holding the Blackhawks to simply eight complete photographs heading into the third interval. After seeing only one shot towards within the second interval, Elliott denied Chicago’s third-period push, stopping 15 of 16 photographs. The one purpose towards, off the stick of Brandon Saad, got here on an enormous defensive blunder by the Flyers, principally hanging Elliott out to dry.
The goaltender has been reliable to this point this season when referred to as upon, which has picked up the Flyers in a significant manner whereas teen Carter Hart will get his sport collectively.
Farabee Foiled, Twice
After scoring three targets and including an help in 4 video games for the American Hockey League’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the Flyers referred to as up 19-year-old prospect Joel Farabee. With a dynamic scoring contact and excessive hockey I.Q., Farabee stands to be a significant a part of the Flyers’ future.
Joel Farabee had his first NHL purpose overturned Thursday evening after a profitable Chicago problem took it off the scoreboard. (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Thursday evening’s win towards Chicago might have been his coming-out occasion, as Farabee appeared to earn his first NHL level on an help earlier than tallying his first profession NHL purpose later within the sport. Nevertheless, he and the Flyers have been thwarted twice when each targets have been overturned after profitable Chicago challenges. Every time it was decided the Flyers have been offside, eradicating two targets from the scoreboard.
Within the first, Farabee would have earned an help on a Kevin Hayes purpose, however Hayes was dominated offside. Later within the sport, Farabee compelled a turnover, splitting the protection earlier than knocking house his personal rebound for a purpose. Although, Hayes was as soon as once more the perpetrator after one more evaluate confirmed he was offside.
Each Farabee and Hayes would get a measure of retribution, nonetheless. Within the third, Hayes would rating once more (this one counted) with Farabee incomes an help for his precise first level within the NHL.
Flyers Protection Robust Once more, for the Most Half
One factor that has been constant early on this season for the Flyers has been their defensive effort. Many occasions this season they’ve tilted the ice towards their opponent, providing little, if something, to opposing groups in the best way of offensive probabilities.
The Flyers’ protection was robust once more in a Four-1 win over Chicago on Thursday evening. (AP Photograph/Kamil Krzaczynski)
Whereas Thursday evening’s defensive efficiency wasn’t excellent, it was nonetheless an amazing exhibiting for the Flyers on the street. There have been some breakdowns, a number of in entrance of Elliott, however for essentially the most half, the Flyers saved the Blackhawks in verify.
The Flyers have been outshot 7-5 within the opening interval, however clamped down within the second, holding Chicago to only one shot on purpose. The 2 Flyers’ targets taken off the scoreboard after profitable challenges modified the sport, and the Blackhawks pressed laborious heading into the third interval, maybe feeling fortunate to be down solely 2-Zero against Four-Zero.
The Blackhawks scored early within the third to chop the deficit to only a purpose. Chicago peppered the Flyers’ internet with 16 photographs on purpose within the interval, however an excellent quantity of these probabilities got here later after the Flyers regained a two-goal benefit and even later after they went up by three.
