• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
Flyers' backs against the wall

Flyers Look To Extend Season With Their Backs Against The Wall

September 1, 2020
Senators Couldn’t Close Out the Jets – Lose in OT

Senators Couldn’t Close Out the Jets – Lose in OT

January 20, 2021
khl

Holzer and Peter Holland Amongst KHL’s Best For Week 18

January 19, 2021
ADVERTISEMENT
Florida Panthers Could Face Big Changes Following This NHL Season

Florida Panthers Could Face Big Changes Following This NHL Season

January 19, 2021
NHL rumor mill

Destinations For Dubois The Hot Topic In The NHL Rumor Mill

January 19, 2021
Pens Outlast Capitals in Shootout; Set For Rematch Tonight

Pens Outlast Capitals in Shootout; Set For Rematch Tonight

January 19, 2021
Maple Leafs Have Crease Concerns Despite Starting Season Atop North Division

Maple Leafs Have Crease Concerns Despite Starting Season Atop North Division

January 18, 2021
Morgan Frost Steps Up For Flyers In Place Of Injured Sean Couturier

Morgan Frost Steps Up For Flyers In Place Of Injured Sean Couturier

January 18, 2021
https://fullpresscoverage.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/latvija-un-baltkrievija-paraksta-ligumu-par-pasaules-hokeja-cempionata-52017723.jpg

Minsk Removed As Co-Host Of 2021 World Championships

January 18, 2021
Senators

The Good and Bad From the Senators’ Opening Two Games

January 17, 2021
Eagles Sign Four CHL Prospects to Amateur Tryouts

Eagles Sign Four CHL Prospects to Amateur Tryouts

January 17, 2021
Crunch, Wolves, Comets Benefit from Dual Affiliations

Crunch, Wolves, Comets Benefit from Dual Affiliations

January 17, 2021
Same Bad Results to Start Season for “New Look” Sabres

Same Bad Results to Start Season for “New Look” Sabres

January 16, 2021
  • Full Press Coverage
  • Full Press Wrestling
  • Full Press Radio Network
  • FullPressShop.com
  • Want to write for us?
  • Advertise With Us


Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Full Press Hockey
  • NHL
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • AHL
  • KHL
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • NHL Draft
  • Prospects
  • Podcasts
    • Big Bad Bruins Podcast
    • Off The Post Radio
    • C4 Canucks Podcast
    • High and Wide Radio
    • Fourth Line Hockey Pod
    • The Calder Farmstead
    • Front Range Podcast
  • Full Press Coverage
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
  • NHL
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • AHL
  • KHL
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • NHL Draft
  • Prospects
  • Podcasts
    • Big Bad Bruins Podcast
    • Off The Post Radio
    • C4 Canucks Podcast
    • High and Wide Radio
    • Fourth Line Hockey Pod
    • The Calder Farmstead
    • Front Range Podcast
  • Full Press Coverage
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Full Press Hockey
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Flyers Look To Extend Season With Their Backs Against The Wall

Carol Schram by Carol Schram
September 1, 2020
in Featured, Metropolitan Division, New York Islanders, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Stanley Cup Playoffs
0
852
SHARES
2.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

After a pair of losses in back-to-back weekend games, the Philadelphia Flyers will be fighting for their lives when they take to the ice at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Tuesday. Heading into Game 5, the Flyers trail the New York Islanders 3-1 in their second-round playoff series and are facing elimination.

Game 3 Review

Coming off a 4-3 overtime win that leveled the series in Game 2, the Flyers started well in Game 3 on Saturday. They took a first-period lead off Tyler Pitlick’s second goal of the playoffs.

Flyers JVR and Ivan Provorov with great screen and traffic in front leading to Flyers 1st goal from Tyler Pitlick @6abc #Flyers pic.twitter.com/FN5hFOg0Jr

— Jeff Skversky 6abc (@JeffSkversky) August 30, 2020

RelatedPosts

Senators Couldn’t Close Out the Jets – Lose in OT

Holzer and Peter Holland Amongst KHL’s Best For Week 18

Florida Panthers Could Face Big Changes Following This NHL Season

Destinations For Dubois The Hot Topic In The NHL Rumor Mill

 

The Islanders took control in the second period, outshooting Philadelphia 15-6 and beating Carter Hart for a pair of goals. Leo Komarov scored what proved to be the game winner when he squeezed a backhand through Hart’s legs with just six seconds left in the middle frame.

The game was penalty free until early in the third, when Robert Hagg got whistled for a slash on Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders pounced on the power play when Anders Lee connected for his sixth of the playoffs. It was an insurance goal that effectively put the game out of reach for the offense-starved Flyers.

Latest Flyers News
  • Pens Outlast Capitals in Shootout; Set For Rematch Tonight
  • Morgan Frost Steps Up For Flyers In Place Of Injured Sean Couturier
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy Favorite To Win The 2020-21 Vezina Trophy
  • Key Takeaways from the Penguins Season Opener
  • Strong Third Period Powers Flyers To Opening-Night Win

Game 4 Review

Hart was not as sharp as we’ve seen him on Saturday. So, coach Alain Vigneault elected to turn to Brian Elliott for the second half of the back-to-back on Sunday. It was the first start for the 35-year-old since he backstopped his team to a 3-1 round-robin win over the Washington Capitals on August 6. Elliott’s only other postseason appearance was on August 14, in relief of Hart against Montreal.

Arguably the best moment of Game 4 for Flyers fans was warmup. Oskar Lindblom joined his teammates in another big step on his road back to action after going through treatment for the rare form of cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma.

Wow. Oskar Lindblom is skating with his teammates in warmups!

For first time in almost 9 months#OskarStrong 🧡💜 pic.twitter.com/iJUWbtqyIt

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) August 30, 2020

 

In the battle of the backups, Elliott played well. The teams went to their dressing rooms scoreless after a first period that saw the Islanders outshoot the Flyers 18-7. In the second, Philadelphia took control with a 17-3 shot advantage but the clubs traded goals — Brock Nelson’s fourth of the playoffs for New York, followed by Sean Couturier’s second when he beat Thomas Greiss.

In the third, the patient Islanders built a 3-1 lead off of Pageau’s seventh of the playoffs and the second of the game from Nelson. With Elliott on the bench, a late tally from Ivan Provorov brought the Flyers within one, but they’d get no closer.

In Game 4, Philadelphia outshot the Islanders for the first time in the series, 38-33, and those 38 shots were the most they’ve managed in any game in this postseason. Claude Giroux tied Joel Farabee for the team lead with five shots, a postseason high for him. The frustration is becoming more and more evident as both he and regular-season scoring leader Travis Konecny continue to search for their first goals.

Game 5 Preview

Expect to see Carter Hart back in net for Game 5.

Carter Hart will start tonight. He is 7-4 with a 2.08 GAA, and a .931 Save Percentage. #Flyers

— Jamey Baskow (@JameyBaskow) September 1, 2020

On the other side, Islanders coach Barry Trotz hasn’t tipped his hand with respect to his starter. Either way, his options are good. Semyon Varlamov has a 1.69 goals-against average and .935 save percentage in this postseason. In his two appearances, Greiss is now at 1.68 and .949.

If the opportunity to keep their season alive isn’t enough inspiration for the Flyers to come out strong in Game 5, maybe they can do it for #OskarStrong?

AV on Oskar Lindblom’s availability: “Oskar will take warmup tonight but I think we’re still a few days away here. I think he’s closing in. He skated with us this morning. He’s in the gym. I’ve rarely seen a young man put himself through what he’s putting himself through.”

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 1, 2020

Back From The Brink?

In the NHL, the odds of coming back from a 3-1 deficit are less than 10 percent. It has happened just 29 times out of 313 such situations, and teams in that spot went 0-for-6 in this year’s first round.

But Alain Vigneault guided his New York Rangers out of a 3-1 hole against the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2014 — and did the same one year later against a Washington Capitals team that was coached by Barry Trotz.

Kevin Hayes was on that 2015 roster. He’s one of several Flyers players who have played on teams that have overcome the long odds. Justin Braun was on the San Jose Sharks squad that came back to stun the Vegas Golden Knights last year. Giroux and James van Riemsdyk were both part of the 2010 Flyers group that came back from a 3-0 deficit in the second round. They knocked out the Boston Bruins on the way to the Stanley Cup Final.

“Right now, probably not a lot of people are going to give us a chance,” Vigneault said on Monday. “What we have to do is not focus on the big task but focus on that game that night.”

“This is a great opportunity, I think, for our leadership group to change the narrative, change their legacy here.”

Game 5 goes Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, on NBCSN and CBC.






Tags: CouterierElliotHartKevin HayesLindblom
Previous Post

Hutchinson, Avs Climb Back into Series Against Stars

Next Post

Islanders Poised to Finish Off Flyers Tonight

Carol Schram

Carol Schram

Next Post
Islanders

Islanders Poised to Finish Off Flyers Tonight

People are handing out badges at Tube stations to tackle loneliness

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Doing it for Dad: COVID Tragedy Added Fuel for Keegan Kolesar

Doing it for Dad: COVID Tragedy Added Fuel for Keegan Kolesar

October 21, 2020
gibson

Gibson Could Solidify Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Future

November 7, 2020
Happy New Year Charlie McAvoy, Bruins Are Your Team Now

Happy New Year Charlie McAvoy, Bruins Are Your Team Now

December 31, 2020
COVID-19

A COVID-19 Disaster In The KHL

23
Chara

Bruins Let Zdeno Chara Leave At Wrong Time

3
Bruins

What Is The Plan, Don?

2
khl

Holzer and Peter Holland Amongst KHL’s Best For Week 18

January 19, 2021
Florida Panthers Could Face Big Changes Following This NHL Season

Florida Panthers Could Face Big Changes Following This NHL Season

January 19, 2021
NHL rumor mill

Destinations For Dubois The Hot Topic In The NHL Rumor Mill

January 19, 2021


  • 1/19 - Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers w/ John Sapochetti
    by Full Press Coverage on January 19, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    Ian and Mike remember the "tuck rule" game 19 years later and John Sapochetti joins to talk Tom […]

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43017785/adv6110708001.mp3
  • 1/18 - NFL Divisional Round Recap
    by Full Press Coverage on January 19, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    Ian and Mike react to all the action from the NFL's Divisional Round.Learn more about your ad […]

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43017786/adv3258423734.mp3
  • Must Win Hockey Already? - Jan. 19, 2021
    by Full Press Coverage on January 19, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    The Vancouver Canucks are a week into their 2021 NHL season, and host Matt Lee already believes the […]

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/G481GD/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV5140575988.mp3
  • Jets Rehab Talks About New Head Coach Robert Saleh DC Choices and the 2021 NFL Draft
    by Off The Post on January 18, 2021 at 2:47 pm

    Jets Rehab Talks About New Head Coach Robert Saleh DC Choices and the 2021 NFL Draft.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/967893034-russ-cohen-jets-rehab-talks-about-new-head-coach-robert-saleh-dc-choices-and-the-2021-nfl-draft.mp3
  • Off The Post Welcomes in Bill Meltzer To Talk Flyers and Sean Couturier
    by Off The Post on January 17, 2021 at 3:36 pm

    Off The Post Welcomes in Bill Meltzer To Talk Flyers and More.

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/967338613-russ-cohen-off-the-post-welcomes-in-bill-meltzer-to-talk-flyers-and-sean-couturier.mp3
  • Ep 51: Bergeron Dons The "C", Picking Up the Chara/Krug Slack; Season Expectations
    by Full Press Coverage on January 13, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    Mike Cratty of the Sal and Cratty Show and BlackNGoldHockey.com joins Ian and Chris to discuss […]

    Your browser does not support the audio element. But you can check this for the original link: https://pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/track/G481GD/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADV4804938996.mp3
All Shows

  • Toronto Blue Jays Land George Springer, Kirby Yates
    by Carter Brooks on January 20, 2021 at 4:04 am

    On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays made a massive splash in the free-agent pool. The post Toronto […]

  • Zach Thomas: Another Tough Road to Make Hall of Fame in 2021
    by Kayla Morton on January 19, 2021 at 7:41 pm

    In his eighth year of eligibility, Zach Thomas is again joined by NFL-greats who could leap-frog […]

  • Raiders and 2021 Expectations
    by Grant Richards on January 19, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    These goals are not otherworldly or even all that difficult. However, the Raiders are on a verge of […]

  • Defensive Disappointment: Rams Fall to Packers
    by Ryan Adverderada on January 19, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Disappointment is certainly one word to describe the level of play turned in by the Los Angeles […]

  • Royal Rumble 2021: Making the Case For Big E
    by Evan Gomes on January 19, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    Big E has been on a roll as a singles act on SmackDown. Here's his case for winning the 2021 Royal […]

Full Press Hockey

2020 Full Press Coverage

Navigate Site

  • NHL
  • AHL
  • KHL
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • NHL Draft
  • Prospects
  • Podcasts
  • Full Press Coverage
  • Shop

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • NHL
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • AHL
  • KHL
  • Fantasy Hockey
  • NHL Draft
  • Prospects
  • Podcasts
    • Big Bad Bruins Podcast
    • Off The Post Radio
    • C4 Canucks Podcast
    • High and Wide Radio
    • Fourth Line Hockey Pod
    • The Calder Farmstead
    • Front Range Podcast
  • Full Press Coverage
  • Shop

2020 Full Press Coverage