Rangers 5 Flyers 4 - final in a shootout
It Was Over When.....
Marcel Hossa, the Ranger's 13th shooter of the shootout finally got the puck past Flyer's goalie Antero Nittymaki, to score the game winning goal. Both the Flyers and Rangers had unsuccessfully sent out 12 shooters each, before Hossa finally scored to end the marathon.
The Game Puck Goes To......
Who else, Hossa who as I said scored the game winning goal to end a marathon 13 round shoot out.
The Stat of The Game Is.....
Well, in keeping with our theme from the other night, it's 0 as in 0 goals in 13 shootout rounds for the Flyers. Like I said before, while the Flyers failed to score in the shootout, the Rangers got just that 1 goal from Hossa in their 13 shootout rounds, and that was enough to give them the win.
The Bottom Line Is......
After an embarassing 4-0 loss to the Penguins in their season opener, this was a good rebound for the Flyers. Yes, they lost, but they scored 4 goals, including 2 by Simon Gagne, and 1 by Peter Forsberg. Thus they showed that their offense is just fine, which to me means that they will be okay overall. Now, because of their shaky defense it may take a little while for the Flyers to really get going this season, but I think once they do their offense should be able to carry them to any wins they might need. Basically the Flyers are still meshing together right now and are slowly getting untracked for the season, and that's why they are currently winless, but I think they will be okay, so there is no need to worry just yet.
