PHILADELPHIA — Cutter Gauthier finally can say that he has taken down his nemesis in Philadelphia. Even if he was far from the only reason — or even the biggest reason — why.
The Philadelphia Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead, but then allowed the Ducks to tie the game twice in the second before Tristan Luneau’s third period goal gave Anaheim a lead they would not relinquish, eventually hanging on for a 5-4 victory.
Matvei Michkov continued his blazing-hot start to the season, scoring twice, while Porter Martone and Tyson Foerster added goals of their own. But Joseph Woll had his first truly rough game with the Flyers, allowing five goals on 26 shots. Gauthier finished with one assist — a set up via a strong forecheck on Anaheim’s first goal, scored by Flyers summer signee Leo Carlsson.
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4 Comments
Warren Broudy
Maybe tge vets Couts acciari seeker risto aren’t all that killing penalties . Maybe using faster quicker younger players needs to start happening more ..
Michael Curran
Charlie,
Your comment, paraphrasing The Flyers started acting like the game was won.
This team should never, ever have that thought against any opponent. Ever. They flat out are not good enough.
ifollowcharlieo
Regarding McDonald’s knack: small sample size, Charlie! Great start, though. He sure surprised me.
By the way: the fact that he’s in there over Jiricek and Benoit says all that needs to be said about their ghastly play.
David LaVeck
As usual, you have the right pulse for the game. Goaltending may have been the main reason for the loss but the team lost its focus in the second period where the game was actually lost. I too would have started Woll, so I won’t question the decision, he was the right start but didn’t have the right stuff in this one. Woll, like Vladar, has used his mulligan for the season, after this I will be less forgiving. Michkov is a revelation this season, 8 goals in 13 games is a superstar level performance. I do like McDonald’s game and look forward to the day he replaces Seeler for good. The same goes for Bonk replacing Risto but to a lesser degree as I have always liked Risto more than most, if only he could stay healthy. At least it was an entertaining game it is just too bad to get no points…