Flyers Postgame Blog: Impressive Effort Overshadowed by Costly Mistakes
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Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Thursday night was a weird one for the Philadelphia Flyers. From the opening puck drop through the final horn, the Flyers were the more impressive team. I don’t think that is up for discussion.
Philadelphia outshot Detroit 34-19. They outhit the Red Wings 31-21. Per NaturalStatTrick , the Flyers had 16 high danger chances compared to the Red Wings’ 7.
Scoring chances were 32-19 in favor of Philly. The Flyers were playing with high intensity and moving up and down the ice with plenty of pace. Take away the scoreboard, and one could reasonably assume the Flyers won that game.
However, wins aren’t decided on who played better. They’re decided by who scores the most goals. The Red Wings did not have as many chances as the Flyers did, but when they had them, they capitalized.
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