Takeaways: Flyers Stay Hot, Eliminate Devils From Playoff Contention With Comfortable Victory
Prudential Center didn’t feel hostile by the end of the night. It didn't even feel quiet or resigned, like one might expect from a crowd of New Jersey Devils fans that just witnessed their team officially get eliminated from playoff contention. There were enough Philadelphia Flyers fans in the building to make it a reasonably comfortable environment for the away team, and the palpable excitement from watching the Flyers put five past their rivals up the turnpike provided a celebratory atmosphere.
A 5–1 dismantling of the Devils doesn’t happen by accident, not this late in the season, and it just so happened to be the Flyers’ third and final meeting with New Jersey this year—and they swept the series 3–0. In doing so, they reaffirmed something that has become increasingly undeniable: this is a team that knows how to win when it matters most. 1.
Trevor Zegras Is Playing With Purpose, and It’s Changing Everything There are plenty of good forward in the NHL that can produce. Trevor Zegras produces with intent. Zegras delivered one of those performances that felt both explosive and controlled—two goals in the span of 1 minute and 42 seconds, a third assist layered on top, and a new career-high 25 goals reached almost as a footnote to the larger mission.
Such a huge individual milestone gives certain bragging rights to the player who reached it. But the Flyers have proven that they're working to make the team succeed, not pad their own personal stats. “It’s nice to help the team score to win," Zegras said postgame.
"I feel like I looked at [the personal milestone] more like that. That was a big two points for us, so I’m probably more excited about that. ” Trevor Zegras was very humble about reaching a career-high 25 goals tonight.
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