Where the Flyers Need to Improve Before Game 2
Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Philadelphia Flyers played a great game on Saturday to open their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. They went into a hostile environment, outplayed a veteran, playoff-tested team on the road, and came away with a big-time win in Game 1. With that, you have to know a team like the Penguins is going to come into Game 2 hungry.
They are going to play with a chip on their shoulder, looking to come back and avoid going down 2-0 before the series heads back to Philadelphia. So, the Flyers are going to have to clean things up. It’s going to have to be a perfect Game 2 if they want to take the series lead back to home ice.
After a win like that, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what needs improvement before Game 2. But on Sunday, the areas for improvement seem abundantly clear. So, here is where the Flyers can improve for Game 2.
Read More: Rivalry Renewed: Tone Set for Flyers-Penguins Series with a Physical Game 1 Flyers must convert on similar opportunities missed “I’ll be honest, I thought we had opportunities for more goals,” said Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet ahead of Sunday’s practice. “That’s a criticism. I mean, I love our chances.
I just don’t think we convert them. We had a couple of two-on-ones. We had a breakaway, a couple of breakaways.
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