ST. LOUIS — Most of the defensemen the Flyers used Thursday night spent last season in the AHL, but here they were, trying to contain a St. Louis Blues team that entered the game tied for the most points in the NHL.
Stunningly, the Blues weren’t able to take advantage of the Flyers’ baby blue line.
In their grittiest effort of the young season, the Flyers overcame a patchwork, inexperienced defense and jolted the Blues, 2-0, at the Scottrade Center.
Michal Neuvirth made 33 saves and collected his first shutout of the season, defenseman Brandon Manning scored the game-winner, and Ivan Provorov anchored the Flyers’ oh-so-green defense by playing 26-plus minutes and equaling a team record with 10 blocked shots.