Justin Braun, Philadelphia Flyers and Michael McLeod, New Jersey Devils (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Flyers picked up an important win against the New Jersey Devils in a game where they seemed to be fighting the Devils as much as they were fighting themselves. In the end special teams would lead the way, allowing the Flyers’ inconsistent 5v5 play to be enough for the victory.
First period
CF:9 CA:11 CF% 45.00
Despite the 1000 basis point disparity in the corsi percentage, the Flyers played a pretty good period. The Devils looked much faster at the start as were able to weather the storm unleashed in the first 10 minutes, due to the superb goaltending of Brian Elliott.