In a building where they've had trouble scoring lately, the Flyers rode a strong second period and held on in the third to beat the Blues in the first half of their tough Central division road trip.
The last two times the Flyers had come into St. Louis, neither team scored in regulation or overtime, and both times would see the Flyers ultimately lose in a shootout. So for once, it was nice to see a bit of a different script -- in terms of game flow and winner.
Riding a three-goal second period which saw the team's best player and its best line of late put the puck in the net, the Flyers withstood a late surge from St.