Nolan Patrick watches Sean Couturier’s shot beat Ducks’ goalie Ryan Miller on Tuesday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — On Halloween Eve, with the "Monster Mash" blaring from the loudspeakers during pregame festivities and many fans at the Honda Center wearing costumes, the Flyers came disguised as the Tampa Bay Lightning.
They scored the first goal for just the second time in 12 games Tuesday, tallied their second power-play goal in their last 21 chances, showed more physicality than usual, and played solidly on their much-maligned penalty kill.
Oh, and their defense and goaltending rebounded from one of their most dreadful performances of the young season.