Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Prior to Shayne Gostisbehere’s triumphant return to the Philadelphia Flyers‘ lineup, the consensus among the fan base was that general manager Chuck Fletcher was going to have to add a top of the lineup defenseman to balance out the top-4. If Gostisbehere can continue to hold down the fort on the top pair alongside Ivan Provorov though? Those plans suddenly change.
It’s only been a handful of games, but the duo of Provorov-Gostisbehere has won the shot chance battle rather handily (59.18 xGF% per Natural Stat Trick) and outscored their opposition 4-1.