There are some nights where you just really need a freaking win. The Flyers, tonight, were experiencing one of those nights. It did not matter how exactly they did it, or how pretty it looked. In the middle of a 2-6-3 stretch, with a daunting weekend back-to-back staring them in the face, currently up against a very beatable team, this was simply not a game the Flyers could afford to lose.
And, despite what seemed like their best efforts at some times, they would manage to avoid doing just that.
Eight penalties, several defensive breakdowns, and some questionable goaltending were all things the Flyers were able to put behind them, coming back from down a goal twice in the game before taking a 5-4 shootout victory over the Vancouver Canucks at home.