This morning, the big news out of Philadelphia Flyers camp was the surprise scratching of dynamic defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere. But hockey rolls on even in the wake of unexpected coaching decisions, leaving the remaining Flyers players with only one option to quiet the controversy — come away with a victory just hours later.
The team delivered, stopping the Winnipeg Jets in their tracks to earn a 5-2 win. It wasn’t a dominating performance by Philadelphia, as they were outshot 32-22 and finished with an unimpressive 44.97% score-adjusted Corsi at 5-on-5, but opportunistic goal scoring and fantastic netminding on the part of Steve Mason made up the difference.