Felix Sandström made his season debut tonight, and he was put to the test pretty immediately—with the Flyers dealing with something of a messy start, rife with turnovers, the Panthers got the first three looks of the game, and the first power play, and Sandström needed to bail them out early. And while he was successful in stopping those first three shots, as well as the one on the power play, the skaters were well on their heels by then, and, when a failed clear extended the Panthers’ offensive zone time and a pass from behind the net made its way to a wide open Carter Verhaeghe in the right circle, he did not miss, and was able to pull the Panthers out to an early lead.
Panthers 4, Flyers 3: A loss, at last
