I reviewed the 5v5 numbers on last night’s Philadelphia Flyers season opener versus Tampa Bay, which the Flyers lost 3-2 in overtime. Below are some stats and analysis.
The Forwards
Matchup Notes
- The Giroux line played against the Lightning’s 3rd line of Filppula-Killorn-Condra, and the Lightning’s top defensemen, Hedman-Stralman.
- The Couturier line usually played against the Lightning’s top line of Stamkos-Callahan-Drouin, and saw the Lightning’s 2nd and 3rd defense pairs. They also saw more offensive zone starts than defensive zone starts.
- The Laughton line was most likely to play against “The Triplets” (Johnson-Palat-Kucherov), and TB’s 3rd pairing of Carle-Sustr.