The Flyers almost made it all the way back last night vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, but came up just short. Let’s talk about it!
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1. The “Ivan Provorov is back” game
Someone who appeared primed for a huge season this year was defenseman Ivan Provorov, but the 21 year old has struggled mightily in the early portions of the season. Last night however, Provorov was fantastic and clearly the team’s best blueliner against the potent Lightning offense.