It was an unusual performance by the Flyers where they tallied a total of four goals through the first two periods to take a 4-0 lead en route to a 7-2 victory on Monday (May 3) evening in South Philadelphia against a solid Pittsburgh Penguins squad. The Flyers offense was dominant from the start of the game on pride night, as the Flyers were energized in this tilt.
Flyers Kevin Hayes got things started with just under six minutes into the first period, with a tip in goal assisted by Jakob Voracek and Joel Farabee. Then, a few minutes later the Flyers secured another goal on a power play on a good snap shot by Shayne Gostisbehere that made the score 2-0. The Flyers weren’t finished with scoring in the first period as Flyers Captain Claude Giroux ripped one through Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith to give the Flyers a field goal lead, 3-0 at the end of the period. Oh yea let’s not forget one of the best saves you will ever see, and this one is courtesy of Alex Lyon:
Just 7:50 in to the second period, the Flyers continued to shine on the offensive side when Wade Allison got one to go in the net from a great stretch pass down the ice by Shayne Gostisbehere to make the score 4-0.
The Penguins finally got a score with three minutes in to the third period as Kris Letang got a good handle on the puck as he shot it and it deflected off Sidney Crosby’s stick and inched it’s way in to the net for the goal to make the score 4-1.
8:24 into the final stanza, the Penguins cut the Flyers lead to two as John Marino made a solid shot that was deflected by Jason Zucker to make the score 4-2 Flyers.
Less than nine minutes left in the third period, Flyers Jakub Voracek fought off traffic near the wall as he delivered the puck to Joel Farabee who made a great move to get the goal to make it 5-2. He moved into 10th place All-Time in Flyers history with 602 points.
With 2:21 left, Flyers Captain Claude Giroux capitalized on the empty net to make the score 6-2.
Once everyone thought the Flyers were done scoring for the night…think again. With one minute left, the Flyers scored their seventh goal of the night as a sniper (Haha just kidding) Robert Hägg wristed a shot into the net to make the final score 7-2 Flyers.
Great performance all over and hats off to Flyers goaltender Alex Lyon on a tremendous performance against a really solid Pittsburgh Penguins team. The Flyers are now 23-22-7 on the season with four games to go in the regular season.
“Obviously last year was different circumstances, given the fact that I was playing on a consistent basis with Lehigh there, kind of found a rhythm,” Alex Lyon said after the game. “I think tonight was really the first game that I felt like a hockey player. I felt good. It takes a little bit of time to find that rhythm and find that groove. I felt tonight I found a really good recipe for success. Even more than the win, I’m just personally happy. You just go through some negative thoughts like ‘am I ever going to win a game again?’ and stuff like that. It’s really nice. I’ve been just trying to trust myself and trust my game. Tonight I felt like everything really came together. Just happy to move forward with that in mind.”
NEXT UP: The Flyers will play game two of two game series vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins again on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 PM EST. You can see the game on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
