Game Summary:

A strong opening period earned the Flyers a big lead in chances and on the scoreboard. In the final 40 minutes the Stars turned the tide, dominating the 2nd period with a 10 to 3 run, and pushing the Flyers to the limit. Thankfully the Flyers were able to take advantage of a shaky performance by Tim Thomas to build and maintain their 2 goal lead.

Forwards(Even Strength):

Head to Head Match Up:

Couturier's line struggled against the Seguin/Benn duo. The Schenn line was effective offensively but vulnerable in the defensive zone. Giroux's line was quiet offensively by their standards, but they made up for it by being solid defensively.

Defense(Even Strength):

Speed in transition always kills this defense and it was the same story tonight. Lindy Ruff has built his team's system around the speed of his lineup. As a result, no-one had a stellar game numbers wise. Kimmo and Coburn bore the brunt of the Seguin line's offensive push along with Sean Couturier.

Special Teams:

Overall Team Performance: C

This one wasn't quite as impressive as the win against the Blackhawks. The Stars were allowed to carry much of the play in the 2nd half. On the bright side, the Flyers were evenly matched against one of the more underrated Western teams and Steve Mason was solid. Tim Thomas was just awful tonight in my opinion, which is always a joy to watch.

Chance by Chance Summary:

Team Period Time Note Home Away State Home 1 6:49 Set Up Timonen, Chance Voracek, Result Shot 17 19 28 35 44 93 4 21 24 30 38 5v4 Home 1 6:47 Chance Hartnell, Result Shot 17 19 28 35 44 93 4 21 24 30 38 5v4 Home 1 6:40 Set Up Voracek, Chance Hartnell, Result Miss 17 19 28 35 44 93 4 21 24 30 38 5v4 Home 1 6:39 Set Up Hartnell, Chance Simmonds, Result Goal 5 8 9 14 24 35 12 14 27 30 55 91 5v5 Away 1 5:04 Mueller 12 17 32 35 36 47 4 13 18 24 30 43 5v5 Home 1 3:27 Set Up Lecavalier, Chance Voracek, Result Miss 5 19 35 40 44 93 12 14 27 30 55 91 5v5 Home 1 1:21 Set Up Timonen, Chance Giroux, Result Shot 17 19 28 35 44 93 6 21 30 33 38 5v4 Away 1 1:05 Eakin 17 19 28 35 44 93 4 16 20 27 30 5v4 Home 2 16:38 Set Up B.Schenn, Chance Lecavalier, Result Miss 8 10 17 32 35 40 13 24 30 43 55 91 5v5 Home 2 13:25 Set Up Streit, Chance B.Schenn, Result Shot 8 10 17 19 32 35 4 16 21 24 30 91 5v5 Away 2 11:16 Seguin 10 17 22 35 40 44 6 12 14 30 33 91 5v5 Away 2 10:45 Nichuskin 5 14 18 24 35 44 6 14 30 33 43 91 5v5 Away 2 10:02 Roussel 8 9 12 32 35 36 16 21 27 30 38 55 5v5 Away 2 8:39 Cole 8 12 18 22 35 6 20 22 30 55 72 4v5 Away 2 8:00 Chaisson 5 14 18 35 12 13 14 30 72 91 3v5 Away 2 7:48 Benn 5 14 18 35 12 13 14 30 72 91 3v5 Away 2 7:15 Benn 5 14 28 35 44 12 13 14 30 33 91 4v5 Away 2 7:15 Benn Goal 5 14 28 35 44 12 13 14 30 33 91 4v5 Away 2 6:30 Eakin 8 10 17 32 35 40 20 22 24 30 33 72 5v5 Away 2 4:56 Benn 5 9 14 24 35 44 6 12 14 30 33 91 5v5 Home 2 3:56 Set Up Voracek, Chance Hartnell, Result Miss 19 22 28 35 47 93 13 18 27 30 43 55 5v5 Home 3 17:47 Chance B.Schenn, Result Miss 10 17 22 35 40 47 16 27 30 38 55 72 5v5 Home 3 17:35 Chance Simmonds, Result Shot 10 17 22 35 40 47 16 27 30 38 55 72 5v5 Away 3 14:32 Garbutt 10 17 22 35 40 47 16 21 27 30 38 55 5v5 Away 3 14:09 Garbutt 10 17 22 35 40 47 16 21 27 30 38 55 5v5 Away 3 10:07 Fiddler 8 12 18 32 35 36 16 21 27 30 38 55 5v5 Away 3 7:11 Seguin 5 12 14 24 35 44 4 12 14 24 30 91 5v5 Away 3 7:10 Benn Goal 5 12 14 24 35 44 4 12 14 24 30 91 5v5 Home 3 3:13 Set Up Couturier, Chance Raffl, Result Goal 5 12 14 17 35 44 6 12 30 33 72 91 5v5

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