The Flyers (!) began Wednesday tied for the most shootout wins in the NHL. ... Entering Wednesday the Flyers were ninth in the NHL in high-danger scoring opportunities (52.4%), according to Natural Stat Trick. ... Coach Alain Vigneaut said assistant Michel Therrien likes to change the power-play personnel occasionally, such as flip-flopping Shayne Gostisbehere and Ivan Provorov on the first two units, to force opponents to prepare for different looks. ... Vigneault called Matt Niskanen a quiet leader and said he was having a big impact on his defensive partner, Provorov.