The Ditch part deux

Flyers look to push win streak to four games against Red Wings

The Flyers have been flying (yes, I went there) over the last few weeks and it doesn’t seem like they’re going to slow down anytime soon.

They come into this game having won three in a row over three teams currently playoff spots (Maple Leafs, Devils, Capitals) and seven of their last eight contests. By now, you’ve heard about the tremendous seasons that Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek are having, but the Flyers have also received production from Travis Konecny, who scored the OT winner against the Caps on Sunday.

Konecny has collected 10 points in his last 11 contests. The fact that he’s skating on a line with Giroux and Couturier certainly doesn’t hurt.

The Flyers now sit in the first Wild Card spot, but they’ve also managed to close the gap on the teams in front of them. Their 54 points are just one behind Columbus, who is in third in the Metro, and two behind the Devils for second place in the division (New Jersey has a game in hand).

“We keep going this same track, we’ll keep plugging away at teams above us,” goalie Brian Elliott said, per NHL.com. “We can be our best and worst enemy, I guess. We have to keep looking forward, not look at teams chasing us.”

Things are a little more bleak for the Red Wings in the grand scheme of things, as they’re eight points behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot in the conference. On a positive note, the Wings are coming off a big 3-0 win over the Devils last night.

The Wings had dropped four of their previous five games going into last night’s tilt, but a strong performance from Petr Mrazek led them to victory.

“I’m trying to get some confidence every game I play, every save I make. I haven’t played a lot of minutes, so every game I am trying,” Mrazek told NHL.com. “Guys did a great job blocking a couple of shots. They hit the post twice. A couple of lucky bounces there. That’s how it is sometimes.”

Detroit will play their next three games at home, as they’ll host Philadelphia tonight and Chicago on Thursday before the All-Star break hits. Coming out of the break, they’ll host San Jose before finally jumping back on the road. (NHL.com)
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Your going down tonight, Catfish!

 

I know this is getting old, but it's McEichel night tonight.

 

Kessel injured... struggled to get off the ice. Hope it isn't serious.

 

Kessel is just fine.

 

McEichel update

Holy moly, 5-0 sabres, 4 pts for jack and 3 for sam, end of 2nd.

Where have you been all year?

 

Another big night for tommy vanek, 3 pts already in the first.

 

Radulov has 47 pts this year, and Klingberg 48 for a D?

 

I'm watching the jackets and vegas game, cbj goes up 2-1, then all of a sudden, pop, three goals straight for vegas, 4-2.

This team is a well oiled machine.

 

Flyers nip Detroit in OT, 3-2. Catfish wins.

 

James Reimer down with non-contact LBI. If Florida was ever going to have an outside shot, it disappeared...

 

Panthers goaltender James Reimer exited the game and never returned after suffering a lower-body injury while trying to make a save just 3:48 into the first period. Already without their No. 1 goaltender, Roberto Luongo, who is not expected to return until at least early February from a lower-body injury suffered on Dec. 4, Boughner said losing yet another goalie likely took a toll on players.

"We're already without our big guy, our starting goalie," Boughner said. "To see your other guy go down, I'm sure that affected the team a little bit on the bench for a while."
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That sucks to hear about. Reimer probably pulled a groin and will miss significant time. Sorry, dline.

 

Flyers top Detroit in OT. Creeping up the standings now and only 5 pts from First Place and 3 points from 10th. haha. A few empty seats in the new arena in Motown.

 

US gymnastics coach will be facing sentencing any minute now.

 

Larry Nasser will die in the big house.

 

I'm witnessing one of the biggest shamings ever.

 

that man will never get what he is due even if he does serve the rest of his days as Deebo's bottom bitch.

 

175 years

 

That judge was one tough cookie, she just mocked his letter. She said she was half maltese, I stayed with a maltese family in michigan when I played a hockey tournament there as a kid.

 

Tie Domi treated that Flyers fan to dinner. haha.