![]() He deflected Tippett’s initial shot, but the puck didn’t get to the goalie and instead hung in mid-air.Īs if he was a batter across the street at Citizens Bank Park, van Riemsdyk then swatted the waist-high puck with a backhand swing past Grubauer.įormer Flyers coach Dave Hakstol made his second appearance back in Philadelphia since being fired on Dec. Van Riemsdyk had tied it at 2-all 3:33 into the second with a deft display of hand-eye coordination. Schwartz broke a 2-all tie with 1:01 left in the second with his first tally when his wrist shot from the slot through a screen beat Sandstrom on the blocker side. The Kraken, though, withstood the Flyers' furious 6-on-5 rally effort in the final 1:35. But Brown converted a short-handed tally with an unlikely goal on a slap shot from the side boards. It appeared the goal would be plenty of breathing room for Seattle, especially after Travis Konecny was sent to the box for a delay-of-game penalty late in the third. Sandstrom, Philadelphia’s backup to Carter Hart, made 15 saves while falling to 1-8-1. The Kraken second-line forward got all alone in the right circle and fired a wrist shot over goalie Felix Sandstrom’s right shoulder. The teams traded tallies in the second period before Schwartz gave Seattle a 4-2 lead with his second of the contest just a minute into the third. Then, Philadelphia went without a shot in the final 16:35 of the first period, and the Kraken made them pay with goals by Eberle and Tolvanen. There were eight "E-A-G-L-E-S!" chants in the first period, and the hometown fans were enthused when Tippett snapped an 0-for-13 team skid on the power play with a close-range goal 2:11 into the contest to put the Flyers ahead 1-0. Longtime National Anthem singer Lauren Hart donned a Jalen Hurts jersey and PA announcer Lou Nolan wore an Eagles baseball hat. ![]() The video board was lit up in green with "Go Birds" scrolling across the screen. Defensemen Travis Sanheim and Tony DeAngelo sported Eagles winter caps during warmups, and Eagles legend Vince Papale pounded the drum before the opening faceoff. Flyers players entered the arena wearing Eagles jerseys, matching many fans' choice of Eagles apparel. ![]() The pregame had a party atmosphere as the appetizer for Sunday night’s Super Bowl featuring the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
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