The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Ending a 17-game winning streak in Philadelphia over the Blackhawks.
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Morgan Frost scored the lone goal for the Flyers in the 1st period. Frost’s 10th of the season was his second goal in as many games.
The Flyers power-play, which had a goal in three of the last four games, was held scoreless on two attempts.
Carter Hart made 25-saves on 28-shots in the losing effort. It was the four time in the past five starts that Hart has given up three or more goals.
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Morgan Frost Hits Double Digits
On December 4th, Morgan Frost was struggling to find his game. Something that led John Tortorella to describe Frost’s game as a toilet seat.
The next night, Frost got his first point in five games. It was just his 6th point of the season thru 25-games.
Since that assist, Frost’s game has taken off. Scoring 7-goals & 10-assists in the next 21-games.
Tonight, Frost’s goal in the 1st period was his 10th of the season. Eclipsing double digit for the first time in his career.
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Decision Time For The Flyers
Today is the final day of Felix Sandstrom’s conditioning stint with the Phantoms. Now, the Flyers have a decision to make with who will be Carter Hart’s backup.
Samuel Ersson has impressed in his 6-starts in the NHL so far. Posting a 5-0-0 record with 2.37 GAA & .918%.
Felix Sandstrom posted a 4-1-2 record with 2.39 GAA & .911% during his conditioning stint with the Phantoms.
Sandstrom must be placed on waivers to be sent back to the Phantoms. Ersson is waivers exempt.
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Flyers Dominance Against Blackhawks Ends
The Flyers dominance over the Blackhawks in Philadelphia came to an end. A dominance that lasted 26-years.18th straight win over the Blackhawks in the regular season in Philadelphia.
Chicago ended a 17-game losing streak in the regular season to the Flyers in Philadelphia. It was their first win since November 9, 1996.
Result : Blackhawks 1 – Flyers 3 , WIN
Record : 20 – 19 – 7
Next Game : Saturday 1/21 , Detroit Red Wings , Detroit MI , 7:00pm
PHOTO CREDIT: Tim Nwachukwu – Getty Images
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