Big Loss for Flyers Against Kraken

After a successful back-to-back series going into the holidays, the Flyers gave up too many goals and despite earning plenty of chances themselves, were unable to close in a 4-1 loss to the Kraken. There isn’t much to say about this one beyond a disappointingly inconsistent effort.

Despite the Flyers skating well throughout the first and outshooting the Kraken 11-7, they were unable to get any in the net. This was also the case in the 5-2 victory against Vancouver the week prior, so things seemed hopeful regardless. The second period was nearly just as slow, with 8 shots for Philadelphia and 7 for the Kraken, who were able to earn their first of four goals. Jordan Eberle got the puck in the slot and was able to snap the puck past Vladar for a 1-0 lead for Seattle early in the second period. 

The Flyers continued to give up possession to kick things off in the third period, allowing a 2-0 lead for Seattle early on as Chandler Stephenson was able to get a snapshot past Vladar. Things stayed neutral for both teams as the Flyers were able to ward off more chances for Seattle and earn some for themselves, contributing to their 14 shots in the third period. Yet nearly none were enough to get past Grubauer, aside from Carl Grundstrum’s 4th goal in the last 4 consecutive games. Unfortunately, it was only a glimpse of hope sandwiched between another inconsistent effort from the Flyers as they gave up two empty netter goals. 

Some important Flyers had impressively lacking performances, such as the typically reliably solid line of Konecny, Dvorak, and Zegras all earning a -2 for the night. Top defenseman Travis Sanheim earned a -3 as well. 

After earning at least a point in 8 of 9 of their last appearances, the Flyers played a horrifically inconsistent game costing them points in a could’ve been easy win. The inconsistency with this team is usually what costs them big time like this, not usually a true lack of skill. It was a disappointing performance after a few successful games, showing the hard hit of a road trip after some long time off.