Eight goals should be enough to win any hockey game.
Unfortunately for the Flyers, it wasn’t against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. The Flyers fell 9-8 at the hands of the team formerly known as the Atlanta Thrashers.
They fell behind 6-2 in the second period but managed to come back and tie the score in the third period. James van Riemsdyk scored the go-ahead goal just 3:02 into the final period.
van Riemsdyk and Danny Briere both played very well as they scored two goals apiece in the slugfest.
The Jets answered right back with goals from Alexander Burmistrov and Mark Stuart to take a 8-7 lead.
van Riemsdyk wasn’t done. He tied the game at 8 with less than four minutes remaining. The Flyers look destined to pull this one out.
But it was not to be. Andrew Ladd beat Ilya Bryzgalov with just 1:06 to go to cap off a Winnipeg victory.
It was a poor night for defense and goaltending for both teams.
Bryzgalov allowed four goals after Sergei Bobrovsky let up five before exiting in the second period. Combined, they only made 16 saves on 25 shots.
Let’s just hope Chris Pronger can get back soon and provide some help for this defense.
The Flyers are back on home ice on Saturday when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes.
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