Owen Tippett had to exit Wednesday night after taking a big hit and the Flyers were rolled by the Devils, 5-0.
Owen Tippett is going to remember the name Brenden Dillon. The Philadelphia Flyers forward was ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils after being on the receiving end of a huge open-ice hit by Dillon.
The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough 5-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 29. During this matchup, the Devils had far more control than the Flyers and took advantage of it. This was especially true during the second period when the Devils scored four times.
The Flyers faced a tough night in Newark, falling 5-0 to the Devils in their third meeting in two weeks. The Flyers faced a tough night in Newark, falling 5-0 to the Devils in their third meeting in two weeks.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will play the latter game of a back-to-back as they host Patrick Roy's New York Islanders (22-20-7).
A hard hit on Flyers wing Owen Tippett by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon in the first period might have gotten the Flyers off their game somewhat. No penalty was called on the play, which resulted in the Flyers trying to exact revenge throughout the first half of the game action.
The Philadelphia Flyers wrapped up a home-and-home set against the New Jersey Devils with a split. After a 4-2 home win on Monday, the Fyers sustained a 5-0 loss at Prudential Center on Wednesday evening.
Primarily known as a stay-at-home defenseman, Ginning, who has 10 career NHL games under his belt, is expected to be in the lineup Thursday.
Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers build a three-goal lead and they held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2.
The Flyers kept their composure after what could have been a deflating goal to dispatch the Devils for the second time in 10 days.
The Flyers face off against the New York Islanders for the third time this month on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.