PHILADELPHIA – Brian Elliott needed to make all of 19 saves, but that was enough Tuesday night as he picked up a 3-0 shut out of the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.
“A win feels good; feels even better against these guys,” Travis Konecny said. “They’ve been playing great hockey. We shut them down tonight.”
Matt Niskanen #15 of the Philadelphia Flyers battles Marcus Pettersson #28 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in front of Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry #35
Jakub Voracek, James van Riemsdyk and Justin Braun were the Flyers strikers in the win.
“I thought we were really defensive-minded and staying over top of guys,” Elliott said. “I thought we really frustrated them. You give them time and space, and they can make plays. I thought we took it away, we moved our feet, and that was the key to the game.”
The 19 Pens shots were the second lowest total this season/
“For me, there was a lack of execution, lack of attention to detail, no sense of urgency, no cooperative play,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “Can’t play that way in this league and expect to win.
“There was lots we could have done better. Tonight, we were easy to play against. … We didn’t chip bodies, finish checks, we didn’t make great decisions with the puck, we didn’t execute when we had it. There was nothing positive I can draw on from this game. It’s disappointing.”
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Tristan Jarry made 27 saves in the loss.
“For whatever reason, we didn’t have it tonight. It’s unfortunate,” Sidney Crosby said. “It’s a big divisional game, and it just seemed like they wanted it more. It’s never a good feeling when you finish the game and that’s the feeling you have. Obviously, to have a break and have to sit on this one a bit, it’s not great. We’ll be motivated when we come back.”
Philadelphia Flyers teammates congratulate their Goalie Brian Elliott #37 on his shutout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers jumps in front of Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins Tristan Jarry #35, Jack Johnson #3 and Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Phillippe Myers #5 of the Philadelphia Flyers keeps Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins gaining
the advantage in front of Goalie Brian Elliott #37 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Brian Elliott #37 looks around the screen of Jared McCann #19 of the Pittsburgh Penguins as Justin Braun #61 of the Philadelphia Flyers helps defend the net.
Dominik Simon #12 of the Pittsburgh Penguins carries the puck as teammate Sam Lafferty #37 of the Pittsburgh Penguins move up
Zach Aston-Reese #46 of the Pittsburgh Penguins checks Justin Braun #61 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry #35, Joel Farabee #49 of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Chad Ruhwedel #2 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins makes a glove save.
Tyler Pitlick #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers is surrounded by Pittsburgh Penguins players
Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers screens Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers avoids a collision with Goalie Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
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