Ersson, Flyers shut out Detroit, 1-0

Posted on by

PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers’ Samuel Ersson made 33 saves in a 1-0 shutout of the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Cam York was the lone striker in the game for the Flyers.

“He’s (Ersson) played unbelievable for us,” York said. “I played with him in [the American Hockey League] for a little bit there and saw what he can really do, and he’s doing the same thing up here. If he continues to play like that, we’re going to win a lot of hockey games.”

Philadelphia improved to 17-10-3.

“We’re a really good defensive team and Sam played great for us in net,” York said. “I don’t think they had a ton of Grade-A chances, so it was a good night for us.”

York scored at 6:21 of the opening stanza for the 1-0 lead.

Detroit dropped to 15-11-4.

“Lack of execution,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “Just some plays that we’ve made in similar situations we just didn’t make tonight. … It’s six periods [Saturday and a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday] and just one goal. Have to figure out our offense a little bit.”

Ville Husso made 18 saves in the loss.

“We knew this would be a really tough part of our schedule,” Lalonde said. “I think we’ve got to dig a little deeper here and find a way. Performances are solid but every team goes through moments like this. Every team goes through stretches in their schedule and you’ve got to find a way to accumulate some points. Unfortunately, we haven’t done that the last couple games.”