Hart, Flyers shut out Detroit, 3-0

PHILADELPHIA -Carter Hart made 29 saves in a Saturday matinee as the Flyers shut out the Detroit Red Wings, 3-0.

Goalie Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers

“You could understand if some guys kind of just rolled over and just went out there and played,” Flyers forward Morgan Frost said. “But we’re going out there to win every game, and it feels good in the room. It makes it a lot more fun to come to the rink.”

The Flyers won their third straight and moved to 28-32-12.

“We’re chasing more, not letting them get set up,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “Have an attitude of not letting them set up. For a while we just relied on blocking shots and staying in lanes and not putting them under pressure. I think we’ve moved in unison and pressure all day long killing penalties.”

After a scoreless first period, Kieffer Bellows put the Flyers up, 1-0 in the second period.

Detroit dropped to 31-32-9 off their 12th loss in 15 games.

“Our inability to execute on the power play was the difference for us tonight,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “You get that many looks and to not generate a goal, that was the difference.”

The Red Wings failed to score on any of their seven power play chances.

Scott Laughton pushed the Philadelphia lead to 2-0 late in the middle frame.

“I think it’s still a work in progress,” Laughton said. “I think a lot of our penalty killers are out, so we’ve got some new personnel learning on the fly and trying to be a little bit more aggressive.

“I think once we get into our structure it’s pretty passive, but not letting them enter the zone as much. And as soon as it gets on the yellow or around the wall, we try and pressure as much as we can. I think that’s probably helped us out a little bit. Didn’t let them get set up too much at all tonight.”

Tyson Foerster hit for an empty-net goal with 79 seconds on the game clock.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 19 saves in his first start since early December.

“He was excellent,” Lalonde said. “Gave us a real chance. We didn’t give up a lot early on, but we gave up too many odd-mans and we were flirting with that hurting us. Sure enough, at the end of the [second] period it was the odd-man that extended the lead to 2-0.”

A scum around the net after the whistle blew between Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings players

Brendan Lemieux #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers

Detroit Red Wings #48 Alex Chiasson attempts to screen Goalie Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers

Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic #39 of the Detroit Red Wings blocks a shot by Kevin Hayes #13 of the Philadelphia Flyers

Defenseman Robert Hagg #38 of the Detroit Red Wings checks Philadelphia Flyers Left Winger Brendan Lemieux #22 into the boards during the first period