The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night 3-2, and the power-play unit struggled to find the back of the net again. Including Thursday's game, the Flyers are 2-27 on the power-play this year and have looked terrible over the first six games.
Against the Ducks, the power-play unit looked better by gaining the offensive zone, setting up plays and even sending quality shots to the net. They just can’t seem to find the twine. The Flyers took 42 shots and could only put two past career backup goaltender Curtis McElhinney.
“We got a lot of shots but we have to put them in,” Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux said after the loss on Thursday.
The Flyers are in the midst of their longest homestand of the season (five in a row) and only have one game left Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers have only won one game during this homestand, and they better hope this doesn’t come back to bite them in the long run. These are the kind of points that make end of the season situations, like the one the Flyers put themsel ...
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Philadelphia Flyers Power Play: Where Have You Gone?
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