Highlights Beyond Highlights- Dec. 12 vs. Predators

John Tortorella preached this entire road trip that the coaching staff wanted their team to attack and dictate play.  There were two early examples of this that didn’t lead to goals but were the kind of plays that have stated to define this Flyers team.

Early in the first period, Travis Sanheim had an opportunity to jump into the offensive rush during a line change.  Rather than just dump and change, Tyson Foerster hands the puck off to Travis Sanheim before heading to the bench. Sanheim leads a charge into the Nashville zone, which indirectly causes Garnet Hathaway to draw a penalty and earn the Flyers a power play.

Not long afterwards, Sean Walker is accosted by a trio of Predators in front of the Nashville bench. But Walker slips out of there and creates 40 seconds of offensive zone time that results in the Predators taking an icing.  Those kind of plays can lead to goals on the ensuing faceoff, or at the very least create times when the Flyers aren’t defending because they’re attacking.

The Flyers blocked at least 13 shots in the 13 minutes between Travis Sanheim’s game-tying goal and the end of the third period. Here are a few.