The bad: More second period chaos
It's a blessing and a curse when both teams find their legs in the second night of the back to back. For the team that is favored, the pressure is on them. For the underdogs, a lot to prove. The Flyers almost snake bit the Caps but couldn't.
The second period started with Nic Dowd going to the box for holding 27 seconds in. The Caps would kill that penalty and Dowd would score 22 seconds after emerging from the sin bin with a feed from Rasmus Sandin. Connor McMichael would then dent the twine twice.
John Tortorella's coached Flyers fought back as they always do. That comes from any team coached by Torts. Travis Konecny scored on the power play to put the Flyers on the board by beating Logan Thompson with a wrist shot. Then Owen Tippett scored to pull the Flyers to within two.
Carbery added, "You could tell we were absolutely gassed, physcially and mentally. Poor decisions and back on our heels." The Flyers would cut the defict to 4-3 with a power play goal by rookie Matvei Michkov.
Alright enough with the bad let's end the article on the good note.