Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Jordan Charron has had an unbelievable start to the 2025-26 OHL season.
Charron, a fifth-round pick by the Penguins in the 2025 NHL Draft this year, scored his 14th goal of the season on Saturday night. He blew past a defender and scored on a mini breakaway to make it 3-0 for the Soo Greyhounds.
Charron has been a different player for the Greyhounds this season, compiling 14 goals and 20 points in his first 18 games. He already surpassed his goal total from last year (10) and is one point away from tying his point total from last year (21).Â
The offense has been spectacular to watch, but his skating has improved as well. He looks faster on the ice, and it was very evident by the way he blew past that defender for the shorthanded goal.
Charron was one of the standouts of development camp back in July. Even though it was only glorified practice, he still showcased his strong release each day and has carried that momentum into the 2025-26 season. He is currently projected to finish the year with 53 goals and 76 points.Â
This will be his final OHL season since he is committed to St. Lawrence University for the 2026-27 season.
Despite surrendering a late tally in regulation that knotted the score, the Detroit Red Wings are back on the winning side of things and have picked up their third win in four games so far on their road trip.
James van Riemsdyk scored the only tally in the shootout against the San Jose Sharks, resulting in a 3-2 victory. With the win, the Red Wings improved to 9-4 through 13 games and are back in a first-place tie atop the Atlantic Division standings with the Montreal Canadiens.
After a scoreless opening 20 minutes of play, it would be Lucas Raymond who broke the ice by beating former Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic with a wicked wrist shot after maneuvering around Sharks defenseman Dmitry Orlov.
The Sharks responded early in the third period as Jeff Skinner deflected a pass from Philipp Kurashev past Cam Talbot.
Detroit then re-grabbed the lead midway through the frame after Moritz Seider beat Nedeljkovic from the point with a seeing-eye shot for his first tally of the season.
It was Seider who had a would-be tying goal on Friday evening waived off against the Anaheim Ducks after he was ruled to have used a distinct kicking motion.
As the Sharks pressed late in the third period, they found the equalizer thanks to rookie Sam Dickinson, who registered both his first career NHL goal and point.
Neither team found the back of the net in overtime, which included a breakaway opportunity from Alex DeBrincat, who had his four-game goal streak snapped.
Raymond, DeBrincat, and Larkin all were unsuccessful in the subsequent shootout, as were Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Kurashev for San Jose.
In his first shootout attempt as a Red Wing, van Riemsdkyk beat Nedeljkovic with a blocker-side shot, and Talbot then stopped Tyler Toffoli's backhand attempt to secure the extra point for Detroit.
Talbot picked up his fifth win of the season by making 16 saves, while Nedeljkovic countered with 29 saves.
The Red Wings also played their eighth straight game without forward Patrick Kane, who was injured on Oct. 17; he has been confirmed to be unavailable at least through the end of the road trip, which has one more game remaining on Tuesday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Nov 2, 2025; Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer (48) attempts a shot against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images
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NEW YORK (AP) â Matthew Schaefer added another milestone to his fast start with the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Schaefer had two goals in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Schaefer, who turned 18 on Sept. 5, became the youngest defenseman in NHL history with a multigoal game, moving in front of Hall of Famer Bobby Orr (18 years, 248 days on Nov. 23, 1966).
Schaefer, the No. 1 overall pick in this yearâs NHL draft, has five goals and five assists in his first 12 games with New York.
âIt has been fun to watch. Heâs great skater. Heâs super poised,ââ Islanders teammate Simon Holmstrom said. âHe was able to score two big goals for us tonight.â
Schaefer scored a power-play goal when he converted a booming shot 5:53 into the first period. He tied it at 2 with 1:07 left in the third, and Holmstrom tapped a loose puck past goaltender Elvis Merzlikins for the winning score with 38 seconds remaining.
âOh wow, itâs fun hockey to play and fun hockey to watch,ââ Schaefer said after the victory. âA couple of big goals in the last minute.â
Schaefer once again heard his name chanted by the home crowd at UBS Arena. It was a similar scene when he scored his first NHL goal during the Islandersâ home opener on Oct. 11.
âThat was a big shift. Thatâs what happens when you put pucks on net,â Schaefer said of his tying goal as Islanders captain Anders Lee screened Merzlikins. âA big grind out of the guys.â
Schaefer became the third-youngest player in the NHLâs expansion era, since the 1967-68 season, to record two goals in a game. Only Jordan Staal (18 years, 41 days on Oct. 21, 2006) and Pierre Turgeon (18 years, 54 days on Oct. 21, 1987) accomplished the feat at a younger age.
Schaefer played junior hockey last season for the Erie Otters. Now he is manning the point on New Yorkâs power play, regularly logging major minutes and contributing well beyond the scoresheet.
He is quick to deflect praise, crediting Lee with successfully impeding the view of Merzlikins.
âTeammates, I just have to rely on them,ââ Schaefer said. âI donât think thatâs going in if Leezy is not there screening the goalie. I donât think he really saw much.â
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) â Cutter Gauthier and Beckett Sennecke each had a goal and an assist, goalie Lukas Dostal made 32 saves, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday night.
Frank Vatrano and Chris Kreider also scored for the Ducks.
Jack Hughes scored New Jerseyâs lone goal in the third period, and Devils goalie Jake Allen had 26 saves.
Anaheim has won three straight and five of the last six to move into a first-place tie with Las Vegas and Edmonton in the Pacific Division, an encouraging start for a team trying to snap a seven-season playoff drought. Their 15 points is the most through 11 games since 2014-2015.
The Ducks took advantage of their second straight game against a road-weary Eastern Conference club, outscoring the Detroit Red Wings and Devils by a combined 9-3.
Anaheim scored three goals within the gameâs first 22 minutes and dominated the first two periods before New Jersey came to life in the third.
Moments after Allen stuffed Sennecke at the doorstep, Hughes took a pass from Dawson Mercer on a two-on-one break and one-timed a shot past a sprawling Dostal.
But Dostal and the Ducks held off a furious Devils rally in the final minutes, and Kreider scored on an empty netter with 1:54 left to seal the win.
Anaheim scored on its first shot of the game. Sennecke took a pass from Gauthier as he crossed the blue line, shielded New Jersey defenseman Dennis Cholowski with his body as he charged the net and slipped a lunging shot under Allenâs right armpit.
The Ducks made it 3-0 just 1:54 into the second period when Gauthier scored from an almost impossible angle, snapping a left-handed wrist shot from just inside the right goal line under Allenâs left pad for his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
Up next
Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Ducks: Host the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
The New Jersey Devils suffered a 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Sunday night. Veteran goaltender Jake Allen made 26 saves on 29 shots.
Beckett Sennecke scored the game's opening goal 4:13 into the first period. A miscommunication by the Devils in the neutral zone, coupled with Simon Nemec caught puck-watching and not tracking back, allowed Anaheim to score on their first shot on Allen.
The Ducks extend their lead to 2-0 with five minutes remaining in the first period. Frank Vatrano scored his first goal of the season. Allen made seven saves on nine shots in the opening 20 minutes.
Cutter Gauthier's snap shot beat Allen on the Ducks' first shot of the second period. It was his second point of the night as he was credited with the primary assist on Sennecke's goal.
Jack Hughes ended Lukas Dostal's shutout at the 7:43 mark of the third period. The 24-year-old has 16 points in 13 games to start the 2025-26 campaign. Dawson Mercer picked up the primary assist to extend his point streak to four games.
Ducks forward Chris Kreider hit the empty net to secure a 4-1 Ducks victory with two minutes remaining in regulation.
The Devils will return to New Jersey with a 1-3-0 record after their four-game road trip. The team will prepare for a three-game homestand that begins on Thursday, when they host the Montreal Canadiens.
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The New York Rangers have sent Brennan Othmann to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and have recalled Jaroslav Chmelar.
After failing to make the Rangersâ opening-night roster, Othmann was given another opportunity to prove himself at the NHL level, as the Rangers called him up from the AHL to open up their four-game road trip.
However, Othmann played in just one game against the Calgary Flames before being scratched out of the lineup for the remaining three matchups.
Mike Sullivan outlined what he still wants to see from Othmann.
âThis is the conversation that him and I have had throughout the course of training camp, before training camp started,â Sullivan said. âI sat with him after the Lehigh Valley, the rookie games, and trying to define for him what the expectation is, and how we could potentially earn a roster spot. And I think the most important element of it is just attention to detail, reliability, knowing your job, doing your job, play away from the puck.
âThat was where his focus, I think, needed to be. We're looking for that element as an important aspect of him earning a roster spot. In the game the other night, there were some good things that he did. There were also some moments where attention to detail could have helped us keep the puck out of the net and things of that nature. We'll continue to work with Otter with respect to those details and what those mean.â
The Buffalo Sabresâ past four games have all ended with a 4-3 score. The first three 4-3 games were all overtime losses for the Sabres, who fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets and Boston Bruins. But on Saturday, Buffaloâs three-game losing streak was stopped as the Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in a shootout.
That said, itâs a measure of the competitive parity in the Eastern Conference and the NHL in general that, despite earning five of a possible eight standings points in their last four games, the Sabresâ latest win has given them a 5-4-3 record â the worst mark in the East.
Now, it had to be encouraging for Sabres coach Lindy Ruff and GM Kevyn Adams that goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stepped up with a stellar performance against the Capitals. In only his second game of the season, Luukkonen stopped 31 of 34 Washington shots for a .912 save percentage and 2.79 goals-against average. In addition, Luukkonen stopped all two shots on net he faced in the shootout. The Capitalsâ three other shootout attempts didnât manage to get through to Luukkonen, but thatâs not a fact that changes Luukkonenâs otherwise strong game.
But back to our earlier point â the fact the Sabres got points in each of their past four games doesnât mean that they were guaranteed to climb the ranks in the East. It would be easier for Buffalo if they played in the Western Conference, as there are six teams in the West who have records worse than the Sabresâ current mark. But Buffalo has to deal with the parity in the East and find a way to win many more games than they lose.
Otherwise, while itâs a positive for the Sabres to squeeze out âloserâ points, the reality is that, without sustained winning stretches, Buffalo is going to stay where they are in the standings right now. So the pressure is squarely on the Sabres to start putting up âWâs and putting pressure on the teams above them in the East.
The Sabresâ next seven games â including two games against the Utah Mammoth and single games against the Carolina Hurricanes, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers â are all against teams that can beat them on any given night. It isnât until Buffalo takes on the Calgary Flames on Nov. 19 and the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 21 that the Sabres have games they absolutely must win. Just about every game is a must-win for Buffalo.
Until that time, the Sabres have to demonstrate they can not only hang with the big boys at the top of the NHLâs pecking order, but thrive against them. Luukkonen (or any Sabres goalie) has to play well enough to give Buffalo a legitimate chance to win night-in and night-out, and if they donât get an all-around solid showing from all their players, the Sabres are going to be cannon fodder for the 15th-straight year. And that will trigger massive change in Buffalo, both on the ice and in the organizationâs management/coaching tree.
Simply put, the Sabres have to be consistently above-average from game-to-game if theyâre to have any hope of rising in the highly-competitive Atlantic Division. The good news for Buffalo is that theyâre currently only three points behind the Red Wings for second place in their division. The bad news is there are five teams in the way of themselves and Detroit. Some of those teams are likely to play well, which is why itâs paramount for the Sabres to reel off as many wins in a row as they can.
Thus far this season, Buffalo has managed only a pair of modest two-game win streaks. That has to change. The Sabres need many more three, four and five-game win streaks if theyâre going to be a Stanley Cup playoff team this season. Thereâs no other way around it. If Buffalo canât stitch together a slew of wins, week-in and week-out, the suffering is going to continue in Western New York for the long term.
And if it gets to that point, the Sabres are going to face widespread change to the organization. The stakes have been and always will be very high this season, and Buffalo canât afford to have any prolonged rough stretches.
Because after their first 12 games of this season, there havenât been enough victories to put the Sabres where their long-frustrated fans expect them to be.
ELMONT, NY --Â The New York Islanders found themselves down 2-1 late in the third period, but a dramatic comeback saw them score twice in 29 seconds to win 3-2 in regulation in front of the home crowd.Â
First, it was Matthew Schaefer from the point for his second goal of the night with 1:03 to play in regualtion. He tried to find Anders Lee's stick in front but Zach Werenski's stick sufficed:
The Islanders comeback with 1:07 to play in regulation was the latest comeback win in franchise history.Â
The win gave the Islanders their second-straight victory as they are now 6-5-1 on the season. Up next is the Boston Bruins, who they host on Tuesday night at 7 PM ET.Â
NEW YORK (AP) â Rookie Matthew Schaefer and Simon Holmstrom scored 29 seconds apart late in the third period, helping the New York Islanders rally for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
David Rittich made 20 saves in New Yorkâs second straight win.
Miles Wood and defenseman Denton Mateychuk scored for Columbus, which beat St. Louis 3-2 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive win. Elvis Merzlikins made 36 saves.
Schaefer tied it at 2 with his second goal of the game with 1:07 to go. Holmstrom tapped a loose puck past Merzlikins with 38 seconds left for his fourth of the season.
Merzlikins slammed his stick over the crossbar in frustration after Holmstromâs goal.
Mateychuk backhanded the puck past Rittich at 12:10 of the third for his third goal, lifting the Blue Jackets to a 2-1 lead. Kirill Marchenko and Sean Monahan assisted.
Schafer opened the scoring 5:53 into the first, rifling a shot past Merzlikins on the power play. The 18-year-old Schaefer has 10 points in 12 games since the Islanders made him the first overall pick in this yearâs NHL draft.
Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri assisted. Horvat leads the Islanders with 13 points, including seven goals.
Columbus tied it at 1 on Woodâs fourth goal at 15:19 of the second.
The Islanders were coming off 3-1 win at Washington on Friday night, finishing a 1-2-1 road trip.
Columbus has won six of eight since a 1-3-0 start.
Up next
Islanders: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Blue Jackets: Visit the Calgary Flames on Wednesday to continue five-game trip.
The Buffalo Sabres have had some success with their top picks in the Kevyn Adams era, with Jack Quinn, Owen Power, Isak Rosen, Jiri Kulich, and Zach Benson all part of the current clubâs roster, but part of the indictment of the current Sabres development is that only one player of the 39 selected outside of the first round in the last five drafts (Tyson Kozak) has played an NHL game.
At the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashvile the Sabres appear to have hit it big with Zach Benson 13th overall, but the jury is still out on second rounders Anton Wahlberg, Maxim Strbak, and third rounder Gavin McCarthy. Fourth rounder Ethan Miedema was not signed after two years and is no longer Buffalo property.
Here is a quick update on the remaining players selected in 2023:
Scott Ratzlaff â G â 141st overall
Last season, Ratzlaff finished 23-19-4, with a 3.16 GAA and .910 save % with the WHLâs Seattle Thunderbirds. After the Sabres signed veteran Alexandar Georgiev and he accepted an AHL assignment, the club demoted the 20-year-old to the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL, where he has started 3-0, with a 1.29 GAA and ,966 save %.
A physical specimen at 6â4â, 205 lb., Keohane came out of Dexter Southfield Prep in Massachusetts and was slated to play a full season in the USHL with Tri-City before heading to Harvard, but after 16 games, the 20-year-old shifted to West Kelowna in the BCHL to get more playing time. Last season, he played 11 games for the Crimson and finished with two assists, this season he is scoreless in one game.
Norwin Panocha â D â 205th overall
Drafted out of Berlin in the DEL, the 6â2â, 190 lb. defenseman opted to come to North America and play for Chicoutimi in the QMJHL. In 52 QMJHL games, Panocha had 15 assists. The 20-year-old also played for Germany at the WJC in Sweden and in Ottawa last January. After being dropped by the Sagueneens, he was selected by Prince Albert in the CHL Import Draft but played only 3 games for the Raiders before he was dropped again.
After a brief stop playing in the USHL, Panocha returned home to play for Berlin, where he finished with two assists in 16 DEL games. This season, he has two assists in 15 games with the Polar Bears.
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During the game, Malkin slashed Winnipeg forward Logan Stanley on the hands, and he was fined $5,000 - the maximum allowable under the CBA - for the slash.
 Malkin, 39, has been fined on four different occasions throughout his career, and he has also been suspended by the league twice for slashing and cross-checking infractions. He has three goals and 18 points in 13 games this season.Â
The Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs center David Kampf is taking time away from the team to consider his future with the Maple Leafs organization, as reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on 'Saturday Headlines'.
Ahead of the 2025-26 season, Kampf was demoted from Torontoâs NHL roster, as itâs clear his finesse game is not what Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube wants to see out of his team.
The road that could be ahead for Kampf could be rockier than he envisioned when he signed a four-year, $9.6-million contract with Toronto in 2023. As a matter of fact, itâs precisely Kampfâs contract thatâs pushed him into limbo.
When a salary cap hit of $2.4 million, while only generating five goals and 13 points last season, there are going to be younger, hungrier players whoâll do the same job for more than a 50 percent cut in pay.
Itâs no accident that rugged left winger Sammy Blais, who earns $775,000 against the cap, was going to jump him on the Leafsâ depth chart after the team claimed him on waivers on Oct. 6.
This is what MLSE CEO and president Keith Pelley was talking about when he said Berube was going to play a larger role in the roster decisions that GM Brad Treliving was ultimately responsible for.
This is the result of prioritizing the physicality Blais brings over the defense-minded and less physical style that Kampf employs. And as the Leafs have gotten grittier, it became apparent at the end of last season that Kampf no longer was a fit.
Indeed, Kampf played only 59 games last season â and more tellingly, one appearance in the playoffs â because he wasnât the player Berube wanted on the Leafsâ fourth line. In addition, Kampf averaged a career-low 12:24 of ice time in the regular season.
The acquisition of veteran Nicolas Roy from the Vegas Golden Knights last summer made Kampf even more expendable. Plus, if Kampf isnât going to be in the lineup with veteran centers Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz injured, with an opening on Torontoâs fourth line, heâs most definitely not going to be in the lineup when theyâre healthy.
The problem is, very few teams want to take on that kind of money for that type of player. Thatâs why, when Kampf was waived before the regular season began, there were no takers for him. Too many players can do what he can do for far cheaper than what heâs getting.
Other NHL players have come to a crossroads with their teams and mutually agreed to terminate their contracts when no trade could be arranged for them.
Terminating a contract is a more abrupt move than a contract buyout would be, but it at least gives a player a chance to find a team that will value his skills and keep him in hockeyâs top league.
Ultimately, Kampf is feeling the repercussions of signing a contract that has proved to be too rich for even the Leafs. It's not entirely Kampfâs fault for being where he is right now, but he does have to own it.
Barring some catastrophic injuries to more Leafs forwards, Kampf is going to be in limbo until he comes to terms with needing a change of scenery. He wouldnât be the first NHL veteran to discover their contractual value isnât what it had been only a few years prior, and he wonât be the last.
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The Detroit Red Wings have been without forward Patrick Kane since he suffered an upper-body injury during their 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 17.
Shortly before Dylan Larkin's overtime game-winning goal, Kane slid awkwardly into the boards behind the net and skated slowly back to the bench favoring his shoulder.
He had officially been designated as day-to-day by head coach Todd McLellan, though he's been able to skate.
While there was hope that Kane would be able to join the Red WIngs at some point on their five-game road swing which continues with a Sunday evening tilt against the San Jose Sharks, that hope has now been dashed.
Per Max Bultman of The Athletic, who is on the trip with the club, Kane will not be available for the duration of the road swing.
Following their contest against the Sharks, the Red Wings have one game remaining on the road on Tuesday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights before they return home to play the New York Rangers on Nov. 7.
Just as he did last season, Kane had been playing on Detroit's second line combination with Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper.
With three goals and two assists in the five games that he's appeared in, Kane had been producing at a point-per-game pace.
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The Ducks will celebrate DĂa de Muertos on Sunday during their game against the New Jersey Devils. They will have their first three-game win streak of the season if they beat the Devils.
Anaheim has won four of its last five games, the sole loss being a tightly-contested affair against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which saw them concede the go-ahead goal in the final five minutes of the third period.
Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry have registered points in all five of those games, with Carlsson matching a career-high for points in a game (4) in Fridayâs 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
âI think weâre doing the right things to score goals,â Terry said. âThe exciting thing is I think we can be even better.â
The Ducks recorded shorthanded goals in consecutive games, scoring one apiece against the Florida Panthers and the Red Wings. After killing six out of seven penalties on Friday, theyâll face another tough task in the Devilsâ top-2 power play.
âWeâve got a lot of smart hockey players,â Terry said. âI think we're just learning to when to be aggressive when teams are maybe in tough spots and when to push, when to maybe not get dragged out. Thatâs a good power play they have over there. I know they got one, but I think (the penalty kill) has been a bright spot for us all year.â
November begins a murdererâs row-esque collection of opponents for the Ducks, who face the 9-3-0 Devils on Sunday and the reigning Cup champion Panthers on Tuesday. This is followed by two road matchups against the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights before a return home to face the Winnipeg Jets, the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA).
Ducks Projected Lines
Chris Kreider - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke Nikita Nesterenko - Ryan Poehling - Alex Killorn Ross Johnston - Jansen Harkins - Frank Vatrano
Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson Olen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba Pavel Mintyukov - Ian Moore
LukĂĄĹĄ DostĂĄl (projected)
Devils Projected Lines
Stefan Noesen - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt Ondrej PalĂĄt - Nico Hischier - Arseny Gritsyuk Timo Meier - Juho Lammikko - Dawson Mercer Paul Cotter - Luke Glendening - Brian Halonen
Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton Brendan Dillon - Luke Hughes Dennis Cholowski - Ĺ imon Nemec
The Flyers heard some boos Sunday night as they stumbled to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Flames.
The displeasure at Xfinity Mobile Arena was justified.
It was a really disappointing weekend for Rick Tocchetâs club. The Flyers (6-5-1) were swept in a back-to-back set on home ice and scored just three goals over the two losses. They fell to the Maple Leafs, 5-2, Saturday night.
âOur will is being tested right now and we need some guys to step up, leadership,â Tocchet said. âIâm an honest guy, Iâm not ripping our players, but we need some guys to get some will. I think weâve had a couple of guys, the last two or three games, that are accepting, âItâs just another hockey game.â
âThe fans pay a lot of money here to watch games. I donât think we gave them a half-decent product the last two games. I think it was kind of a boring game. It falls on myself, Iâve got to get these guys to start to show some will. The Flyer fans, if they see some will, theyâll cheer you on. If they donât, youâre going to get booed.â
⢠After his teamâs loss Saturday night, Tocchet took accountability for the Flyersâ reluctance to shoot the puck and play around the net.
âIt was the focus of our meeting this morning, it was the whole meeting,â Konecny said.
Prior to Sunday nightâs game, Tocchet said the club wasted about 10 opportunities to create action in front against Toronto.
âI call it easy ice,â the head coach said. âWe donât want easy ice; we want the hard ice, the hard ice is around the net.â
The Flyers entered Sunday night with the NHLâs second-fewest shots per game at 24. Before the start of the third period against the Flames, the Flyers had only nine shots and were trailing 1-0.
âJust playing on the outside,â Sean Couturier said. âWe have guys that are really talented, pretty skilled, but weâve got to find a way to get to the inside, get to the net.â
Tocchet tried shuffling his lines in the third period, but it didnât change much. Konecny found the back of the net directly off a draw to give the Flyers some life with 5:40 minutes left.
However, Calgary was able to close the door.
âIt was an ugly game,â Tocchet said. âI feel bad for the fans. It wasnât a fun game to watch.â
The Flames cracked him early in the second period just after the Flyers came up empty on a power play. Jonathan Huberdeau sent a shot through some bodies and past Kolosovâs blocker side, top shelf.
Huberdeau then struck again in the third period with a redirection to make it 2-0.
âThey got their two goals from screens and a tip,â Tocchet said. âThatâs what weâre looking for; they did it twice and they scored.â
Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf denied 17 of the Flyersâ 18 shots.
