Brandon Hagel, Patrick Kane and Dominik Kubalik scored to back a 37-save shutout from goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-0
Thanks to unreliable goaltending, a broken defense and an ineffective special teams, the Flyers’ season came tumbling down, erasing all of the good juju the team had built after the resumption of the 2019-20 season and through the first stretch of this campaign.
With this season officially in the rearview mirror, it’s only right to hand out some “awards” as a way to put a bow on this excruciating season (h/t to Jimmy Kempski for the format):
The Is This Thing On? Award: The Penalty Kill taps mic
The Flyers penalty kill was miserable this season.
A bottom 10 unit, the Flyers looked completely lost when playing a man down (and didn t look much better when having a man advantage, either). Between the loss of Matt Niskanen, who was an astute penalty killer, and the poor play of the goalies, the Flyers couldn’t get out of their own way when it came time to defend for two minutes with a man down.
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens were buoyed by scoring more than four goals in a game for the first time in over a month, while the Winnipeg Jets continued to leak confidence Friday.Nick Suzuki s . . .
Nick Suzuki scores twice for Canadiens in 5-3 win over slumping Jets
Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen, right, celebrates his goal past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with teammate Cole Caufield during second-period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Friday, April 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson April 30, 2021 - 7:59 PM
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens were buoyed by scoring more than four goals in a game for the first time in over a month, while the Winnipeg Jets continued to leak confidence Friday.
Nick Suzuki s second goal was the game-winner in a 5-3 win over the visiting Jets, who lost their sixth in a row in regulation.
MONTREAL Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 win Friday over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Suzuki also assisted on a goal for a three-point night, and has four goals and two assists in his last four games. Artturi Lehkonen, Joel Armia and Tyler Toffoli, with the empty-netter, also scored for Montreal (22-18-9). Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen made 19 saves for the win.
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen gloves a shot from Winnipeg Jets Dylan DeMelo during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Friday, April 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson Trevor Lewis had two goals and Paul Stastny also scored for the Jets (27-20-3), who lost their sixth straight in regulation.