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Flyers' Couturier goes down at practice after ugly collision

Апреля 18, 2018 06:16·
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game 4 prediction

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game 4 prediction

Two of the so-called fiercest rivals in the National Hockey League have provided three lopsided games: Pittsburgh's 7-0 win in Game 1 and Philadelphia's 5-1 victory in Game 2 could about qualify as nail-bitters in this series. Goalie Probables: Matt Murray will get the nod for the Penguins and he will be opposed by Brian Elliott.

Despite being heavily outshot in the first, Pittsburgh found themselves with a 1-0 lead after Sidney Crosby scored his fourth of the series on a wraparound attempt that beat Brian Elliott.

Los Angeles is the most recent team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit, doing so in 2014 against the San Jose Sharks on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. The Penguins are the two-time defending champs and you had to figure they would bounce back from that disgusting showing in game two. In Game 3, however, Crosby, Malkin and Co. elevated their play, scoring three of the five goals with an extra attacker. The teams combined for 19 penalties - including some fights and misconducts - in the second game of their series.

Things could just as easily gone from bad to worse for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It also helped that goaltender Matt Murray bounced back from a poor performance in Game 2 with 26 saves in Game 3. In (Sunday's) game. I thought the call on (Giroux) - and that was a critical power-play goal for them - I still don't think that was a penalty.

Couturier limped off the ice with a team trainer.

The Flyers trail the Penguins 2-1 in the series entering Wednesday's Game 4. The Flyers have now been outscored 13-6 in this series so far.

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Couturier has four goals (three in one game) and seven points in 22 career playoff games, while Hornqvist has 36 points, including 20 goals, in 75 career playoff games.

But the Flyers might have to deal with an even bigger loss.

The good news for the Flyers here is they'll have two days off in between games to recover. During the regular season, he was 23-18 with a 2.66 GAA and a.909 save percentage, including 12-8 with a 2.78 GAA and a.897 save percentage here at home. The seven-year centre set career highs with 31 goals and 76 points.

It's about getting so exhausted from killing power plays that there isn't much energy left to score goals of your own.

The Washington Capitals blew two-goal leads in back-to-back overtime losses on home ice to Columbus because of ill-advised penalties and go into Game 3 on the road (7:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, NBCSN) knowing it's a problem that needs immediate fixing. I expect them to take this one as well.

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