Instant reactions: Sam Ersson LIT UP by Nikita Kucherov in Flyers blow-out loss

Key Highlights

• But with Sam Ersson in net, Rick Tocchet’s club never had a chance, despite playing fairly well through 40 minutes.
• What a waste of a Saturday night. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFirst periodHighlight: Garnet Hathaway did it!
• In his 37th game, and his team’s 43rd, Hathaway has his first point, a deflection goal to tie the game 1-1 after Nikita Kucherov had been left alone in front and capitalized on a Denver Barkey turnover minutes before to open the scoring.
• Hathaway deflected a point shot from Noah Juulsen, who has one of the better slappers on the team.
• Decent velocity, just a few inches off the ice, perfect for finding a stick through traffic.