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Ice Rivalry at Wells Fargo Center: Philadelphia Flyers Face Columbus Blue Jackets

As the Philadelphia Flyers prepare to host the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center, fans are eager to see if their team can continue its recent trend of success. The Flyers have been showing a strong performance in their past games, which bodes well for this upcoming matchup.


Oct 13, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny (11) celebrates his goal with teammates against the New Jersey Devils during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

In their last game against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Flyers secured a victory with a final score of 4-3. This win was marked by an impressive powerplay performance where they scored two goals out of four opportunities and maintained a faceoff win percentage of nearly 51 percent. Their shooting accuracy was also notable, with a shooting percentage rounding up to 11 percent.


Prior to that game, the Flyers triumphed over the Carolina Hurricanes with three goals on twenty-four shots and an outstanding goaltending display that boasted a save percentage close to 97 percent. They demonstrated control over faceoffs as well, winning more than half of them.


The trend continued in Los Angeles against the Kings where they managed four goals from twenty-six shots and once again showed defensive strength with goaltending saving almost 95 percent of shots faced. Despite facing challenges in even-strength faceoff percentages during this game, they still emerged victorious.


These statistics suggest that while powerplays and penalty kills have been areas of strength for Philadelphia, maintaining control during even-strength play will be crucial against Columbus. The Wells Fargo Center has witnessed some thrilling hockey recently and will undoubtedly provide an electric atmosphere conducive to another high-energy performance from the home team.


Fans can catch all the action on November 19th at 5:30 PM Eastern Time at Wells Fargo Center or tune into ESPN+ nationally or NBCS-PH+ locally for television coverage.

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