The Philadelphia Flyers faced a tough challenge against the first-place New York Rangers, who have won nine consecutive games. The Flyers have struggled against the Rangers recently, losing seven of their last eight meetings and being outscored 27-12. Despite a scoreless first period, the Flyers outshot the Rangers 17-9 and pressured goalie Igor Shesterkin. The highlight of the game was a highly praised fight between Nicolas Deslauriers and Matt Rempe.
A scoreless first period, but how about the fight of the year!? https://t.co/Qv0iR6kX9u
Good period by the #Flyers who used their speed to get a bunch of chances. Outshot the Rangers 17-9.
Flyers and Rangers scoreless at first intermission. Flyers got after Igor Shesterkin, but he stopped the shots he could see.
Rangers’ Matt Rempe trades blows with Flyers’ Nicolas Deslauriers in old-school fight https://t.co/8T2ZF61Fs6 https://t.co/DMqssQm5kp
THE FIGHT OF THE YEAR!!! WHAT A SHOWDOWN FROM DESLAURIERS AND REMPE!!! #Flyers https://t.co/64hE1d46E8
WHAT A FIGHT NICOLAS DESLAURIERS VS MATT REMPE https://t.co/XNO5ihEWOI
Great fight Rempe and Deslauriers #Flyers
Matt Rempe dropping the mitts with Deslauriers. What a fight! #NYR
OK, that was an epic battle. One of the more entertaining scraps I've seen this year. Both landed a bunch of punches -- Rempe probably with more, but Deslauriers got the takedown at the end.
The Flyers have a huge showdown with the first-place Rangers. 🍿 📺 https://t.co/mr6jYIWokQ
Big challenge today for Flyers (30-20-7) as they host first-place Rangers (38-16-3), who have won nine straight (3 p.m. ET/ABC). Since 2021-22, Flyers have lost seven of last eight meetings with Rangers (1-5-2) and been outscored 27-12.