Flyers 4, Blackhawks 3: Game 3 Scoring Chances

The Copper & Blue has been tracking playoff scoring chances for two months, and in this series, they can’t believe what they’re seeing. Not only is Philly getting the better of the play, they’re doing so by a significant margin. From Scott Reynolds:

For three consecutive games, the Flyers have outchanced the Blackhawks by a 4:3 margin or better. For three consecutive games the Flyers haven’t looked out of place. In fact, for three consecutive games, the Flyers have been the better team everywhere except between the pipes. And last night, they even managed to win the game! Patrick Kane’s goal to open the third period could have been a dagger to the heart but the goal seemed to instead give the Flyers new life. After responding with a goal of their own, the Flyers prevented Chicago from generating a single dangerous shot that actually required a save from Michael Leighton. Ridiculous. On top of that, they generated a bunch of chances themselves - the puck does need to be somewhere after all - and eventually capitalized by scoring in overtime. And when that was disallowed, they went out and scored again. The even strength chances with the score tied now stand at 28-21 in favour of the Flyers through three games. Every time I look at those numbers, I’m surprised anew. The Hawks had best get it together if they plan on winning this thing.