Winter Classic: Flyers and Rangers Scoreless After One
Andrej Meszaros skates back to knock the puck away from Ryan Callahan, who had a breakaway if not for the defensive play.
CITIZENS BANK PARK, PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Flyers and Rangers are locked in a scoreless tie after one period of play in the Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia outshot New York 12-9 in a period that saw Henrik Lundqvist and Sergei Bobrovsky stop all of the shots sent their way.
Ilya Bryzgalov, who announced himself yesterday that he would not be starting today, was not with his teammates on the Flyers bench. Instead, Bryzgalov sat just outside of the bench area, behind the glass.
Scott Hartnell was the most active Flyers forward in the first period, with six hits and a pair of shots. The Rangers outhit the Flyers 21-18.
While the game was moved back from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in order to improve ice conditions, the puck still stuck to the ice a bit more than usual throughout the period, causing it to move slightly slower. Still, both teams got their chances. The Flyers best came on a backhanded shot from Jaromir Jagr, which Lundqvist steered into the corner.
The Rangers nearly had a breakaway at one point, but Andrej Meszaros recovered in time to poke the puck away from Ryan Callahan at the top of the circles in the Flyers end of the ice.
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