Instant Replay: Ducks 3, Flyers 2

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It was the Flyers' 50th anniversary home opener Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center.
 
The team paid homage to its roots, its past and Ed Snider, the club chairman for five generations who died last spring.
 
That alone should have given the Flyers more than enough jump to drown the Anaheim Ducks but it didn’t.
 
Dave Hakstol’s club lost its third straight, 3-2. Steve Mason got the home-opening start.
 
Ready or not
You've got to like the short adaptation of the original Delfonics’ “Ready or Not” hit from 1968 as the lead intro to the Flyers’ 50th anniversary ceremonies. Obviously, the high point was raising the Snider banner alongside the retired numbers of Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Bernie Parent, Barry Ashbee and Mark Howe.
 
The start
Not very good, despite the emotion of the evening with the Snider tribute. Anaheim had the lone goal in the first period off a stretch pass during a Flyers line change in which Jared Boll dropped the puck back for Chris Wagner’s screen shot on Mason. Young defensemen Ivan Provorov (minus-1) and Shayne Gostisbehere (minus-2) are both struggling offensively and defensively.
 
Notable goals
How about how easy it was for Korbinian Holzer to rip a pass from behind the net into the slot for Ryan Garbutt to one-time before Mason knew it was on his stick? That broke a 2-2 tie in the third period.
 
Goalie report
Mason was burned twice on drop passes. Ryan Getzlaf to Corey Perry for a windup in the right circle made it 2-2 late in the second period. Mason kept the Flyers in it with big saves prior. He is not getting help from his defense.
 
Power play
There was very little movement and very little shots – just two-on-two chances in the opening period. They got it together on their third try with Brandon Manning’s diagonal pass to Jake Voracek and his quick pass to the post for Wayne Simmonds’ redirect that made it 2-1. But the Flyers had five PPs in the second period and had just one goal. Overall, the Flyers were a brutal 1 for 7.
 
Penalty kill
The Flyers did too much standing around and watching, making Mason do all the work. Initiate and attack the puck.
 
Fights
A couple scrums and nothing more.
 
Scratches
Radko Gudas (suspended); Scott Laughton (knee), Michael Del Zotto (knee) and Michael Raffl (abdominal pull). Roman Lyubimov was healthy.
 
Up next
The Flyers practice at Skate Zone on Friday and host Carolina on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.

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