Flyers believe they can keep road streak going

PHILADELPHIA – After winning twice in Pittsburgh, can the Flyers make it a hat trick?
That’s something the Flyers talked about after Saturday night’s 4-2 loss in Game 4 of their best-of-seven opening-round playoff series.
The last thing the Flyers want to do is face the pressure of coming back to Philadelphia again and face the prospect of a potential Game 6.
Better to wrap it up in Game 5 on Monday night in the Steel City.
Coach Rick Tocchet summed up his opinion on the subject in just two words: “Hundred percent.”
“You know we go game to game,” Tocchet said. “We’ll have a light practice tomorrow, get ready back at it. This is the playoffs. You have to forget about stuff. That doesn’t mean you can’t learn from mistakes.
“Tip your hat to them. They came to play. And we’ll go from there.”
Goatender Dan Vladar still likes where the Flyers are positioned. In the 100-year history of the NHL, only four teams have come back from an 0-3 deficit.
“Well, if somebody told you guys before the series we were going to be up 3-1 after four games, you wouldn’t believe us,” Vladar said. “ Nothing is changing for us, still being positive. They have a really good team. It’s not easy to get four in a row against a team like that.”
Travis Konecny appreciates the fact the Flyers won 23 times on the road this year. That’s the fourth-highest total in team history and the most since 2012.
“We’ve been playing well on the road,” he said, “so we just need to simplify a little bit. We’ll see. We’re going to go for our best effort in there and hopefully we can get it done.”
Christian Dvorak believes the Flyers can take something from their strong road record this past season. And also the fact the Flyers have performed so well after a loss. They didn’t lose back-to-back games in regulation time until December.
“We’ve been responding after a loss and after adversity,” he said. “ Can’t get too frustrated. We’re still in a good spot. Get back to work.”

>Stat sheet

The Flyers dominated in the hit department throught most of the first three games but the Penguins held a 36-29 edge in Game 4. . .Travis Sanheim had another long night in the ice time department, logging 26 minutes, 39 seconds.