"Philly had a three-goal lead early in the second and a 4-2 lead after two, which are impressive but not impossible leads to blow. It's how Philly blew it that stands out. Barrett Hayton converted on a power play to make it a one-goal game, and that's how it stayed until the closing minutes, when the Mammoth pulled their goalie and Hathaway found himself on the dreaded 1-on-0."
"That's a rough one. I'm only giving a four out of 10 on the Patrik Stefan Scale, because for as improbable and unacceptable as Hathaway's gaffe was, it's at least explicable. He just lost track of where everyone was on the ice, and took a few ill-advised extra strides, which he assumed he had the time for, to close the distance on goal. It required a nice effort from Nick Schmaltz to pick his pocket; Stefan lost his battle with empty air."
The young Flyers began the season strongly but have slumped entering the new year, enduring a six-game losing streak during which opponents scored 31 goals. Garnet Hathaway has one goal in 43 games and remains in a prolonged scoring drought. In a game in Utah the Flyers held a three-goal lead early in the second and led 4-2 after two periods, but they surrendered the advantage. Barrett Hayton's power-play goal made it a one-goal game, and a late pulled-goalie situation produced a 1-on-0 for Hathaway. Hathaway lost the puck on the breakaway when Nick Schmaltz stripped him, producing a costly turnover. Hathaway appeared distraught afterward and was shielded from questions by Flyers PR.
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