Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas played an excellent first period on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He made a couple of nice plays in the defensive zone, including a well-timed hit. His Corsi differential at 5v5 was a +7. He threaded a gorgeous pass to Michael Raffl for an assist.
Gudas was good, and then he got lucky. It’s not often that you score from the red line:
Let’s take a look from another angle:
Curtis McElhinney needs to stop that shot, but hey, the Flyers (and Gudas) will take it.
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