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Flyers Pick 12th in 2024 NHL Draft
The Philadelphia Flyers did come up in either of two drawings in the NHL Draft Lottery and will, correspondingly, retain the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers' second selection spot in the opening round, acquired from the Florida Panthers in the Claude Giroux trade, will be determined by how far the Panthers go in the playoffs.
The first 16 picks of the Draft will be as follows:
No. 1 – San Jose Sharks
No. 2 – Chicago Blackhawks
No. 3 – Anaheim Ducks
No. 4 – Columbus Blue Jackets
No. 5 – Montreal Canadiens
No. 6 – Utah
No. 7 – Ottawa Senators
No. 8 – Seattle Kraken
No. 9 – Calgary Flames
No. 10 – New Jersey Devils
No. 11 – Buffalo Sabres
No. 12 – FLYERS
No. 13 – Minnesota Wild
No. 14 – San Jose (via Pittsburgh Penguins)
No. 15 – Detroit Red Wings
No. 16 – St. Louis Blues
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Calder Cup Playoffs: Phantoms vs. Hershey Bears -- Game 3
Trailing two games to zero in their best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms need a home win in Game 3 on Wednesday night (7:05 p.m. EDT). to extend the series. If necessary, Game 4 will be at the PPL Center on Saturday.
The Phantoms have not played poorly overall in the first two games of the series, but Hershey has shown why it boasted the AHL's top record during the regular season. The Bears, by far, have been the more opportunistic club offensively. They've also received the superior goaltending with Hunter Shepard stopping 60 of 62 shots through the first two games of the series.
The lone Phantoms goals thus far have been scored by Tanner Laczynski (late in Game 1) and Hunter McDonald (first period of Game 2). Through four playoff games -- two versus the WBS Penguins and two against Hershey -- Cal Petersen has an .882 save percentage. The Phantoms allowed five goals (one ENG) on 16 shots in Game 2 against Hershey.
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