EMERY SHUTS OUT ST. LOUIS, FLYERS LOSE

Have I told you lately how much I despise shootouts? Win or lose, they remain a horrible way to decide hockey games.

Courtesy of a 28-save road shutout of the Western Conference leading St. Louis Blues by Ray Emery, the Philadelphia Flyers earned a hard-fought point. Unfortunately for the Flyers, they were unable to puck any of their own 31 shots past B

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