Andrew MacDonald made his debut for the Philadelphia Flyers last night versus the Washington Capitals.
MacDonald was paired with Luke Schenn. He played a pretty solid game with the exception of having a shot go off of him and into his own net. The defenseman finished the game with an assist, was a plus two, blocked three shots and finished with 18:07 of ice time.
He didn't get any time on the power play, but that's because the Flyers have had their power play units set since the beginning of the year. MacDonald did get to play 1:18 of shorthanded time. He got a chance to play on the penalty kill because the Flyers had traded Andrej Meszaros earlier in the day to the Boston Bruins.
MacDonald looked like he could move the puck up the ice pretty good. He had three hits and can play physical at times. MacDonald and Luke Schenn looked like an adequate defensive pairing. Luke Schenn will now have a steady defensive partner unlike earlier in the season and that could benefit him down the stretch.
MacDonald had a good debut for his new team. You didn't notice home when he was on the ice because he wasn't making any stupid plays or mistakes. He also stayed out of the penalty box. Hopefully the defenseman can play smart for the rest of the season with the Flyers being in the middle of the playoff race.
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