"Being a smaller [5-9] guy on the ice, I've got to be the most competitive guy on the ice as well," Ross said. "I wanted to bring some energy to the team in the third period.
"In a situation where I do get to play, I'm not necessarily thinking I'm going to go out and score a goal. Even though that's what I want to do, I just hope that some of the other players can feed off of my energy."
Ross won four of six faceoffs, which is one area that the Flyers could improve. The Flyers are second-to-last in the league in faceoff-win percentage.
With Nodl still day-to-day, Ross may get another shot to play on Thursday in Ottawa.
Sbisa settling in
Now that the period of limbo is over for defenseman Luca Sbisa, the rookie has settled in as a mainstay on the blue line. After posting his first NHL point on Tuesday in Atlanta, Sbisa added an assist yesterday to extend his point streak to three games.
We're going streaking
* Jeff Carter extended his point streak to seven games with his eighth goal of the season. Carter now has 10 points in the seven-game span.
* Edmonton has now won five consecutive games in Philadelphia.
* Mike Knuble now has a five-game goal streak. The steady, not flashy, winger scored a typical "Knuble goal" through hard work in front of the net on the power play. With a goal and assist yesterday, he has 11 points in 11 games.
Ice cubes
The Flyers score more goals per game than any other team in the league. They have put up 43 goals in 11 games, good for a 3.91 average . . . Scott Hartnell crushed Lubomir Visnovsky with a cold shoulder along the side wall, a hit that will appear on many highlight reels throughout the season . . . Riley Cote fought Edmonton tough guy Steve Mac-Intyre to a draw early in the second period. It was Cote's league-leading seventh fighting major of the season. *
