Gostisbehere scores in preseason win (w/ video)

by Ryan Fay

Former Union defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere's power play goal helped lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 preseason win over the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday.

Gostisbehere celebrates his goal on Thursday
photo: Yong Kim/Philly.com

Gostisbehere's goal came at 12:57 of the first period and increased the Flyers' lead to 3-0. He was in the right circle when he took a feed from winger Jason Akeson and blasted the puck past Cory Schneider, the Devils' $42 million goaltender.

The goal was Gostisbehere's first in a Flyers uniform.

"It was a great setup from (Andrew MacDonald) to (Akeson) to me," Gostisbehere told the Courier-Post. "I was just focusing more on not getting my shot blocked. Thankfully, it went upstairs."

Gostisbehere was paired on defense with Samuel Morin, the Flyers' top pick in the 2013 draft.

"I thought they were really good and complemented each other,” Flyers head coach Craig Berube told Philly.com. “Both had really good gaps and they were aggressive and really moved the puck well. And I thought they both defended well.”

Gostisbehere ended up seeing 16:42 of ice time, including 2:13 on the power play. He finished with the goal and a plus-1 rating and was named the game's third star.

The Flyers travel to New Jersey for a rematch with the Devils at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Gostisbehere's goal can be seen below.

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