The Flyers made history against New Jersey tonight, unleashing a flurry of three goals in 26 seconds to break a franchise record, and turn what was a tied game into a lopsided contest.
Midway through the first period, Sean Couturier won a puck battle along the wall and delivered a pass to Matvei Michkov that sprung the Russian phenom on a breakaway from the blue line. That then allowed Michkov to finish coolly through the five-hole of Jake Allen, and start the oncoming barrage with 7:54 remaining in the first period.
Immediately after, Noah Cates sauced a sweet feed over to Tyson Foerster just off the ensuing faceoff, and Foerster ripped home a one timer that would extend the Flyers’ lead to two, just nine seconds after Michkov had given them the advantage.