In the first ever win of the Rick Tocchet era, the Flyers took care of the back to back champs, defeating the Florida Panthers by a score of 5-2. A fantastic Trevor Zegras third period assist was the difference, and the Flyers have now earned 3 of 6 possible points against tough competition to start the year.
The Basics
First period: 8:54 – Tyson Foerster (Sean Couturier)
Second period: 15:47 – Sean Couturier (Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim); 19:22 – Sam Reinhart (Anton Lundell) (SHG)
Third period: 10:15 – Sam Bennett (Reinhart, Brad Marchand) (PPG); 15:50 – Couturier (Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale); 17:43 – Bobby Brink (Noah Cates, Nick Seeler) (ENG); 18:33 – Christian Dvorak (Sanheim, Couturier)
SOG: 26 (FLA) – 22 (PHI)
Some Takeaways
A quick start
The first period was probably the best period the Flyers have played yet this year.