The Flyers scored three goals in 26 seconds, scored a season-high six goals (all at even-strength), and registered their fifth win in regulation with a convincing 6-3 victory over visiting New Jersey on Saturday night.
The basics
First period: 7:37 – Timo Meier (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) (PPG), 9:00 – Noah Cates (Unassisted), 12:06 – Matvei Michkov (Sean Couturier), 12:15 – Tyson Foerster (Noah Cates, Travis Konecny), 12:32 – Tyson Foerster (Noah Cates, Nick Seeler)
Second period: 11:42 – Bobby Brink (Sean Couturier), 16:16 – Nico Hischier (Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt)
Third period: 13:27 – Nico Hischier (Simon Nemec, Jesper Bratt), 15:21 – Trevor Zegras (Owen Tippett, Christian Dvorak)
SOG: 29 (PHI) – 35 (NJD)
Some takeaways
Sleepy start by both
The two teams looked like they were waking up for an afternoon contest, at least from the initial shifts.