After losing the game and one of their most important players against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to bounce back in a big way. Goals from five different players and strong special teams play resulted in a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
The basics
First period: 4:08 – Jason Zucker (Josh Doan, Josh Norris) (PPG), 8:26 – Travis Konecny (Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim) (PPG), 9:04 – Trevor Zegras (Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny), 9:25 – Bobby Brink (Noah Cates, Nikita Grebenkin)
Second period: 1:45 – Noah Cates (Bobby Brink, Jamie Drysdale), 11:48 – Bowen Byram (Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn), 12:43 – Owen Tippett (Matvei Michkov, Sean Couturier)
Third period: no scoring
SOG: 35 (PHI) – 26 (BUF)
Early penalty trouble
The start of this game did not go well the Flyers, but not in the way that we’ve come to expect.