Flyers Win First Two Home Games
Flyers improve to 3-1-0 on the young season after wins against Vancouver and Edmonton.
On a night that saw 130,000+ fans at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, the Flyers beat the Canucks 2-0 on Tuesday night. Goals scored by Egor Zamula, his first goal in the National Hockey League. And Sean Couturier’s first goal in 22 months after missing all of last season with injury on a penalty shot. Carter Hart recorded his sixth career shutout in the win. The Flyers controlled the game outshooting the Canucks 42-26 including a 22-3 shot advantage in the second period.
On Thursday night the Flyers welcomed the high skilled Edmonton Oilers to town where Philadelphia won 4-1. A second period goal by Zach Hyman of the Oilers broke a one hundred minute shutout streak by Carter Hart. Starting early in the third period on Saturday in Ottawa and ending in the second period Thursday night. Farabee, Atkinson, and Walker scored for the Flyers. Farabee’s goal came off a two on one late in the first period with Bobby Brink. While Sean Walker the new right handed defense who came over from LA in the Provorov trade scored on a shorthanded break away late in the second. Cam Atkinson scored the remaining two goals for the orange and black.
On Thursday night Marc Staal left the game with an upper body injury during the second period after a collision into the boards. No update has been provided, but if Staal will miss time due to injury the Flyers have been traveling with seven defensemen. Coach John Tortorella has been alternating lineups Emil Andrae and Egor Zamula on the blueline. Forwards Tyson Foerster and Bobby Brink have each sat a game. While Morgan Frost has sat out the last two games.
The Flyers are next in action for a two game road trip, visiting Dallas on Saturday and Vegas on Tuesday, before returning home on Thursday to face Minnesota.
Photo: AP Chris Szagola
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