Philadelphia 5, Columbus 2
When: 5:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 19, 2023
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
17496
By Field Level Media
Ryan Poehling had one goal and two assists while Joel Farabee and Cam York had one of each to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Bobby Brink and Travis Konecny each scored one goal for the Flyers, who won their fifth game in a row.
Sean Walker contributed two assists.
Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson made 20 saves.
Alexandre Texier and Boone Jenner scored one goal apiece for the reeling Blue Jackets, who have lost nine straight games.
Columbus goaltender Spencer Martin stopped 21 shots.
Owen Tippett skated in all alone and had a wrist shot denied with a stellar save by Martin at 11:44 of the third period.
Philadelphia kept attacking and Konecny scored over Martin's shoulder at 12:40 for a 4-2 advantage. It was Konecny's team-leading 11th goal of the season.
Justin Danforth had a quick chance to cut into the deficit, but he shot high over the goal on the Blue Jackets' next rush down the ice.
York scored on an empty net at 17:34 for a 5-2 lead.
The Flyers went ahead 1-0 at 5:11 of the first when Farabee skated in and flipped a backhand shot past Martin.
Jenner ripped a shot off the post at 13:44. The Blue Jackets continued to push and equalized at 15:02 when Texier scored through traffic in front.
The game became chippy, and a fight ensued at 16:59 between Columbus' Mathieu Olivier and the Flyers' Nicolas Deslauriers.
Philadelphia took a 2-1 advantage at 1:11 of the second when Brink fired a wrist shot at the short side of the net on the power play.
Soon after the Blue Jackets were awarded a power play, the Flyers broke out on a breakaway and Poehling pushed the puck just over the line at 6:41 for a 3-1 lead. It was the Flyers' fifth short-handed goal of the season.
The Blue Jackets closed within 3-2 at 17:57 when Jenner's shot deflected off the post and into the net.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Columbus |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Boone Jenner 1 |
Points |
Ryan Poehling 3 |
|
Boone Jenner 1 |
Goals |
Ryan Poehling 1 |
|
Sean Kuraly 1 |
Assists |
Ryan Poehling 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Bobby Brink 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Ryan Poehling 1 |
|
Spencer Martin .846 |
Save Percentage |
Samuel Ersson .909 |
|
Spencer Martin 22 |
Saves |
Samuel Ersson 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Columbus
|
22 |
2 |
0-5 |
3-4 |
15 |
28 |
| Philadelphia
|
27 |
5 |
1-4 |
5-5 |
17 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Flyers have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .214 after a loss.
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