Philadelphia 5, Edmonton 4
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2019
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Brian Pochmara, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen:
Derek Amell, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
19526
By Field Level Media
Nolan Patrick scored 2:01 into overtime as the host Philadelphia Flyers pushed their season-high winning streak to seven games with a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon.
Patrick redeemed himself after missing an open net in the waning moments of the third period by wristing a shot under the crossbar in overtime to send Philadelphia to its second straight overtime win. The Flyers posted a 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday.
Sean Couturier, captain Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny and Wayne Simmonds each scored a power-play goal for Philadelphia, which has tallied six times with the man advantage in the last two contests. Carter Hart, who was honored as the NHL Rookie of the Month for January, made 40 saves to extend his personal winning streak to six games.
Captain Connor McDavid and Zack Kassian each collected a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who dropped their fourth straight game (0-3-1) in their return from the All-Star break. Ty Rattie scored to end a 21-game goal drought, defenseman Adam Larsson also tallied and Cam Talbot turned aside 34 shots for Edmonton.
Kassian took advantage of defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere's turnover and beat Hart on a breakaway for a short-handed goal to give the Oilers a 4-2 lead at 4:07 of the third period. Konecny converted from the doorstep just 27 seconds later and Simmonds knotted it up 6 1/2 minutes later by cleaning up a loose puck from in front of the net.
McDavid used a brilliant individual effort to score his team-leading 30th goal and give the Oilers a 2-1 advantage with 2:27 left in the first period. The two-time reigning Art Ross Trophy winner pushed the puck ahead in the neutral zone and fended off three Flyers before wiring a shot under the crossbar.
Larsson wristed a shot from the left faceoff dot that sailed over Hart's right shoulder to stretch Edmonton's lead to 3-1 at 8:19 of the second period. Larsson's goal was his second of the season -- with both coming against Philadelphia -- while McDavid notched an assist to secure his 22nd multi-point performance of 2018-19.
After setting up a tic-tac-toe sequence on the game's first goal, Giroux wired a shot from above the right circle that sailed inside the near post to trim Philadelphia's deficit to 3-2 with 3:06 remaining in the second period.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Edmonton |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Zack Kassian 2 |
Points |
Claude Giroux 3 |
|
Zack Kassian 1 |
Goals |
Claude Giroux 1 |
|
Zack Kassian 1 |
Assists |
Claude Giroux 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Claude Giroux 1 |
|
Zack Kassian 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Talbot .872 |
Save Percentage |
Carter Hart .909 |
|
Cam Talbot 34 |
Saves |
Carter Hart 40 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Edmonton
|
44 |
4 |
0-3 |
1-5 |
12 |
31 |
| Philadelphia
|
39 |
5 |
4-5 |
3-3 |
8 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Flyers have a W/L % of .478 after a win and .414 after a loss.
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Oilers have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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