Eleven days ago, the Flyers suffered a humiliating loss to the winless San Jose Sharks that left hockey fans across the globe tearing up with laughter. Now, they’re winners of four straight games, pulling off a massive 4-3 overtime win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights Saturday afternoon. Sean Couturier netted the game-winner one minute into OT.
The Flyers are now 9-7-1 on the season and sit behind only the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division standings.
The Basics
First period: 15:29 — Tippett (Sanheim, Atkinson)
Second period: 00:59 — Foerster (Sanheim, Tippett), 04:01 — Karlsson (Marchessault), 15:00 — Marchessault (Theodore, Eichel), 15:25 — Walker (Seeler, Couturier), 19:05 — Marchessault (Stone, Theodore)
Third period: No goals
Overtime: 01:00 — Couturier (unassisted)
Takeaways
Sean Couturier the OT hero
After a thrilling 60 minutes of regulation time, Couturier scored his biggest goal of the season to help the Flyers pull off the massive upset.