LOS ANGELES — The Flyers, thanks to a season-opening 5-3 win in San Jose on Wednesday, take some momentum into Thursday night’s matchup in Los Angeles.
In San Jose, Wayne Simmonds became the first player in Flyers history to register a hat trick in an opener. Simmonds scored two of his goals on the power play, which struggled last year and in the preseason but clicked on its first three chances Wednesday night.
Shayne Gostsibehere and Jake Voracek each had three assists.
Voracek kept the victory in perspective.
“It was a really hard game, to be honest,” he said.