In a game where the Flyers jumped out to a three goal lead, the Golden Knights stormed back to defeat the Flyers in the skills competition. After a terrible second period in which the Orange and Black were outshot 19-7 and outscored 3-2, the Flyers weren’t able to hold a narrow one-goal lead in the third nor capitalize on their numerous overtime chances to earn the win over Vegas. Jack Eichel’s shootout goal was the difference, as the Flyers have now lost three of their last four.
The Basics
First period: 8:51 – Morgan Frost (Ristolainen, Tippett), 12:07 – Sean Couturier (Konecny)
Second period: 0:28 – Emil Andrae (Hathaway, Laughton), 7:42 – Jack Eichel (Barbashev), 11:32 – Ivan Barbashev (Eichel), 13:18 – Matvei Michkov (Frost), Pavel Dorofeyev (Theodore, Hertl) (PPG)
Third period: 11:55 – Tanner Pearson (Hanifin, Hague)
SOG: 30 (VGK) – 35 (PHI)
Some Takeaways
Michkov, all over the place again
While Jack Eichel was the story for the high-end talent filled Golden Knights, it felt like Matvei Michkov was apparent on every single shift for the Flyers.