The Philadelphia Flyers returned from the 4 Nations break with a vengeance, scoring a half-dozen goals in back-to-back games to earn convincing wins over the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, respectively.
Just two days after their 6-1 rout of the Penguins on Broad Street, the Flyers took on their cross-state rival once again Thursday night. Unfortunately, they were unable to extend their winning streak in the Steel City, falling by a score of 5-4 in overtime.
The Basics
First period: 2:00 — Noah Cates (Brink, Ristolainen)
Second period: 1:44 — Owen Tippett (Seeler, Michkov), 7:24 — Matvei Michkov (Tippett, Ristolainen), 9:05 — Philip Tomasino (Malkin, Heinen), 9:35 — Erik Karlsson (Crosby), 11:05 — Matvei Michkov (Kuzmenko, Konecny), 18:17 — Erik Karlsson (Grzelcyk, Malkin)
Third period: 2:30 — Evgeni Malkin (Beauvillier, Graves)
Overtime: 1:03 — Evgeni Malkin (Letang, Karlsson)
SOG: 37 (PHI) – 25 (PIT)
Takeaways
Malkin gonna Malkin
There were a lot of important goals scored by Russians in this tilt, but Evgeni Malkin ended up scoring the biggest of them all.