Flyers get first win, now host Colorado on Monday night
The Flyers snapped their season-opening skid with a 3-1 win over Ottawa, and the young core showed up in a big way. Matvei Michkov had a goal and an assist, Porter Martone had a goal and an assist, and Dan Vladar’s 25 saves held the line. The next test comes fast: Colorado visits Monday night.
First win, and the kids drove it
Philadelphia finally has something to build on after beating Ottawa 3-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, a result that kept the Flyers from becoming the 11th NHL team to lose its first 10 games to start a season, per NHL.com.
ESPN’s stat line backs up the story of the night: the Flyers outshot Ottawa 28-26, won the hit battle 28-22, and got 25 saves from Dan Vladar. Matvei Michkov led the team with 1 goal, 1 assist and 2 points, while the go-ahead pressure came with a power-play goal.
Sources: NHL.com, Bozemandailychronicle
What mattered in the win
Broad Street Hockey’s postgame takeaway matched what happened on the ice: the Flyers’ young cornerstones stepped up. Michkov and Porter Martone each produced, and Denver Barkey logged 15:39 as the Flyers got needed support from a younger lineup.
Rick Tocchet called it a “gutsy effort” after the game, per NHL.com. That matters because the Flyers did not win by getting clean, easy offense; they won by sticking with it, surviving pressure, and getting timely contributions from a banged-up lineup.
Sources: NHL.com, Yahoo Sports, Broad Street Hockey, Bozemandailychronicle
Colorado is the next checkpoint
The break in the schedule is brief. Colorado comes in Monday night after Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in the Avalanche’s 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, per ABC News.
For the Flyers, this is the real follow-up test: show that Saturday was not a one-night release valve. If the same players keep driving results and Vladar keeps giving them a chance, the first win can start to mean something beyond ending the streak.
Further reading
- Flyers hold off Senators for first win of season | NHL.com (NHL.com)
- Postgame RAV4: Flyers Top Sens, 3-1 | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL.com)
- Michkov and Martone lead Flyers past Senators 3-1 for 1st win of season after 9-game skid (Bozemandailychronicle)
- WATCH: Porter Martone nets huge goal in Philadelphia Flyers win (Yahoo Sports)
- Takeaways: Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone step up and the Flyers win (Broad Street Hockey)
- Colorado visits Philadelphia after Lehkonen's 2-goal game (Abcnews)
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