Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils
· National Hockey LeagueBobby Brink helps the Flyers top the Devils 3-1
Matvei Michkov also scored for Philadelphia in the first meeting of the season between the Metropolitan Division rivals. Tyson Foerster had two assists, and Samuel Ersson made 12 saves.
Brink's power-play goal made it 2-1 with 7:16 left. It was his sixth of the season.
Konecny added an empty-netter in the final seconds. He has 21 goals on the year.
Dougie Hamilton scored for New Jersey in the first period. It was the first goal for the defenseman since Dec. 2 and No. 6 on the season.
Jake Allen made 15 saves for New Jersey in his first start since Jan. 1.
Devils: Forward Nico Hischier skated in his 500th game. The captain did not record a shot after scoring three times in his previous two games.
PHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 2:17 | Dougie Hamilton Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan Bastian (5), Tomas Tatar (7) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 1:56 | Matvei Michkov Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (15) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 12:44 | Bobby Brink Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (11), Tyson Foerster (9) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:58 | Travis Konecny Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Foerster (10), Noah Cates (12) |
Statistics
PHI | NJ | |
---|---|---|
33 | Blocked Shots | 25 |
10 | Hits | 18 |
8 | Takeaways | 4 |
18 | Shots | 13 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
22 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
51.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.8 |
18 | Giveaways | 21 |
2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Washington | 5 | 10 | 65 | 30 |
New Jersey | 6 | 16 | 58 | 26 |
Carolina | 3 | 16 | 57 | 27 |
Columbus | 6 | 17 | 50 | 22 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 20 | 48 | 21 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 20 | 46 | 19 |
NY Rangers | 3 | 20 | 45 | 21 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 20 | 41 | 17 |