The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, picking up their first win of the season in their 10th game. Matvei Michkov had a goal and an assist, and Porter Martone matched him with a goal and an assist as Philadelphia improved to 1-6-3.
Ottawa opened the scoring in the second period, but Philadelphia answered twice before the frame ended and added an empty-net goal in the final minute to close it out. The Senators, who fell to 6-3-0, got their lone goal from Drake Batherson and got 25 saves from goaltender Linus Ullmark, who finished with a .926 save percentage. Flyers goalie Dan Vladar matched him save for save, stopping 25 of 26 shots for a .962 mark.
Key Moments: How The Flyers Won
The first period ended scoreless before Ottawa broke through 5:55 into the second. Batherson converted a 2-on-1 rush with Claude Giroux to put the Senators ahead 1-0.
Philadelphia answered just over three minutes later. Martone poked the puck away from Thomas Chabot, and Michkov scooped up the loose puck and fired a shot-pass that deflected off Martone’s stick and past Ullmark to tie it 1-1 at 9:03.
The Flyers took the lead for good late in the period. On the power play at 18:33, Michkov tapped in a rebound after Martone’s initial shot bounced off Ullmark’s left pad, making it 2-1 heading into the third. Trevor Zegras sealed the result with an empty-net goal at 19:46 of the third period, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Sean Couturier, for the final 3-1 margin.
Top Performers
Michkov finished with a goal, an assist and two points to lead all skaters, and his rebound tap-in proved to be the eventual game-winner. Martone also posted a goal and an assist, factoring into both of Philadelphia’s first two scores. Vladar stopped 25 of 26 shots in net for the Flyers, while Batherson and Giroux combined for the Senators’ only goal of the night. Philadelphia outhit Ottawa 28-22 and converted one of three power-play chances, while the Senators went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
What It Means
The victory kept Philadelphia from becoming the 11th team in NHL history to open a season 0-10. The Flyers moved to 1-6-3 and last in the Metropolitan Division, while Ottawa sits tied for third in the Atlantic Division with 12 points. Forward Owen Tippett sat out for Philadelphia with an upper-body injury. The season series between the two clubs is now tied 1-1.
What’s Next
Philadelphia will look to build on its first win. Ottawa returns to action looking to bounce back after the loss.
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