Flyers win third straight with victory over Blues

The Philadelphia Flyers are on a roll. They currently are 12-10-3 with 27 points through 25 games played. They are tied for fourth place in the Metropolitan Division with the New York Rangers.

The Flyers would head to St. Louis for a head-to-head match with the Blues for their second game of a back-to-back Saturday night.

Owen Tippett gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at the 9:15 mark of the first period as he tipped in a beautiful pass from Matvei Michkov past Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. Michkov found Tippett wide open on the backdoor. Michkov and Frost picked up assists.

The Blues got the games first power play as Ryan Poehling got called for holding just 38 seconds into the second period. They had a wide-open net on the right side but Garnet Hathaway saved a goal. They didn't capitalize on the opportunity.

Alexey Toropchenko gave the Flyers their first power play of the game as he got called for interference at the 4:54 mark of the second period. They got a few good shots on net but Binnington had all the answers.

The Flyers got their second power play of the game at the 12:31 mark of the second period as Radek Faksa got called for holding. They had a few good chances in front but couldn't capitalize on the opportunity.

The Blues got their second power play of the game at the 1:01 mark of the third period as Cam York got called for high-sticking. They couldn't capitalize, however, as they managed to only get one shot on net.

Dylan Holloway got the Blues on the board and tied the game up at one at the 11:11 mark of the second period. His wrist shot from the point beat Flyers goaltender Aleksei Kolosov's glove side. There was heavy traffic in front of the net. Schenn and Kessel received assists.

Tyson Foerster gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead at the 12:02 mark of the third period as he collected a rebound and put it past Binnington. Binnington made the initial save on Bobby Brink but allowed a huge rebound. Brink and Cates collected assists.

Jake Neighbours tied the game up at two with 11.4 seconds left in the third period. He found a loose puck in front of the net and put it under the arm of Kolosov. Faulk picked up the only assist.

Matvei Michkov won the game for the Flyers just 28 seconds into the overtime period. Konecny saw him ahead of the play and swatted the puck to him for the breakaway. He beat Binnington's glove side to give the Flyers a 3-2 win. Konecny received the lonely assist.

The Flyers went 0 for 2 on the powerplay and 2 for 3 on the penalty kill. Their powerplay struggles continue.

Kolosov put on a goaltending clinic all game long. He saved 25 of 27 shots, for a .926 save percentage.

Goal Summary

1st Period:

Tippett (5) Assists: Michkov (10), Frost (7)

2nd Period:

No goals scored

3rd Period:

Holloway (7) Assists: Schenn (8), Kessel (3)

Foerster (5) Assists: Brink (8), Cates (4)

Neighbours (8) (Power Play) Assists: Faulk (6), Kyrou (13)

Overtime:

Michkov (9) Assists: Konecny (17)

Flyers Next Game

The Flyers next game is on Thursday, Dec. 5, against the Florida Panthers in Philadelphia.