Ottawa Senators vs Philadelphia Flyers — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Philadelphia Flyers secured their first victory of the season, defeating the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Tuesday. The win improved Philadelphia's record to 1-6-3, ending a nine-game winless streak, while the Senators fell to 6-2-0. The game remained a scoreless contest through the first period.

Ottawa broke the deadlock early in the second period when Drake Batherson scored at 5:55, assisted by Claude Giroux and Tim Stützle, to give the Senators a 1-0 lead. Philadelphia responded swiftly, as Porter Martone, assisted by Matvei Michkov, tied the game at 1-1 just over three minutes later at 9:03. Michkov then put the Flyers ahead late in the period, scoring at 18:33 with assists from Martone and David Jiricek for a 2-1 advantage. Michkov and Martone each finished the game with a goal and an assist.

The Flyers solidified their lead in the final minute of the third period when Trevor Zegras found the net at 19:46, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Sean Couturier, to make it 3-1. Dan Vladar made 25 saves on 26 shots for the Flyers, while Linus Ullmark stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Senators. Philadelphia held a slight edge in shots on goal, 28-26. SportsFBI's pregame model had leaned towards an Ottawa victory with a 67% probability.