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Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers

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Couturier's hat trick lifts Flyers to 7-5 win over Wild, snapping 6-game losing streak

Rasmus Ristolainen scores go-ahead goal for Flyers

The loss was the first in regulation for Minnesota and snapped its seven-game point streak to start the season.

Ristolainen, who is usually a stay-at-home defenseman, crashed the net and jammed home the rebound of Couturier’s shot for his first goal of the season at 17:36 of the third period.

Couturier, who entered the game with a 32-game goal drought, scored the first one of the game a little more than a minute in, added a second goal on a scrum in front of the net in the third period, and finished off the hat trick with an empty net goal.

Couturier’s first goal was his 500th point in his NHL career.

Travis Konecny had a goal and three assists, Nick Seeler had a goal and an assist and rookie Matvei Michkov scored the first even-strength goal if his career for Philadelphia.

Marcus Foligno scored a pair of goals for Minnesota. Brock Faber, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Jake Middleton also scored for the Wild, who allowed at least five goals in regulation for the first time this season.

TAKEAWAYS

Wild: Matt Boldy may not have scored a goal, but he was a menace in the game registering nine shots on goal. He seemed to create a lot of offense for Minnesota and eventually earned a secondary assist on Eriksson Ek’s power play goal.

Flyers: Jett Luchanko, who on opening night became the youngest player to ever play in a game in franchise history, was sent back to Guelph of the OHL after playing just four games. The Flyers roster is in a bit of a transition as G.M. Danny Briere announced before the game that defenseman Cam York will miss at least two weeks with an upper body injury. Briere said the Flyers would make moves to replace both players after the game.

KEY MOMENT

The third period saw a different Flyers team than each of the first two periods. Philadelphia had just six shots on goal through two periods but registered 17 shots on goal in the final 20 minutes. The Flyers scored four goals in the final period to secure the win.

KEY STAT

2 – The Flyers became just the second team to score more than two goals against the stingy defense and goaltending of the Wild this season.

UP NEXT

The Wild are off until Tuesday when they wrap up their seven-game road trip in Pittsburgh.

Philadelphia will play its third back-to-back in the first nine games of the season on Sunday when they host Montreal.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:18 Sean Couturier Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (1), Travis Konecny (2)
Goal 1st Period 3:51 Nick Seeler Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (3), Matvei Michkov (5)
Goal 2nd Period 14:54 Brock Faber Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (10), Joel Eriksson Ek (2)
Goal 2nd Period 15:27 Marcus Foligno Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Declan Chisholm (1)
Goal 2nd Period 18:16 Matvei Michkov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (2), Owen Tippett (3)
Goal 2nd Period 19:56 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (11), Matt Boldy (7)
Goal 3rd Period 2:18 Marcus Foligno Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Zach Bogosian (2), Jonas Brodin (5)
Goal 3rd Period 4:55 Travis Konecny Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Frost (4), Owen Tippett (4)
Goal 3rd Period 8:26 Sean Couturier Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Travis Konecny (4), Nick Seeler (1)
Goal 3rd Period 13:28 Jake Middleton Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 17:36 Rasmus Ristolainen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Sean Couturier (3), Travis Konecny (5)
Goal 3rd Period 19:00 Sean Couturier Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (1), Travis Sanheim (1)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 22
9 Hits 24
5 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 23
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
25.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 28
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
16 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 10

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,238 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 13 3 29 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 11 9 22 0
St. Louis 9 11 19 1
Utah 7 9 17 3
Chicago 7 12 15 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 14 5 28 0
New Jersey 13 7 28 2
Washington 13 5 27 1
NY Rangers 12 5 25 1
NY Islanders 7 8 19 5
Columbus 8 9 18 2
Philadelphia 8 10 18 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 18 4
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