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Edmonton Oilers at Philadelphia Flyers

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Michkov, Couturier, and Tippett lead Flyers to 6-3 win over Oilers

Matvei Michkov lights the lamp for Flyers

In the first game back from the 4 Nations break for both teams, Michkov opened the scoring in the first period when he followed up his own missed shot and put the rebound past Stuart Skinner, who made 26 saves.

In the second period, Michkov made two no-look passes that turned into Flyers' goals. He found Couturier with a cross-ice pass on the door step and later with a pass into the slot for Tippett's second tally on a 2-on-none breakaway.

Couturier's goal was the 200th of his career.

Tippett also scored on a breakaway earlier in the second period, for his first goal in a month. Tippett missed the last five games with an upper-body injury.

Andrei Kuzmenko and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored for Philadelphia.

Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 41st goal of the season for Edmonton. John Klingberg and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers.

Philly's Samuel Ersson made 15 saves.

Takeaways Oilers: Matt Savoie made his debut for the Oilers and picked up the primary assist on Draisaitl's goal. It was the second career game for Savoie, who was a first-round pick by Buffalo in 2022.

Flyers: Four Flyers returned from injury in the game and a fifth, Jakob Pelletier, played his first game for Philadelphia after being acquired in a trade with Calgary.

Key moment In a back-and-forth second period, a neutral zone turnover by Edmonton — a puck bounced over defenseman Brett Kulak's stick — led to the breakaway that resulted in Tippett's game-winner.

Key stat The Flyers held Connor McDavid without a point in the game.

Up Next The Oilers visit the Washington Capitals on Sunday while the Flyers are off until Tuesday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:07 Matvei Michkov Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Laughton (16), Egor Zamula (9)
Goal 1st Period 7:06 John Klingberg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ty Emberson (10), Connor Brown (15)
Goal 1st Period 9:31 Leon Draisaitl Goal (41) Backhand, assists: Matt Savoie (1), John Klingberg (1)
Goal 2nd Period 1:45 Owen Tippett Goal (15) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 7:13 Sean Couturier Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (21)
Goal 2nd Period 8:34 Mattias Ekholm Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (44)
Goal 2nd Period 12:26 Owen Tippett Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (22), Sean Couturier (18)
Goal 2nd Period 15:37 Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Travis Konecny (40), Rasmus Ristolainen (14)
Goal 3rd Period 17:01 Rasmus Ristolainen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Couturier (19)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 12
18 Hits 18
10 Takeaways 4
18 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 23
46.5 Faceoff Win Percent 53.5
19 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

Wells Fargo Center

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,847 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 38 19 82 6
Edmonton 37 22 78 4
Los Angeles 33 20 75 9
Calgary 30 23 70 10
Vancouver 29 23 69 11
Anaheim 28 28 63 7
Seattle 27 34 58 4
San Jose 17 39 43 9

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 42 14 92 8
Carolina 38 22 80 4
New Jersey 34 25 74 6
Columbus 31 24 70 8
NY Rangers 31 27 68 6
NY Islanders 29 27 65 7
Philadelphia 27 30 62 8
Pittsburgh 25 31 60 10
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