The vibes surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers were most definitely not immaculate when it was confirmed team captain Sean Couturier would sit out Tuesday night’s contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs as a healthy scratch. But against all odds, the Flyers pulled off the upset with a 4-3 victory over Auston Matthews and his star-studded squad at Wells Fargo Center.
The Basics
First period: 00:19 — Tippett (York, Frost)
Second period: 00:56 — Sanheim (Hathaway), 16:26 — Frost (Attard)
Third period: 01:11 — Nylander (Matthews, Tavares), 10:16 — Bertuzzi (Rielly, Tavares), 13:00 — Laughton (Tippett), 17:50 — Tavares (Bertuzzi, Matthews)
SOG: 30 (TOR), 28 (PHI)
Takeaways
Tippett sets the tone
It didn’t take long for the Flyers to get on the board. Just 19 seconds, to be exact.
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