Bobby Brink scored two goals, Travis Sanheim added one goal and two assists and the host Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Thursday.
Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny each had one goal and one assist while Owen Tippett contributed one goal for the Flyers. Cam Atkinson registered three assists. Carter Hart made 26 saves.
Dakota Mermis and Marcus Foligno scored one goal apiece for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 shots.
The Wild closed within 3-1 at 3:05 of the third period when Mermis corralled a rebound and scored. Just 1:25 later, Foligno scored his second goal in two games to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Philadelphia regained a 4-2 advantage at 6:34 when Tippett scored after a Wild turnover in their own zone.
Brink’s second goal, this time at 11:02, gave the Flyers a 5-2 lead. Sanheim put the game away when he scored at 14:46.
The Flyers went ahead 1-0 at 13:57 of the first when Konecny ripped a wrist shot just under the crossbar and into the net. Nick Seeler received the lone assist.
Philadelphia had eight of the first nine shots and outshot the Wild 12-4 in the opening period.
Couturier scored on the backhand on the power play at 7:28 of the second as the Flyers took a 2-0 lead. Atkinson fired the initial shot and Couturier pounced on the loose puck. The Flyers had been 1-for-20 on the power play before Couturier connected.
Soon after Jake Middleton was whistled for cross-checking Tyson Foerster, the Flyers capitalized as Brink scored on the power play at 9:52 for a 3-0 advantage.
Marcus Johansson skated in and nearly scored at 13:20 in the second period, but Hart denied him with a stellar save.
–Field Level Media
