Big nights across the board give Flyers 6-5 shootout win over Blues originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Behind all kinds of individual performances, the Flyers erased a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Blues, 6-5, Friday night in a shootout at Enterprise Center.
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Trevor Zegras continued his magic in the skills competition with the lone tally, improving to 16 for 24 lifetime.
Samuel Ersson picked up his 11th career shootout win in 14 opportunities.
Owen Tippett erupted for a four-point game, while Zegras and Christian Dvorak had two goals apiece.
Rallying from deficits of 3-1 and 5-3, the Flyers (9-5-3) extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). They’ve earned at least a point in 10 of their last 13 games (8-3-2).
The Flyers lead the NHL with 10 shootout wins over the last two seasons and are 4-0 this season. Rick Tocchet’s club has gone to overtime eight times and is 5-3-3 in games decided by one goal.
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The Flyers see the Blues (6-8-4) again in six days.
• A night like this one is why you don’t give up on Tippett just because he’s a streaky player.
He’s 26 years old and can have these kind of games.
“His tools are unreal,” Tocchet said Thursday. “So can we piece it together? … We have to just continue to grow this guy because there’s something. He has got a lot of tools, so it’s on us to hone those skills.”
Tippett snapped his 10-game goal-scoring slump when he tied the game at 5-5 about halfway through the third period. He also collected three assists.
It was a good response from his late mishap that cost the Flyers in a 2-1 overtime loss Wednesday night to the Oilers.
• Ersson started the first game of the Flyers’ back-to-back set and wasn’t sharp in regulation.
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He allowed the five goals on 17 shots for the night. But he delivered again in the shootout.
After the Flyers dug out of a 3-1 hole in the second period, St. Louis went back up two with consecutive goals not even five minutes into the final stanza.
For a second straight game, Ersson surrendered two goals in the first period. The Flyers didn’t help his cause by coughing up the puck. Zegras had a pass picked off in the neutral zone as the Blues grabbed a 1-0 lead. Travis Konecny committed a turnover in the offensive zone, which allowed St. Louis to regain its lead at 2-1.
Blues netminder Jordan Binnington couldn’t finish off the Flyers. He stopped 26 of their 31 shots.
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• Danny Briere has to be really happy so far with his two offseason additions up front.
Zegras already has three two-goal games with the Flyers. He didn’t have any last season with the Ducks.
The 24-year-old trade acquisition had his third three-point effort and now leads the Flyers in both goals (six) and assists (13).
Dvorak also had three points for his third multi-point game with the Flyers. The 29-year-old free-agent signing can play all over the lineup.
• Emil Andrae had two assists and a plus-4 rating in 18 minutes. The 23-year-old defenseman showed he can handle more on his plate.
• The Flyers are right back at it Saturday when they visit the Stars (8 p.m. ET/NBCSP).
