Owen Tippett had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers hung on for a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.
Travis Konecny and Trevor Zegras contributed a goal and an assist each and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have won five of their last six games. Defenseman Travis Sanheim had two assists and Dan Vladar made 29 saves.
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist and Timo Meier and defenseman Simon Nemec scored for the Devils, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Jesper Bratt had two assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots.
Mercer closed New Jersey’s deficit to 4-3 at the 6:28 mark of the third period. After stealing the puck, he moved from the outside of the right circle to the slot, where he slid a backhand slot through Vladar’s pads. It was Mercer’s first goal in eight games and 10th of the season.
Tippett was awarded his second goal with 47 seconds in regulation left when Markstrom was pulled for the extra attacker. Tippett had a breakaway on the empty net and was tripped in the neutral zone.
Meier’s power-play goal with 27 seconds left in the second period pulled New Jersey to within 4-2. He scored by putting in a rebound.
Philadelphia scored three goals earlier in the period to take a 4-1 lead.
Michkov came out of the penalty box after serving a crosschecking penalty and gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead 53 seconds into the middle period. He completed a 2-on-1 rush with a shot from in front that trickled through Markstrom as Michtov’s momentum carried him into the goaltender.
Konecny made it 3-1 at 3:16 on a one-timer from inside the top of the left circle, which also ended his nine-game goal-less drought.
Zegras scored on a one-time shot from the bottom of the right circle to complete another 2-on-1 rush with 6:57 left in the period.
The game was tied at one after the first 20 minutes.
Tippett, in his seventh season, opened the scoring at 5:18 with his 100th career goal and 200th point.
Nemec tied it with 7:51 left in the first period.
–Field Level Media
