Philadelphia 4, Columbus 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Steve Miller, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
19846
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Flyers 4, Blue Jackets 2: Defenseman Braydon Coburn collected a goal and an assist and Steve Mason made 20 saves against his former team as host Philadelphia snapped a season-high four-game losing skid.
Brayden Schenn scored his fourth goal in six contests and defenseman Mark Streit netted his second in as many games for the Flyers, who avenged a 4-3 setback to Columbus on Nov. 14. Wayne Simmonds added his team-leading eighth tally and former Blue Jacket Jakub Voracek and captain Claude Giroux each notched two assists.
Boone Jenner scored a power-play goal and Matt Calvert also tallied for Columbus, which has dropped 12 of its last 14 contests. (2-10-2). Former Flyer Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 33 saves after stopping 63-of-65 shots en route to winning his two previous meetings with Philadelphia.
With the score tied at 1-1, Streit accepted a feed from Giroux and elevated his own rebound past Bobrovsky at 14:55 of the first period. Simmonds doubled the Flyers' advantage at 15:17 of the second after leaping to catch a puck as it fluttered on the left doorstep before wheeling around and wiring a shot off Bobrovsky and into the net.
Columbus trimmed the deficit as Jack Skille breezed up the right wing before his centering feed was redirected home by Calvert at 2:06 of the third. Philadelphia regained its two-tally lead just 72 seconds later as Coburn recognized Bobrovsky had lost his stick and wired a shot past the netminder to end a 24-game goalless drought.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Schenn tipped Voracek's shot from the point past Bobrovsky to open the scoring at 2:37 and give Philadelphia its first lead since Nov. 8. That advantage lasted all of 1:59 as Jenner wired a shot from the right circle that sailed under the crossbar. ... Voracek has recorded 10 multi-point performances this season after having 16 all of 2013-14. ... Philadelphia has yielded nine power-play goals in its last 19 opportunities over the last five contests.
Top Game Performances
Columbus |
|
Philadelphia |
Matt Calvert 1 |
Points |
Braydon Coburn 2 |
Matt Calvert 1 |
Goals |
Braydon Coburn 1 |
Jack Johnson 1 |
Assists |
Claude Giroux 2 |
Boone Jenner 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Wayne Simmonds 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Sergei Bobrovsky .892 |
Save Percentage |
Steve Mason .909 |
Sergei Bobrovsky 33 |
Saves |
Steve Mason 20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Columbus
|
22 |
2 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
15 |
20 |
Philadelphia
|
37 |
4 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
13 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Flyers have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .231 after a loss.