National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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


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
  • 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.
  • 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.