PHILADELPHIA — Despite getting outplayed through three periods, the Flyers, carried by Carter Hart’s career-best 47 saves, walked away with their second win in a row when they beat the Vegas Golden Knights, 2-1, Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Although the Flyers’ first-period play was not clean, in a rare turn of events, the bounces went their way. Down five shots on goal to none, the Flyers took the lead when Justin Braun scored on the team’s first shot on goal of the night. Then, after two momentum-killing power plays, Oskar Lindblom hit the ice at even strength and scored a wraparound goal.
After controlling the pace of the game from the start of the second period, the Golden Knights got on the board during their third power play of the game when they used quick, efficient passing to get the puck out front, where Evgenii Dadonov scored. The Golden Knights built from there, outshooting the Flyers 17-8 in the second and killing two penalties easily.
