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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sport
Giana Han

Flyers youth shows out in a 5-1 season-opening win over the Devils

PHILADELPHIA — Chuck Fletcher and John Tortorella wanted to see what they had in their young players. Their young players showed them.

In the Flyers’ season opener Thursday, players aged 25-and-under scored all five goals in a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Wade Allison, 25, quickly responded to the Devils opening power-play goal by tying it up just 23 seconds later. He capitalized on the rebound of an Ivan Provorov shot and then almost toppled to the ground as he celebrated his fifth career NHL goal.

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