Jakub Voracek did it all Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadiens.
The NHL's assist leader decided to let his goals do the talking as the Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, in overtime at the Wells Fargo Center.
Voracek scored the game-tying goal with 1:25 remaining in regulation and then won it in overtime to extend the Flyers' point streak to nine games.
Philadelphia Flyers, masters of the 3-on-3 OT lately.
They've won six straight games that have been decided after regulation and before the shootout. pic.twitter.com/dMbijET8V2— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 21, 2018
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Replacing the injured Wayne Simmonds on the top power-play unit, Nolan Patrick scored the Flyers' first goal. Patrick now has seven points (four goals, three assists) over his last 11 games.
Alex Lyon stopped 25 of 27 shots, earning back-to-back victories.
The Flyers also became the second team in NHL history to not allow an opponent a power-play opportunity in three straight games.
• With Simmonds missing his first game since April 2015, it was interesting to see who would take his place on the Flyers' power play. Once again, Dave Hakstol pushed the right buttons by utilizing the rookie Patrick. One of Patrick's attributes are his incredibly soft hands, which he put on display as he redirected Claude Giroux's pass. Patrick positioned his stick beautifully and ramped the puck top shelf that Carey Price had no chance at stopping.
The kid is alright.
A beaut from Nolan Patrick!
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• The Canadiens scored the go-ahead goal with 11 minutes remaining in the third period. Paul Byron was left all alone in front of the goal mouth as the Flyers attempted to recover from a defensive breakdown with Brandon Manning and Radko Gudas out there with the Patrick line. To make matters worse, Lyon attempted unsuccessfully to poke check the puck away, which took him completely out of position to make a save.
• As Lyon came off the bench, the Flyers promptly converted with the extra man as Voracek scored the game-tying goal from the top of the right circle. Clearly Voracek, with a low shot, was attempting to create a rebound opportunity. However, replays showed the Canadiens got a stick on the puck, which was redirected past Price and through the five-hole.
The crowd goes wild!
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• After some sloppy and sluggish starts this season, the Flyers brought some jump and energy from the opening faceoff. They outshot the Devils, 6-0, in last week's game against New Jersey, and the Flyers dominated the first six minutes as they didn't allow the Canadiens a shot on net.
• Making his NHL debut, Oskar Lindblom produced a solid opening period as he played just over four minutes at even strength. Lindblom complemented the Scott Laughton line well and most of their shifts were spent in the Canadiens' side of the ice. He may not be considered a fast skater, but he has a quick burst that allows him to close on pucks.
• After the first intermission, Lindblom told Flyers radio, "I was a little nervous there in the beginning, but after a couple of shifts it felt like normal again. It's a good time."
• Unlike the previous game against Montreal on Feb. 8, Canadiens goalie Price looked much more confident in net. Price allowed five goals in the previous game, his positioning was awful and he was all over the place. Price looked supremely confident with his glove hand in the opening 20 minutes.
• I liked Lyon's demeanor, structure and body language in the first period, and you can't blame him for Jeff Petry's deflected shot goal. So hard to tell what part of Petry deflected the puck, but it threw Lyon off the original shot angle.
• The Canadiens led, 1-0, which marked the first time in eight games the Flyers trailed after the opening period.
• Lyon built on his solid first period with a pair of saves on Canadiens sniper Max Pacioretty, including the second save he snagged up high with his glove hand.
• While the Flyers defensively weren't as loose as they were in New York on Sunday, they still gave up too many quality scoring chances that the Canadiens were unable to convert.
• The Flyers had a golden opportunity to take a 2-1 lead into the second intermission as Giroux and Voracek couldn't stuff home a prime opportunity. Voracek passed up a chance to beat Price and elected to pass back to Giroux, who didn't have much open net to look at. Simply one too many passes, but Voracek made up for it later.
Lines, pairings and scratches
Forwards
Claude Giroux-Sean Couturier-Travis Konecny
Jakub Voracek-Nolan Patrick-Jordan Weal
Oskar Lindblom-Scott Laughton-Michael Raffl
Jori Lehtera-Valtteri Filppula-Dale Weise
Defensemen
Ivan Provorov-Shayne Gostisbehere
Andrew MacDonald-Robert Hagg
Brandon Manning-Radko Gudas
Goalies
Alex Lyon
Petr Mrazek
Scratches: Forwards Wayne Simmonds (upper-body injury) and Taylor Leier (healthy), and defenseman Mark Alt (healthy).
