Jack Eichel scored the only goal in a shootout on Monday, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-4 comeback win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each recorded a goal and an assist in regular time as Vegas fought back from a 3-0 deficit to improve to 3-1-0 on their five-game road trip. Goaltender Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves in regulation and stopped all three Flyers’ shootout attempts.
Philadelphia ended its homestand with a 2-2-1 record, with Morgan Frost contributing a goal and an assist, and rookie defenseman Emil Andrae scoring his first NHL goal. Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, while Ivan Fedotov made 26 saves.
Eichel scored the game-winning goal in the shootout, shooting a wrist shot past Fedotov. Samsonov then stopped Owen Tippett’s attempt to secure the win.
The Flyers were ahead 4-3 until Tanner Pearson tied the game with 8:05 remaining in the third period. Pearson stole the puck on the forecheck and fired a one-timer from the slot after receiving a pass from Noah Hanifin.
Philadelphia had a power play in overtime but couldn’t convert. Samsonov made a big save on Travis Sanheim, and Sanheim later hit the post during the man advantage.
The Flyers led 2-0 after the first period thanks to goals from Frost and Couturier. Frost tipped in a shot from Rasmus Ristolainen to give Philadelphia the lead, and Couturier scored after getting past the defense to beat Samsonov inside the right post.
Andrae’s goal on a rebound made it 3-0 early in the second period, but the Golden Knights quickly answered. Eichel scored to put Vegas on the board, then assisted Barbashev to make it 3-2 about four minutes later.
Michkov scored to give the Flyers a two-goal lead again, but the Golden Knights responded. Pavel Dorofeyev scored a power-play goal with a one-timer past Fedotov with 1:50 remaining in the second period.
