Matvei Michkov scored his third overtime goal in November, helping the Philadelphia Flyers end the month with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
Michkov, who will turn 20 on December 9, scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway after Travis Konecny passed him the puck while falling to the ice. Michkov also had a great assist earlier in the game, and Aleksei Kolosov made 26 saves for the Flyers.
Jake Neighbours tied the game for the Blues late in regulation, and Dylan Holloway also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 28 saves, but the Blues lost their first game under new coach Jim Montgomery.
After Konecny was called for a late penalty, the Blues tied the game with 18.3 seconds left on a 6-on-4 power play. Kolosov made a great save on Jordan Kyrou and an amazing toe stop on Justin Faulk, but Neighbours managed to poke the puck into the net as Kolosov tried to cover the rebound.
Down 1-0, the Blues tied it at 8:49 in the third period when Holloway scored his seventh goal. Brayden Schenn passed the puck to Holloway in the slot, and he had time to take a shot that beat Kolosov.
Less than a minute later, Bobby Brink had a chance to score but hit the post on a backhand. The puck stayed next to the crease, and Tyson Foerster quickly scored his fifth goal of the season.
The Flyers scored first at 9:15 in the game with Owen Tippett’s fifth goal of the season. Michkov attracted a St. Louis defender on a 2-on-1 and passed the puck perfectly to Tippett, who shot it past Binnington.
With just under 10 minutes left in regulation, the Flyers had a chance to score on a Sean Couturier breakaway and the following scramble in front of the net, but they couldn’t convert. Those missed chances were important, as St. Louis tied the game just a minute later.
