What Happened
The Philadelphia Flyers earned their first victory of the season Saturday night, beating the Ottawa Senators 3-1. Philadelphia had opened the campaign with nine straight losses, a franchise record, and entered the game at 0-6-3. Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone each recorded a goal and an assist, Trevor Zegras added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds remaining, and Dan Vladar stopped 25 shots.
Key Details
- Flyers improve to 1-6-3 after a franchise-record nine-game winless start.
- Martone tied the score 1-all at 9:03 of the second period on a Michkov pass.
- Michkov scored on a power play at 18:33 of the second after Ullmark stopped Martone's shot.
- The goal was Michkov's 50th in 171 career games, fastest Flyer to the mark since Matt Read in 2014.
- Zegras sealed the win with an empty-net goal with 14 seconds left.
- Philadelphia scored three goals for the first time this season after totaling 11 in its first nine games.
What It Means
The result ends a franchise-record nine-game winless stretch to open the season and gives Philadelphia its first points beyond the three it collected in overtime or shootout losses. The Flyers had managed just 11 goals in their first nine games before scoring three against Ottawa, with Michkov and Martone providing the offense in front of Vladar's 25 saves.