The Flyers beat the Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime after a back-and-forth game at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Tuesday.
1st Period
Michael Hutchinson made a huge save on Noah Cates from the low slot at 5:19.
Liam Foudy opened the scoring at 9:47 when he whacked a back-hand shot past Carter Hart following a rebound from Carson Meyer, who was set up by a nice pass by Tim Berni, who picked up his first-career assist on the play.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F/OT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| PHI FLYERS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
#CBJ Foudy (7) goal pic.twitter.com/8cSVAm5hkG
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 11, 2023
Trey Fix-Wolansky capitalized on a turnover by Cates and beat Hart with a left-circle wrist shot at 12:43.
#CBJ Fix-Wolansky (1) goal pic.twitter.com/hdXz4To8rh
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 11, 2023
Joel Farabee found open space in the slot and knuckled a shot past Hutchinson at 14:59.
#FueledByPhilly Farabee goal pic.twitter.com/RCpgejkzbh
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 11, 2023
James van Riemsdyk tied the game at 15:33 with a right-circle wrist shot after finding open ice.
#FueledByPhilly van Riemsdyk goal pic.twitter.com/TP7R1CYfYq
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 11, 2023
The teams were tied at two after one with the Flyers leading 15-9 in shots on goal.
2nd Period
Owen Tippett gave the Flyers the lead on the power play at 0:47 with a beautiful move to the net before going off the crossbar and in.
#FueledByPhilly Tippett goal pic.twitter.com/3xTvkbQOBI
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 12, 2023
Ivan Provorov nearly doubled the Flyers' lead at 12:49 when he hit the post.
The Flyers led 3-2 after 40 minutes and took a 31-17 edge in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Johnny Gaudreau nearly tied the game early in the third period on a two-on-one rush alongside Kirill Marchenko when he fired a wrist shot from the left circle that was gloved by Hart.
Sean Kuraly tied the game on the power play at 5:50 when he deflected a point shot from Jake Christiansen.
#CBJ Kuraly (11) goal pic.twitter.com/Db0LjRzxKs
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 12, 2023
Hutchinson made a huge save on Kevin Hayes from the low slot at 16:08.
The teams were tied at three heading into overtime with the Flyers leading 37-29 in shots on goal.
Overtime
Tippett won the game for the Flyers at 4:45 of overtime with a nice move and finish in the low slot.
#FueledByPhilly Tippett goal pic.twitter.com/GdiGFDqp3i
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) April 12, 2023
With the loss, the Jackets fall to 24-47-9.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: CBJ 31-39 PHI
- Faceoff %: CBJ 52.7-47.3 PHI
- Power play: CBJ 1/3-1/3 PHI
- Takeaways: CBJ 6-12 PHI
- Giveaways: CBJ 9-13 PHI
- Blocked shots: CBJ 15-12 PHI
- Hits: CBJ 26-18 PHI
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): CBJ 1.78-2.03 PHI
- Chances (CF): CBJ 41-52 PHI
- Shots (SF): CBJ 23-31 PHI
- Scoring Chances (SCF): CBJ 19-28 PHI
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): CBJ 6-6 PHI
Injury Update
Boone Jenner (upper-body injury) did not play tonight after being a late scratch and Eric Robinson (upper-body injury) also missed the game.
Next Up
The Jackets return home to play the Penguins Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club concludes the 2022-23 season on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio against the Sabres.
