Overview
- Matvei Michkov scored twice and Trevor Zegras had three assists in a 3-2 Philadelphia win over the Colorado Avalanche that completed the Flyers’ second straight victory after a long winless start.
- The game’s opening power-play goal by Michkov stood after a review found Colorado defenseman Josh Manson pushed Porter Martone into goalie Mackenzie Blackwood rather than illegal contact by the shooter.
- Joseph Woll made 24 saves to record his first win with the Flyers, and Noel Acciari scored his first goal for Philadelphia in the third period to restore a two-goal lead.
- Colorado struggled with a slow, error-prone start that coach Jared Bednar called “sluggish and sloppy,” though rookie T.J. Hughes extended his goal streak to two games late in the third.
- Michkov now leads the Flyers with six goals and has scored in three straight games, a development that could shift the young, injury-depleted roster’s confidence and roles as the team continues its schedule.