Flyers 5-4 Blue Jackets (December 21, 2024) Game Recap

PHILADELPHIA – Owen Tippett scored the final point in a four-point game at 3:30 of overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers ended a three-game losing streak against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night.

Morgan Frost scored two goals and Tyson Foerster tied the game with less than two minutes left in the third period as Philadelphia won for the fifth time this season after trailing after two periods. Samuel Ersson made 21 saves.

Mathieu Olivier, Mikael Pyyhtia, Kirill Marchenko and Jake Christiansen scored for the Blue Jackets, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Tippett assisted on three of the Flyers’ four goals in the third period, including Foerster’s equalizer. In OT, he managed a 2-on-1 duel with Noah Cates and beat Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (25 saves) with a backhand shot.

Takeaways

Blue Jackets: Columbus blocked 24 shots. This was crucial in keeping Philadelphia off the scoreboard in the first two periods of the game.

Flyer: Captain Sean Couturier had to arrive late for personal reasons. Philadelphia added Olle Lycksell to the lineup as a backup. Lycksell was recalled Saturday to take the roster spot of defenseman Emil Andrae, who returned to Lehigh Valley of the AHL.

Key moment

Foerster’s goal, off a deflection of a Travis Konecny ​​shot at 18:16 of the third period, was the Flyers’ third game-winning goal of the third period.

Key statistics

Frost has scored seven goals in his last seven games against Columbus.

Next

The Blue Jackets host Montreal on Monday. Philadelphia begins a six-game trip to Pittsburgh on Monday.

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