Philadelphia 4, Minnesota 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 12, 2024
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Steve Kozari
Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik, CJ Murray
Attendance:
18473
By Field Level Media
Joel Farabee scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the host Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Farabee scored 3:36 into overtime to give Philadelphia its third win in the past four games. Owen Tippett logged a goal and an assist and Tyson Foerster also scored for the Flyers.
Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist to lead Minnesota, which has lost seven of its last eight games (1-6-1). Marcus Johansson and Matt Boldy scored one goal apiece.
Flyers goaltender Carter Hart stopped 26 of 29 shots to earn the victory.
Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury took the loss, turning aside 31 of 35 shots. Fleury missed an opportunity to move past Patrick Roy for sole possession of second place on the NHL's all-time wins list.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the first minute of the second period.
Johansson carried the puck into the offensive zone and threw a shot toward the net. The puck deflected off the stick of a Flyers player and beat Hart.
The play marked Johansson's sixth goal of the season and his second in the past four games.
Philadelphia evened the score at 1-1 less than three minutes later. Travis Konecny fed a pass to Farabee, who capitalized for his 13th goal.
Hartman put the Wild on top 2-1 with 18:12 to play in the third. He blasted a one-timer from the left circle for his 13th goal of the season and his sixth in the past 11 games.
Minnesota increased its lead to 3-1 with 15:22 remaining. Boldy registered his 15th goal on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Jake Middleton.
Philadelphia pulled within 3-2 with 10:29 to go. Foerster scored his sixth goal with assists from Scott Laughton and Sean Walker.
The Flyers pulled even at 3-3 on a delayed penalty for Minnesota with 9:04 remaining. Tippett took a feed from Konecny and buried a wrist shot from the left circle for his 15th goal.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Minnesota |
Joel Farabee 2 |
Points |
Ryan Hartman 2 |
Joel Farabee 2 |
Goals |
Ryan Hartman 1 |
Travis Konecny 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Hartman 1 |
Joel Farabee 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Carter Hart .897 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .886 |
Carter Hart 26 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 31 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Philadelphia
|
35 |
4 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
29 |
Minnesota
|
29 |
3 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
11 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Wild have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .304 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Flyers have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .500 after a loss.