PHILADELPHIA – Morgan Frost and Owen Tippett scored late in the third period to snap a 1-1 tie with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night and help send the Flyers to a 3-2 win.
For Frost, it was second of the night.
“I didn’t feel that great going into this game,” Frost said. “But once we started playing, I started to get going.”
Felix Sandstrom made 27 saves in the Flyers win.
“I think we have supported the puck really well, [but] I don’t think we were that good at that tonight,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “I thought it was a game that for both teams it was kind of low event. But for the most part in this homestand, I think the puck support and our decision-making through the neutral zone has been really good and it’s given us an opportunity to win.”
Philadelphia improved to 29-32-12.
Brendan Gallagher scored in the first period for Montreal to tie the game, 1-1, after Frost had potted his first goal.
“We just didn’t have the jump that we needed to create a little bit more,” Gallagher said. “Give them credit, they were sound in their structure, making it really tough on us, and they made a play at the end.”
It was Frost’s first two-goal game season the season opener.
“He’s getting more and more consistent,” Tortorella said. “The goals are the goals, that’s great. We’re looking for that. But I think he’s improved away from the puck, which is a very important part of his game.
“We know he has skill. We need to keep on seeing the skill. But for a coach to put a player on the ice that he’s still not sure of, that other stuff has to be sound, and I think he’s really improved there.”
Montreal dropped to 30-39-6.
“We know where we are in the standings,” Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin said. “It’s tough to see the playoffs starting and you’re not in it. But guys are working, we’re having a positive attitude. The veterans are doing a good job of making sure we’re not wasting any games, any periods. It was one of those games today where there’s just not much going on.”
Tippett’s goal was into an empty net to make it 3-1.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored for Montreal with 23 seconds left for the 3-2 final.
Cayden Primeau made 24 saves in the Habs loss.
 
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