PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers took a 1-0 lead on the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, but ended up chasing the game for the rest of the match in a 4-3 loss.
Owen Tippett staked the Flyers to the first period lead off a power play marker.
The Kraken replied with two goals, coming from Jordan Eberle and Eeli Tolvanen for a 2-1 lead.
“I don’t think we were good enough,” Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. “It’s not going to come down to disappointment or frustration. … I don’t think we played good enough. The team that won was better.”
The Flyers then tied in the middle frame on a goal from
“Anytime you’ve lost three in a row, especially coming out of the [All-Star] break, you start doubting yourself a bit,” Eberle said. “But we know we have the team in here. We know we’re good. We know that we’re a fast team and when we play to the way that we know we can, we’re a good team in this League.”
Philadelphia dropped to 22-23-10.
James Van Riemsdyk tied the game, 2-2, early in the second.
Jaden Schwartz scored the first of his two goals in the second period to push the Kraken back in the lead, 3-2.
“Not playing a game for maybe three, four weeks, just felt a little bit off, legs and timing a little bit,” Schwartz said. “I think any player would tell you when you miss some time, it’s a little bit of an adjustment. … I’ve had some practices and a few games under my belt.
“When you’re out you can kind of do as much as you can in the gym and on the ice, but nothing feels the same as it does when you’re actually in a game. I’d say tonight my jump felt a lot better than in the first couple games.”
His second marker came in the third for a 4-2 advantage.
“The one that you don’t see is his presence in the locker room,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. “He’s the guy that keeps a lot of guys around him loose. He’s won and he’s got that presence, and he’s pretty timely in the way he delivers some of his leadership.
“On the ice, a lot of it is about possession. He’s a guy that is not a big guy, but he is great on the walls, he creates possession down low, and it was nice to see him finish on two for us, and those were big.”
The Flyers’ Patrick Brown scored a shorthanded goal with less than four minutes left on the clock for the 4-3 final.
Felix Sandstrom made 17 saves in the Flyers loss.
“Their D were aggressive, we couldn’t get the pucks past their D along the wall, and then you’re spending a lot of time in your zone, so no energy for offense,” Flyers forward Scott Laughton said. “You’re changing on the way out and they’re coming back at you. Couldn’t get it out and they made us pay.”
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