PHILADELPHIA – Thatcher Demko made 31 saves for the Vancouver Canucks on Friday as they defeated the Flyers, 5-4 on skills.
Philadelphia Flyers Sean Couturier #14 and Claude Giroux #28 battle Vancouver Canucks Juho Lammikko #91 and Kyle Burroughs #44 in front of Vancouver Goalie Thatcher Demko #35
Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux scored in the final minutes of regulation to rally the Flyers from a 2-4 deficit and force extra time.
JT Miller scored in regulation and added two assists for the Canucks and also was credited wit the deciding goal in the skills portion of the evening’s affairs.
Joel Farabee and Cam Atkinson also scored for the Flyers.
After Farabee gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead, Vasily Podkolzin tied the game in the second period.
Elias Pettersson and Alex Chiasson put the Canucks up 3-1 in the four-goal middle frame.
Carter Hart made 35 saves in the loss.
J.T. Miller #9 of the Vancouver Canucks scores during the shootout to win the game against the Philadelphia Flyers
Elias Pettersson #40 of the Vancouver Canucks scores during the shootout against the Philadelphia Flyers Goalie Carter Hart #79
Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers attempts to score during the shootout against the Vancouver Canucks Thatcher Demko #35
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers lifts his stick to celebrate a goal the final 2 minutes of the third period.
Goalie Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save against Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks
Max Willman #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers, Tyler Myers #57 of the Vancouver Canucks, Thatcher Demko #35 of the Vancouver Canucks
Cam Atkinson #89 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores in the second period.
Carter Hart #79 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks
James van Riemsdyk #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers battles for position Tanner Pearson #70 of the Vancouver Canucks
Max Willman #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks Kyle Burroughs #44 of the Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers players celebrate a goal by Joel Farabee #86
A shot by Joel Farabee #86 of the Philadelphia Flyers score in the first period.
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