PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers’ Trevor Zegras hit for a pair of goals on Tuesday night in a 5-2 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks.
Goalie Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks stops Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers shot during the third period
The Flyers acquired by the Flyers in a trade after last season.
“It was a tough ending for me [in Anaheim],” Zegras said. “I’ve been looking forward to this game for a long time.”
Dan Vladar made 16 saves in the win.
Cutter Gauthier and Alex Killorn s were the Anaheim strikers.
The Ducks have lost seven straight.
“First and foremost, our compete just has to be better,” the Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe said. “That’s just a key that we have to figure out and come together and do. … There’s always areas you can clean up, but I think for us that’s kind of our biggest thing.”
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead early in the first period on Gauthier’s goal
“There was nobody really covering me, so I let it rip,” Gauthier said. “‘Kreids’ had a great screen, so thankfully it went in.”
The Flyers replied with Zegras’ goal of the game, midway through the first, to tie the game, 1-1.
Zegras hit his double just four minutes later for a 2-1 lead to the Flyers. He hit off the power play for the marker.
Cam York pushed the lead to 3-1 with 75 seconds gone in the middle frame.
After killing a major pnelaty, the Ducks surrendered an even strength goal to Travis Sanheim for a 4-1 advantage to Philadelphia.
Killorn made it 4-2 early in the third period.
“We have to be disciplined, for sure,” LaCombe said. “We can’t win hockey games taking (11) penalties, whatever it was.”
The Flyers’ Nikita Grebenkin hit an empty net for the 5-2 final count.
Lukas Dostal made 34 saves in the loss.
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers does battle with Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks
Dan Vladar #80 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a save against the Anaheim Ducks
Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers, Mason McTavish #23 of the Anaheim Ducks and goalie Dan Vladar #80 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Rasmus Ristolainen #55 of the Philadelphia Flyers checks Ross Johnson #44 of the Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers shoot and scores against the Anaheim Ducks
Trevor Zegras #46 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his goal in the first period against the Anaheim Ducks.
Goalie Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks redirects the puck away from Christian Dvorak #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Leo Carlsson #91 of the Anaheim Ducks
Christian Dvorak #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Cutter Gauthier #61 of the Anaheim Ducks receives congratulations for his goal in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Kreider #20 of the Anaheim Ducks raise his stick in celebration of his teammates goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Alex Killorn # 17 of the Anaheim Ducks
Carl Grundstrom #91 of the Philadelphia Flyers prepares to shoot the puck against goalie Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks
Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers battles
Jansen Harkins #24 of the Anaheim Ducks
Goalie Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks makes a save in front of Philadelphia and Anaheim players.
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