PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers’ Samuel Ersson made 22 saves on Saturday in a 6-0 shutout of the visiting Anaheim Ducks.
Goalie John Gibson #36 of the Anaheim Ducks prepares to stop a shot by Cam York #8 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Six different strikers scored for the Flyers.
“I just thought we played a hard game,” coach John Tortorella said. “As I said after the last game, we haven’t played many bad games. I just wanted us to answer the right way. We got off to a start, score the first goal. We talked about checking better; we checked better. And I thought played a good hockey game.”
Morgan Frost, Jamie Drysdale, Ryan Poehling, and Garnet Hathaway picked up single markers and an assist; Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov added goals.
The Flyers scored twice in the first period to take a 2-0 lead with Frost and Drysdale potting the goals.
“It felt really good,” Drysdale said. “It’s obviously been a while, a struggle. Felt real good to get that one but more importantly get the win.”
John Gibson made 24 saves in the loss.
“They came out in the third period and they said, ‘This is our game, we’re going to take it,’” Ducks coach Greg Cronin said. “And we didn’t have a response.”
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers receives fist bump from Nick Seeler #24 for his shutout against the Anaheim Ducks.
Robbie Fabbri #13 of the Anaheim Ducks
Isac Lundestrom #21 of the Anaheim Ducks takes a face-off against Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers receives congratulations for his goal in the third period against the Anaheim Ducks.
Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Matvei Michkov #39 of the Philadelphia Flyers is congratulated for his power play goal against the Anaheim Ducks
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers waits for the shot from Ryan Strome #16 of the Anaheim Ducks
Morgan Frost #48 of the Philadelphia Flyers sets up to block a shot from Mason McTavish #23 of the Anaheim Ducks
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers is congratulated for his goal in the third period.
A slap shot by Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippet scores against John Gibson #36 of the Anaheim Ducks
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers takes a slap shot
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers clears the puck from in front of his net.
Radko Gudas #7 of the Anaheim Ducks
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores on John Gibson #36 of the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks Goalie John Gibson #36 watches his teammate Jacob Trouba #65 battle Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers for position in front of the net.
Cutter Gauthier #61 of the Anaheim Ducks
Morgan Frost #48 of the Philadelphia Flyers score against the Anaheim Duck in the first period.
Frank Vatrano #77 of the Anaheim Ducks
Jackson LeCombe #2 of the Anaheim Ducks
John Gibson #36 of the Anaheim Ducks
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
