“It’s pretty cool,” Laughton said. “Two empty-netters but I know they all count. I think 100 goals, you don’t look at it really but I’ve been in the league a long time [12 seasons] and it’s hard to score goals in this league. To score 100 is pretty cool to me, pretty special. I know it’s not much compared to some guys but it feels pretty cool to get that.”
Aleksei Kolosov made 25 saves in the win.
“I think it was just a matter of being patient, not opening up and trying to be a liability defensively,” Flyers forward Sean Couturier said. “It was that kind of game where it’s who’s going to open up first. Thought in the second [period] we took over and had a lot of quality [offensive] zone time and chances.
After a scoreless first period, Laughton put the Flyers ahead, 1-0 late in the middle frame, then scored a shorthanded strike early in the third for a 2-0 lead.
“Great play by [Travis Konecny] finding me backdoor,” Laughton said. “Got loose somehow, and found a way. We haven’t really been that great on it the last couple weeks so it’s nice to pot one there and get the ball rolling in the right direction.”
Detroit cut into the deficit with a marker form Ben Chiarot at 16:07 to make it 2-1.
Laughton completed his scoring with a pair of empty net strikes for the 4-1 final, late in the third.
“He’s probably the best teammate you can ask for,” Couturier said. “He means so much to us. He plays throughout the lineup in different roles, in different situations. It’s not always easy but he always has a great attitude and thinks about the team first and does whatever he can to help the team so it’s nice to see him rewarded tonight.”
Cam Talbot, made 32 saves in the loss; it was his first game back from a lower body injury.
“He was unbelievable,” Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin said. “Big save after big save. Someone that’s meant that much to our team, we can’t really have his first game back be a game like that, giving up odd-man [rushes] and backdoors. He bailed us out but we’ve got to bail him out.”
Cam Talbot #39 of the Detroit Red Wings
Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Edvinsson #77 of the Detroit Red Wings
Lucas Raymond #23 of the Detroit Red Wings
Patrick Kane #88 of the Detroit Red Wings
Goalie Cam Talbot #39 of the Detroit Red Wings covers the goal as the puck flies past the goal.
Alex DeBrincat #93 of the Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings
Cam Talbot #39 of the Detroit Red Wings prepares to block a shot.
Joe Veleno #90 of the Detroit Red Wings
A shot by Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers finds the back of the net against Detroit goalie Cam Talbot #39
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrate his goal during the second period against the Detroit Red Wings.
J.T. Compher #37 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates the goal by teammate Ben Chiarot #8 during the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Ben Chiarot #8 of the Detroit Red Wings receives congratulations for his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Erik Gustafsson #56 of the Detroit Red Wings shoots the puck against Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers
The puck rings off the crossbar above goalie Aleksei Kolosov #35 of the Philadelphia Flyers
The fans and Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrate his third goal of the game against the Detroit Red Wings.
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers is surrounded by teammates after his third goal of the night against the Detroit Red Wings.
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers passes the puck to Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers so he could score his fourth goal of the evening against the Detroit Red Wings.
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers score an empty net goal, his fourth goal of the game against the Detroit red wings.
