The Philadelphia Flyers, led by coach John Tortorella, praised goaltender Samuel Ersson for his strong performance, with Tortorella expressing confidence in Ersson. The Flyers secured a 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues, with Scott Laughton and Owen Tippett contributing crucial goals. Tippett's impressive performance garnered praise from Tortorella and the media, with his remarkable goal being highlighted as a potential contender for goal of the year. The Flyers' dominant victory was acknowledged as a significant achievement, with Tortorella commending the team's performance against the talented Stars.
John Tortorella on Owen Tippett: "I’ve seen a lot of good goals, but I haven’t seen a goal like that.” #Flyers
John Tortorella: "We put the work in. That's probably one of our better games we've played. I'm happy for them. Dallas is one of the best teams in the league." #Flyers
John Tortorella on Owen Tippett: "He has a chance to be something special. I haven't seen a goal like that in quite a while." #Flyers
John Tortorella: "We played a really good game." #Flyers
Owen Tippett has six goals in six games since he started using Travis Konecny's stick. Cam Atkinson jokingly mentioned it post game. 📸: @FlyersNation #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/t4aFSEomR7
Owen Tippett’s ridiculous spin-o-rama tally for Flyers should be the NHL’s goal of the year https://t.co/sKQZ9wnIQi https://t.co/N69DIOVlO2
This Flyers team is good folks, a dominating victory. Man this team is good. It's time to realize just how good this team can be, Owen Tippett my gosh what a goal
OWEN TIPPETT. HOW? 🤯 (🎥: @NHL) https://t.co/4f9EdiIxQn
Incredible goal by Owen Tippett. #Flyers had lost seven straight vs. Dallas before tonight’s dominating win against a talented Stars team. https://t.co/PLAeZQkb9M
Holy smokes, this might be up for goal of the year nominations. What a goal from Owen Tippett, holy smokes @NHLFlyers https://t.co/Y3DIU6nle3
Always smokes, this might be up for goal of the year nominations. What a goal from Owen Tippett, holy smokes @NHLFlyers https://t.co/AsVxruMGVi
Owen Tippett is a goddamn superstar https://t.co/kaDQJmLJeg
What a backhand tuck from Owen Tippett (18) to cap off a phenomenal game from the Flyers. @WD_sportsagency get this man PAID. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/V0qx2DRzMn
OWEN TIPPETT WITH THE GOAL OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!! #FLYERS 📹: @Flyers_Clips https://t.co/M2KnbBQaYb
Wow, Owen Tippett (18) with another highlight real goal, goal of the year? 5-1 Flyers. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
Owen Tippett now has six goals in his last six games, and this one rivals the one he scored in St. Louis for highlight reel style. Spinarama and then roofs it on the backhand. Crazy skill. 5-1 Flyers.
My goodness, Owen Tippett is confident. Another highlight-reel goal to cap this game off for the Flyers.
Scott Laughton (5) gives the Flyers a 3-goal cushion with an unorthodox penalty shot. 4-1 Flyers, while leading in shots by 30, 41-14. 9:24 left in the game. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/x8FzF3L4bN
Scott Laughton on the penalty shot, not sure if he went backwards but for now it’s 4-1 Flyers. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
Verrrry close to the puck stopping there (or going backwards) and the refs took a quick look at it but Laughton's PS goal counts. 4-1 Flyers lead in what has been a tremendously strong game tonight.
Flyers score on penalty shot and it is 4-1.
#Flyers clinging to a 2-1 lead after two and have a 30-9 shots domination.
Flyers lead 2-1 over the Stars after two periods of play. Stars are held to 9 shots, lowest through first two periods this season. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
Flyers hanging onto 2-1 lead after two, with 1:07 left on a PP. Third period will likely be a challenge. It's the Stars' best period this season, outscoring teams 64-48.
Flyers hit the locker room up 2-1, and probably deserve to be up two or three goals at this point. They've outshot the Stars by a whopping 30-9 margin, and basically controlled this one from start-to-finish. But the Stars are still very much in it.
Flyers lead Stars 2-1 at second intermission. Should be good third period.
Stars may be getting dominated in shots, but they just had a huge PK and got an important goal after it to trim Flyers' lead to 2-1.
There's less than eight minutes to go in the second period. The Flyers have 27 shots on goal. The Stars have 3.
The Flyers have 2 goals The Stars have 3 shots on net for the game thus far, midway through the second
Owen Tippett scored the second goal from Coots on the PP 2-0 Flyers
#Flyers have a 2-0 lead and have outshot the Stars, 27-3. Owen Tippett, who is blossoming into a star before our eyes, scored his 17th.
Halfway through game and Flyers have a 27-3 edge in shots on Stars. https://t.co/HnmoihbqO1
Owen Tippett (17) is burning red hot with 5 goals in his last 6 games. Sean Couturier (20) with the faceoff win and assist to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/QctahSqkhp
Flyers now up 2-0 on Owen Tippett's fifth goal in the last six games. Shots now 21-1 with 14:45 to go in the second period.
Owen Tippett (17) is burning red hot. What a shot off the draw, 2-0 Flyers. Sean Couturier (20) with the faceoff win and assist to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
Stars get a power play, but have no shots on goal. Flyers then score to make it 2-0 in second.
Well, the Owen Tippett hot streak continues. Rips a shot off the faceoff that gets past Oettinger, and it's 2-0 Flyers.
Sizzling #Flyers have a 1-0 lead after one. https://t.co/Le44if1IEb
Samuel Ersson only faced one shot in the first 20 minutes of the game. 1-0 after the first. The Dallas Stars average 30.2 shots a game. Great work from the Flyers' defense, clogging up lanes and sacrificing the body. Flyers controlled the first period and put up 15 shots to…
Flyers outshoot Stars 15-1 in the first period, lead 1-0 on Sean Walker's goal from Morgan Frost.
Flyers up 1-0 in goals, 15-1 in shots. About as good of a period as you could draw up against a quality opponent like the Stars.
Flyers controlling pace a bit, leading 6-1 in shots at the halfway point of the first period. #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers
John Tortorella on Owen Tippett: "He has a chance, and I don't know where it goes. He has a chance to be a really good player in this league. He's kind of all over the place away from the puck, and I try to balance that with teaching that part of the game."
Samuel Ersson will start tonight for the Flyers. He owns a 2.33 GAA and a .910 Save Percentage on the season. 📷: https://t.co/zTyf075Yvy https://t.co/aaQy65FMwM
John Tortorella: "Catesy comes in and does a good job in solidifying that line. We did a good job." #Flyers
John Tortorella: "Good team win." #Flyers
John Tortorella "I don't look at standings. It's a tough road trip. Statement games, measuring games, I don't believe in that. I just think the team comes to work and that's what's good about our group. They come to work each and every day and attack that day." #Flyers
John Tortorella on Owen Tippett: "Like I said the other night. If he hits the net more he would probably have 5 or 6 more goals right now. He has a chance to be a really good player." #Flyers
The Flyers 13-4-5 in their last 22 games, after sweeping this 3 game road trip #Flyers
John Tortorella on Owen Tippett: "Like I said the other night, if he hits the net more he'd probably have 5 or 6 more goals right now. He's one of those athletes that develops on his own, he has a chance to be a really good player." #LetsGoFlyers
What a roadie by the Flyers: 3-0-0
Joel Farabee (15) empty net goal, 4-2 Flyers with 53.1 seconds left in regulation. #PHIvsSTL | #LetsGoFlyers
And Joel Farabee puts this game on ice, scoring the clincher via an ENG. 4-2 Flyers. They'll win all three games of the road trip.
Owen Tippett (16) with a filthy goal, he has 4 goals in his last 5 games, 3-2 Flyers. Konecny (19), Frost (9) with the assists. #PHIvsSTL | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/hMzrP8UJzt
That is a brilliant goal by Owen Tippett.
Owen Tippett with a beautiful goal, walking through the Blues. 3-2 with 5:33 left in the 3rd period. #PHIvsSTL | #LetsGoFlyers
Owen friggin Tippett. What a goal. 3-2 Flyers.
Owen Tippett just had a highlight-reel, go-ahead goal in the third period. That was wow good.
Man, what a goal by Owen Tippett. 3-2 Flyers lead with 5:33 left.
Tippett gives the Flyers a 3-2 lead. #stlblues
The Flyers have gone 8 straight games with at least 35 shots on goal. #LetsGoFlyers
#Flyers have a 2-1 lead over Blues after two. Laughton and Poehling have goals for Philly.
Flyers have 33 shots on goal through 40 minutes -- on pace for 50 (I'm rounding up). Owen Tippett leads the team with eight SOGs.
Ryan Poehling gets the Flyers the lead back right before the end of the second period. He scores with 6.2 ticks on the clock. 2-1 Flyers
Ryan Poehling with a tough goal to give up with 6.2 seconds remaining in the second period. 2-1 Flyers after 40.
1-1 Flyers/Blues
Scott Laughton scores off a rebound 1-0 Flyers. The Flyers are off to a good start #Flyers
Flyers open up the second period with a goal, Scott Laughton (4) gets on the board. An audible “F*ck yah” from Laughton as he celebrates his first goal in a while. #PHIvsSTL | #LetsGoFlyers
The Flyers have a 1-0 lead on the Blues early in the second period. Scott Laughton buries a big rebound.
One Philadelphia team is winning! Scott Laughton scores off a rebound, and it's 1-0 Flyers.
Scott Laughton finishes a rebound. 1-0, Flyers.
Flyers strike first, #stlblues passing has been extremely poor tonight and it leads to odd-man, Laughton finishes a rebound.
#Flyers-Blues are scoreless after one.
Owen Tippett has five shots on goal. After just the first period. Despite the fact that he only got 3:59 minutes (11th among Flyers forwards) of ice time.
0-0 after the first 20 minutes. Goalie contest tonight, 13-9 Flyers lead in shots. #PHIvsSTL | #LetsGoFlyers
Flyers and Blues scoreless at first intermission. Carter Hart made a big-time save early in first period on Jordan Kyrou and then the Flyers got going.
John Tortorella: "I like the way we have handled ourselves on this trip. I'd like to finish it off the right way tonight." #Flyers
Samuel Ersson: "Confidence for me is high right now. I'm feeling good about my game." #Flyers https://t.co/WNFeVxrrNb
John Tortorella: "Erss (Ersson) was really good. It was a good team win." #Flyers
John Tortorella : "It was stacked up against us. A couple injuries, but we just go out and played. Ersson was strong. He looks big and is so confident. Has a mental presence about him." #Flyers