The Philadelphia Flyers secured a win with Cam Atkinson breaking his 27-game goalless streak by scoring twice, leading the team to a 2-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Atkinson's first goal, which set the Flyers ahead, was a result of a redirection set up by Joel Farabee. After 20 minutes, the Flyers maintained their 1-0 lead, and Atkinson later doubled the lead with a power-play goal from a rebound off a Morgan Frost shot. The Flyers' power play appeared rejuvenated, and their record when scoring first improved to 16-3-0. The team led in shots on goal at 16-11 and showed resilience, having played the previous night in St. Paul, Minnesota.
It had been exactly two months and one day since Cam Atkinson last scored. He has two goals tonight in Winnipeg. #PHIvsWPG | #LetsGoFlyers
Cam Atkinson scored his first goal since November 11, 2023 tonight #Flyers
Cam Atkinson, holy smokes he's on fire. Flyers up 2-0 @CamAtkinson89 is da man
Cam Atkinson has 2 goals and 5 shots on goal. He hadn’t scored in 27 straight games going into tonight. #LetsGoFlyers
Cam Atkinson with 2 goals tonight: "I threw the monkey off my back and I think I shot it a couple times." #PHIvsWPG | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/9ucK8VCLdW
Connor Hellebuyck tested again, shortly after Cam Atkinson's second goal of the night. Flyers appear to be outworking the Jets tonight, putting lots of Winnipeg's positive streaks at risk.
"Once I start putting the puck in the net, everyone's going to stop talking," Cam Atkinson said earlier this month. He's got two tonight and the Flyers have a 2-0 lead. https://t.co/uMIFabe3V8
Flyers are getting in the dirty areas right now, Cam Atkinson (10) has found the back of the net twice tonight. 2-0 Flyers. #PHIvsWPG | #LetsGoFlyers
Flyers PP: fixed Cam Atkinson: fixed 2-0 Flyers.
Morgan Frost with the shot and Cam Atkinson jumps on the loose puck to deposit the rebound for a power-play marker at 2:52 of the 2nd period. 2-0 #Flyers
2-0 Flyers and it's Cam Atkinson's second of the night. Guess the monkey he threw off his back after his first goal was really weighing him down.
Cam Atkinson after the first intermission: "I threw the monkey off my back and I think I shot it a couple times." @NHLFlyers
First period is in the books. #Flyers 1 (Cam Atkinson, first goal in 27 games). #NHLJets 0. SOG 16-11 for the Flyers, who had a strong road period and showed no signs of fatigue despite playing one night earlier in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Flyers lead 1-0 after 20 minutes. Atkinson with his first in 27 games. Shots 16-11 PHI. #NHLJets
Atkinson (9) finally breaks through, you could tell he was excited about that one. Tipping a pass on net from Poehling (8). Flyers are 16-3-0 when scoring first this year. #PHIvsWPG | #LetsGoFlyers
Cam Atkinson needed that big time, as he scores a massive goal for the @NHLFlyers That felt good for him 1-0 Flyers
Who else but Cam Atkinson. 1-0 Flyers. #PHIvsWPG | #LetsGoFlyers
Cam Atkinson redirection and it’s 1-0 #Flyers after a shift where they hemmed the #NHLJets in the D-zone. Joel Farabee with the set up.
Flyers win