National Hockey League
Utah 4, Philadelphia 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 8, 2024
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 17462

Logan Cooley scored the go-ahead goal during a wild second period as the Utah Hockey Club earned a 4-2 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.

Michael Carcone, Juuso Valimaki and Kevin Stenlund also scored for Utah, which has won two in a row for the first time since starting the season 3-0-0. Jaxson Stauber made 22 saves in the win.

Joel Farabee and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers, who dropped their third straight game. Philadelphia goalie Samuel Ersson made his return to the ice after missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury and finished with 21 saves.

The teams combined for five goals in a span of 8:29 of the second period.

Carcone opened the scoring when his shot was saved by Ersson and then the puck immediately caromed off the skate of Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen and into the net.

Farabee answered just 19 seconds later as Nick Seeler's shot got behind Stauber and Farabee punched it home for his first goal since Nov. 9.

Less than 2 1/2 minutes later, Valimaki deflected a shot from Mikhail Sergachev past Ersson for his first goal of the season.

Philadelphia answered again as Tippett's wrister from the top of the left circle went in amid traffic in front for his eighth goal of the season.

However, the Flyers' momentum didn't last long, as the visitors tied it with a power-play goal less than two minutes later. Dylan Guenther made a crisp pass in front of the crease to Cooley, who quickly shifted to his backhand and beat a helpless Ersson for his seventh of the season.

Philadelphia appeared to tie it 3-3 early in the third period, but Utah challenged and the ruling was changed to goaltender interference.

Despite the goal reversal, the Flyers had a late power play with a chance to tie again. On that man advantage, Morgan Frost overskated the puck on an offensive rush and Stenlund beat Ersson on the ensuing breakaway.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Philadelphia
Michael Carcone 1 Points Nick Seeler 2
Michael Carcone 1 Goals Joel Farabee 1
Robert Bortuzzo 1 Assists Nick Seeler 2
Logan Cooley 1 Power Play Goals N/A
Kevin Stenlund 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Jaxson Stauber .917 Save Percentage Samuel Ersson .840
Jaxson Stauber 22 Saves Samuel Ersson 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Utah 25 4 1-3 2-2 6 23
Philadelphia 24 2 0-2 2-3 18 32
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Flyers have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Hockey Club have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .533 after a loss.