National Hockey League
Philadelphia 6, Edmonton 3
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 22, 2025
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 19847

Owen Tippett scored two goals to highlight the Philadelphia Flyers' 6-3 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier each chipped in a goal and two assists for Philadelphia, while Rasmus Ristolainen notched a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and John Klingberg both contributed a goal and an assist for Edmonton.

Both teams were playing their first game in more than two weeks due to the NHL's break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Connor McDavid, who scored the decisive overtime goal for Canada in Thursday's 4 Nations title game, went scoreless and was minus-3 in this one.

Michkov opened the scoring just over two minutes into the contest. He missed the net on a 2-on-2 rush, but the rebound caromed back in front of the cage, and the Russian rookie roofed the puck over Stuart Skinner.

Edmonton responded with two goals -- Klingberg's first goal with the Oilers on a juicy rebound from goalie Samuel Ersson, and then Draisaitl's 41st of the season after he was left wide open in front of the net.

Tippett tied it up with a splendid individual effort early in the second. He chipped the puck ahead to himself in the neutral zone, skated in on Skinner and chipped a backhander under the crossbar.

The Flyers then went ahead 3-2 about 5 1/2 minutes later on Couturier's 200th career goal. The tally was set up by a brilliant feed from Michkov following a turnover by Edmonton.

Mattias Ekholm tied it less than two minutes later, but Michkov set up another Philadelphia goal shortly thereafter. He and Tippett got a half-step on the Oilers' defense, and Michkov got the puck across to Tippett, setting up his 16th of the season.

Andrei Kuzmenko's first goal with the Flyers -- a power-play tally -- made it 5-3 with about 4 1/2 minutes to go in the second. He took a slap pass from Travis Konecny and redirected it past Skinner.

Ristolainen's 200-foot empty-netter sealed it with about three minutes left in the third.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Philadelphia
Leon Draisaitl 2 Points Sean Couturier 3
Leon Draisaitl 1 Goals Owen Tippett 2
Leon Draisaitl 1 Assists Sean Couturier 2
N/A Power Play Goals Andrei Kuzmenko 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Stuart Skinner .839 Save Percentage Samuel Ersson .833
Stuart Skinner 26 Saves Samuel Ersson 15
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 18 3 0-1 1-2 4 20
Philadelphia 32 6 1-2 1-1 2 23
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Flyers have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .424 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Oilers have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .545 after a loss.