Shots: Flyers 9 (33 overall) – Canucks 15 (34 overall)
Faceoffs: Flyers 8 (32 overall) – Canucks 8 (25 overall)
FLYERS STARTING LINEUP
Trevor Zegras – Christian Dvorak – Travis Konecny
Denver Barkey – Sean Couturier – Owen Tippett
Matvei Michkov – Noah Cates – Bobby Brink
Carl Grundstrom – Rodrigo Abols – Nikita Grebenkin
Cam York – Travis Sanheim
Emil Andrae – Jamie Drysdale
Nick Seeler – Rasmus Ristolainen
Dan Vladar
{Samuel Ersson]
Postgame RAV4 (RAV4 Things Revisited)
1. Between the pipes.
In a goalie rematch from the December 22 game, Dan Vladar made 31 saves on 34 shots. He almost singlehandedly kept the game manageable in the early minutes. Vancouver easily could have grabbed a multi-goal edge. For Vancouver, Demko stopped 27 of 31 shots.
2. The Cates Line
The trio of Noah Cates, Matvei Michkov, and Bobby Brink proved the Flyers with a desperately needed lift after the team was outplayed throughout the first 10 minutes of the game. All three players earned points as Cates reached double-digit goals for the season. The line struck again in the third period, with Michkov (50th career assist) setting up Brink to join the double-digit goal club.
3. Grundstrom finding ways to contribute.
Carl Grundstrom now has seven goals in the 11 games since his second recall of the season from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He scored in both games against the Canucks. The entire fourth line played well in the two games.
4. Flyers power play
Philadelphia went 0-for-1 on the power play. Meanwhile, they were 4-for-4 on the penalty kill with a shorthanded empty net goal by Tippett.