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Philadelphia Flyers at Vegas Golden Knights

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Golden Knights score 3 in 2nd period and beat Flyers 5-2

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Alexander Holtz and Tanner Pearson also scored for Vegas, which has won 11 of 13. Ilya Samsonov stopped 23 shots.

Tyson Foester and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers, who have lost six of their last nine. Aleksei Kolosov finished with 22 saves.

Stone tied the score 1-1 by redirecting a pass from Jack Eichel past Kolosov 51 seconds into the second. Hague skated around the back of the goal and beat Kolosov with a wraparound less than 90 seconds later. Dorofeyev scored his 14th goal of the season with 1:39 left in the second to make it 3-1.

Holtz added to Vegas' lead at 2:46 of the third, and Konecny pulled Philadelphia back within two at 4:56. Pearson added an empty-net goal with 36 seconds left to seal the win.

Takeaways Flyers: Kolosov had a rough second period, giving up three goals. The rookie, starting after Samuel Ersson was injured during the Flyers' win over San Jose on Tuesday, fell to 4-8-1 on the season.

Golden Knights: Samsonov, starting for the 14th time this season, rebounded from giving up the quick first-period goal by stopping the next 19 shots. Samsonov, the backup to Adin Hill is 10-3-1.

Key moment After a lackluster first period, the Golden Knights scored twice to take the league less than 2 1/2 minutes into the second.

Key stat After attempting only four shots in the first period, including none in the period’s only power play, the Golden Knights put up 13 shots in the second period, scoring on three of them.

Up Next Golden Knights host Buffalo on Saturday, and Flyers play at Toronto on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:21 Tyson Foerster Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (8), Bobby Brink (15)
Goal 2nd Period 0:51 Mark Stone Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jack Eichel (39), Noah Hanifin (13)
Goal 2nd Period 2:13 Nicolas Hague Goal (3) Wrap-around, assists: Keegan Kolesar (8)
Goal 2nd Period 18:22 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (27), Brayden McNabb (5)
Goal 3rd Period 2:46 Alexander Holtz Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (14), Alex Pietrangelo (18)
Goal 3rd Period 4:56 Travis Konecny Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Tippett (13), Morgan Frost (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:24 Tanner Pearson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (23), Jack Eichel (40)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 16
17 Hits 22
1 Takeaways 4
25 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 27
42.6 Faceoff Win Percent 57.4
14 Giveaways 19
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Denver Barkey, C Day-To-Day Mar 22
Sean Couturier, C Day-To-Day Mar 22
Luke Glendening, C Day-To-Day Mar 22
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,909 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 39 27 82 4
Vegas 32 25 78 14
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Los Angeles 28 25 73 17
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 29 34 65 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8
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