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Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers

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Grebenkin, Grundstrom lead Flyers to 5-2 win over Canucks

Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Grebenkin and Grundstrom were part of a new look fourth line for Philadelphia, which has struggled to get much production from the unit for most of the season. Rodrigo Abols had two assists, giving the line five points.

Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov all scored in the third period to help the Flyers snap a two-game skid and give coach Rick Tocchet a win in his first game against his former team. Tocchet coached the Canucks for 2 1./2 seasons before leaving and taking the job in Philadelphia in May.

Dan Vladar made 22 saves for the for his 13th win of the season.

Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored late goals for Vancouver and Thatcher Demko made 34 saves. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Canucks and it was their first defeat since trading defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.

Grebenkin broke a scoreless tie by tipping a shot by Emil Andrae past Demko with 6:47 remaining in the second period.

Grundstrom scored for the fourth time in eight games since being recalled from Lehigh Valley in the AHL by knocking in the rebound of his own shot at 5:58 of the third period. Dvorak made it 3-0 at 7:49.

Sasson ended Vladar's shutout bid with 6:55 remaining, before Tippett restored the Flyers' three-goal lead 2 1/2 minutes later. Michkov's empty-netter with 1:11 to go ended his 10-game goal-scoring drought and made it 5-1.

Up next Canucks: Host San Jose on Saturday.

Philadelphia: At Chicago on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 13:13 Nikita Grebenkin Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Emil Andrae (9), Rodrigo Abols (2)
Goal 3rd Period 5:58 Carl Grundstrom Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Grebenkin (4), Rodrigo Abols (3)
Goal 3rd Period 7:49 Christian Dvorak Goal (8) Batted, assists: Trevor Zegras (21), Travis Konecny (21)
Goal 3rd Period 13:05 Max Sasson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (13), Tyler Myers (7)
Goal 3rd Period 15:35 Owen Tippett Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Cam York (13)
Goal 3rd Period 18:49 Matvei Michkov Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:42 Drew O'Connor Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Zeev Buium (13), Elias Pettersson (5)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 12
33 Hits 14
3 Takeaways 1
25 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 24
57.9 Faceoff Win Percent 42.1
13 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jamie Drysdale, D Injured Reserve Jan 13
Bobby Brink, RW Day-To-Day Jan 13
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marco Rossi, C Injured Reserve Jan 12
Kiefer Sherwood, LW Out Jan 12
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Jan 11
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Jan 6
Teddy Blueger, C Injured Reserve Jan 6

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,994 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 54 8
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 22 21 47 3
Calgary 19 23 42 4
Vancouver 16 25 37 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 15 60 4
NY Islanders 25 16 55 5
Washington 24 17 54 6
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Pittsburgh 21 14 52 10
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
Columbus 20 19 47 7
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
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