Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers

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Anaheim Ducks

21-19-3

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Philadelphia Flyers

22-12-7

Trevor Zegras scores twice against former team as Flyers defeat Gauthier, Ducks 5-2

Anaheim Ducks vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Cutter Gauthier scored his 20th goal of the season for the Ducks in his second game in Philadelphia against the franchise he forced to trade him — and turned him into one of Philly's biggest sports villains.

On a night the Flyers honored late founder Ed Snider, the arena was packed with fans just happy to root again for a team in playoff contention.

The Flyers were forced to trade Gauthier, the fifth overall pick in the 2022 draft, a year ago because he wouldn’t sign, train or even communicate with the Flyers. Gauthier has never made his exact excuse for wanting out publicly clear — just one more reason for Flyers fans to jeer him like a pro wrestling bad guy.

There was a scary moment early in the second when Ross Johnston leveled Jamie Drysdale — whom the Flyers acquired for Gauthier — and the defenseman was face down on the ice for several minutes. The stretcher came out but Drysdale was eventually helped up and walked with assistance to the locker room.

Johnston was hit with 5 minutes for interference and given a game misconduct.

The two teams made another big trade with each over the summer when the Flyers landed Zegras once Anaheim concluded he no longer fit the Ducks’ roster as they attempt to end their seven-year playoff drought.

Zegras — who followed Gauthier with two straight goals in the first period for a 2-1 lead —will be a restricted free agent this summer. The Flyers expect him to be a key part in their ascent in the East standings.

Cam York and Travis Sanheim also scored for the Flyers and Nikita Gregbenkin added an empty-netter. Alex Killorn had a goal for Anaheim.

Up next Anaheim plays Thursday at Carolina.

Flyers host Toronto on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:15	Cutter Gauthier Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson LaCombe (19), Troy Terry (28)
Goal	1st Period 10:22	Trevor Zegras Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (17), Travis Konecny (24)
Goal	1st Period 14:23	Trevor Zegras Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Cam York (15), Sean Couturier (19)
Goal	2nd Period 1:15	Cam York Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Grebenkin (7), Noah Cates (13)
Goal	2nd Period 14:40	Travis Sanheim Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Cates (14)
Goal	3rd Period 1:25	Alex Killorn Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (29), Jackson LaCombe (20)
Goal	3rd Period 18:46	Nikita Grebenkin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

ANA		PHI
15	Blocked Shots	23
19	Hits	22
2	Takeaways	7
18	Shots	39
2	Power Play Goals	1
3	Power Play Opportunities	8
66.7	Power Play Percentage	12.5
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
24	Faceoffs Won	41
36.9	Faceoff Win Percent	63.1
15	Giveaways	18
11	Total Penalties	6
39	Penalty Minutes	26

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ty Murchison, D	Out	Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 21

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ryan Strome, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 28
Mikael Granlund, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 28
Troy Terry, RW	Day-To-Day	Feb 28
Petr Mrazek, G	Injured Reserve	Feb 18
Frank Vatrano, RW	Injured Reserve	Dec 31