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Flyers beat the Blackhawks 5-1 after 2 goals in the first 2:33

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Bump, Noah Cates and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist each for the Flyers, who have won six of their last eight games to stay in the chase for a wild-card playoff spot. Denver Barkey also had a goal for Philadelphia and Samuel Ersson made 25 saves.

Connor Bedard scored his 30th goal of the season for Chicago to become the third Blackhawks player with a 30-goal season at age 20 or younger, joining Jonathan Toews (34 in 2008-09) and Eric Daze (30 in 1995-96).

Spencer Knight had 37 saves for Chicago.

Bump scored just 48 seconds into the game and Couturier made it 2-0 at 2:33 of the first.

Barkey made it 3-0 at 5:14 of the second before Bedard got one back.

Cates scored his fourth goal in his last five games with 7:19 to play in the second to make it 4-1. Dvorak scored with 25 seconds left in the second period. With an assist on Dvorak's goal, Cates has 40 points this season, a career single-season high.

Chicago's Sacha Boisvert played in his first NHL game. The 18th overall pick in the 2024 draft signed his entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on March 16.

The Flyers outshot the Blackhawks 42-26 and won 61.8% of the faceoffs. The Blackhawks, who are well out of the playoff picture, went scoreless on three power-play chances while the Flyers were 0 for 4 on the power play.

Up next Blackhawks: Play at the New York Rangers on Friday night.

Flyers: Visit Detroit on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

PHI wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:48 Alex Bump Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (29)
Goal 1st Period 2:33 Sean Couturier Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Glendening (7)
Goal 2nd Period 5:14 Denver Barkey Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (35), Owen Tippett (19)
Goal 2nd Period 11:11 Connor Bedard Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Anton Frondell (2), Louis Crevier (13)
Goal 2nd Period 12:41 Noah Cates Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Matvei Michkov (22), Alex Bump (3)
Goal 2nd Period 19:35 Christian Dvorak Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Owen Tippett (20), Noah Cates (24)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 11
13 Hits 22
1 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 42
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 34
38.2 Faceoff Win Percent 61.8
14 Giveaways 14
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Grebenkin, RW Out Mar 26
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Mar 26
Matt Grzelcyk, D Out Mar 22
Oliver Moore, C Out Mar 9
Ryan Ellis, D Injured Reserve Jan 8
Shea Weber, D Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,969 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 48 13 106 10
Dallas 43 18 97 11
Minnesota 41 20 94 12
Utah 37 30 80 6
Nashville 34 29 77 9
Winnipeg 30 30 72 12
St. Louis 30 30 71 11
Chicago 27 33 67 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Pittsburgh 36 20 88 16
Columbus 38 23 87 11
NY Islanders 41 27 87 5
Philadelphia 35 24 82 12
Washington 36 28 81 9
New Jersey 37 32 76 2
NY Rangers 29 35 67 9
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