PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers continued their winning streak, defeating the Nashville Predators 2-1 on Monday night. This marks their third straight victory with Brad Shaw as interim coach.
Jamie Drysdale scored the decisive goal for Philadelphia, while Ryan Poehling also contributed a goal. Ivan Fedotov was solid in net, stopping 28 shots from the Predators. Travis Konecny and Matvei Michkov each played a key role, providing two assists.
For the Predators, Zachary L`Heureux scored their lone goal, and goaltender Justus Annunen made 16 saves.
Poehling opened the scoring in the second period, redirecting a pass from Konecny. L`Heureux then equalized for Nashville. However, Drysdale quickly responded, scoring the game-winner shortly after.
The Predators have been struggling, losing their eighth game in the last ten. On the other hand, the Flyers have turned things around after a previous losing streak, now showing strong performance under their new interim coach.
A crucial moment in the game was Drysdale`s winning goal, a shot from the point that found its way through after some puck movement in front of the net.
Statistically, the Flyers demonstrated strong defensive efforts, blocking significantly more shots and achieving more takeaways than the Predators.
Looking ahead, the Predators will play against Columbus on Tuesday, and the Flyers are set to visit Montreal on Saturday.