CanucksBanter
By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter
October 12, 2024
The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout at Rogers Arena on Friday, October 11, 2024.
The Canucks opened the scoring with a goal from Nils Höglander set up by Conor Garland. The Flyers tied it up at 1-1 with a goal from Tyson Foerster on the power play with helpers from Bobby Brink and Joel Farabee.
Teddy Blueger put the Canucks back in front 2-1 with a goal set up by Pius Suter and Derek Forbort in the second period.
Cam York tied the game for the Flyers at 2-2 with a goal in the third period, assists Ryan Poehling and Garnet Hathaway, and that is the way the game would end in regulation.
After a scoreless overtime period, the game went to a shootout. Morgan Frost scored the decisive goal for the Flyers in the 5th round.
Off the Post
- The Canucks have now lost their first two games of the season in overtime and shootout
- Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves for the Canucks in the loss
- Samuel Ersson made 24 saves for the Flyers in the win
- Quinn Hughes played 31:29 in the game, setting a career high for game minutes played
- The Vancouver Canucks will next head for a 4-game road trip:
- beginning October 15th at Tampa Bay Lightning
- continuing October 17th at Florida Panthers
- meeting Philadelphia Flyers on October 19th
- concluding against the Chicago Blackhawks on October 22.
- The next home game for Vancouver is against the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 26th to begin a 3-game homestand to close out the month of October.
After the Game
Sources: nhl.com, x.com