Kraken Beat Flyers 3-2 in Shootout as Philadelphia’s Winless Start Reaches 8 Games
Bobby McMann scored twice, and Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves as Seattle handed Philadelphia its franchise-record eighth straight winless start.
- On Tuesday, the Seattle Kraken defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout as Bobby McMann scored in regulation and added the game-winner in the fifth round.
- The loss extended Philadelphia's franchise-worst winless streak to start a season to eight games , though players insisted the locker room remains unified, stating, "We're all in this together."
- Flyers goalie Dan Vladar made 29 saves in the defeat, while the team's penalty kill remained a bright spot at 80.8% despite Seattle's offensive pressure.
- During the second period, Flyers forward Trevor Zegras and Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer scuffled twice on successive plays, before Zegras tied the game 2-2 in the third period.
- Philadelphia will continue their five-game road trip Thursday at Tampa Bay, seeking their first win of the season after earning a loser point against Seattle on Tuesday.
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Takeaways: Flyers’ nightmare start continues with 3-2 shootout loss to the Kraken
Tonight, the Flyers got real close to breaking the losing streak to start the season, but the comeback effort fell just short in a 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle. Despite late goals from Trevor Zegras and Christian Dvorak, the Flyers are still playing far from their best as the losing streak reaches 8. The basics First period: 7:57 – Bobby McMann (Vince Dunn, Chandler Stephenson) (PPG) Second period: 8:54 – Ville Ottavainen (Mackie Samoskevich, J…
Kraken top Flyers in shootout; Philadelphia winless in first eight
Flyers battle back to force a shootout, but lose eighth straight game in 3-2 defeat vs. Kraken
Trevor Zegras helped spark the Flyers' rally down 2-0, scoring the game-tying goal in the third period to help force overtime. Seattle's Bobby McMann scored the game-winning shootout goal.
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Kraken beat Flyers 3-2 in shootout as Philadelphia’s winless start reaches 8 games
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby McMann scored a goal in regulation and then added the game-winner in the fifth round of the shootout as the Seattle Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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