Flyers Beat Canucks 3-1 in Vancouver as Bunting Scores His First Goal for Philadelphia

Michael Bunting scored his first goal for Philadelphia, Travis Konecny added a power play goal and the Flyers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 at Rogers Arena on Monday night. Joseph Woll made 18 saves for Philadelphia, which snapped a three game losing streak on the second night of a back to back. Vancouver lost its sixth straight game.

Bunting opens the scoring

Bunting came into the lineup after sitting out Sunday's game in Calgary, and he put the Flyers ahead in the first period. NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that the goal was his first as a Flyer and gave Philadelphia an early lead. Christian Dvorak assisted on the goal.

Dvorak set up both Philadelphia goals in the first two periods and finished the night with two assists without taking a shot. Bunting played 10 minutes and 45 seconds and put three shots on goal.

The first period ended 1-0. Vancouver goalie Leevi Merilainen kept the score close, and he finished with 14 saves on the 16 shots he faced before the Canucks pulled him late for an extra skater.

Konecny doubles the lead on the power play

Konecny made it 2-0 in the second period on the power play. NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that Matvei Michkov fed Konecny for the goal. Michkov recorded one assist on the night, and Konecny scored on his only shot of the game.

Philadelphia scored once in each period. Vancouver outshot the Flyers 19-17 on the night, and faceoffs finished even at 24 each, but the Canucks did not score until the third period.

The Flyers were playing their second game in two nights. On Sunday in Calgary they lost 4-3 in overtime after holding three separate one goal leads, with goals from Denver Barkey, Noel Acciari and Owen Tippett. Dan Vladar played that game, so Woll started in Vancouver.

Lekkerimaki answers, Sanheim closes it

Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored Vancouver's only goal in the third period. Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser assisted on the play. Lekkerimaki had been promoted to the top line for this game and played 18 minutes and 59 seconds, the goal cutting the lead to 2-1.

Vancouver pushed late and pulled Merilainen, then took a chance with Woll serving a minor penalty for illegal equipment in the final minutes. Travis Sanheim ended it with 59 seconds left, scoring a short handed goal into the empty net for the 3-1 final.

Woll stopped 18 of 19 shots for a .947 save percentage. Filip Hronek played 31 minutes and 11 seconds for Vancouver in the loss.

One streak ends, one grows

Flyers coach Rick Tocchet won on his return to Vancouver, where he coached before taking the Philadelphia job. His team improved to 5-10-5 through 20 games. The win was Philadelphia's first after three straight losses.

Vancouver fell to 3-16-1 and has now lost six in a row. The Canucks came in off a 4-2 loss in Edmonton on Saturday, when Max Sasson and Brock Boeser scored and Merilainen made 26 saves.

The Flyers continue their road trip on Wednesday, when they play the Oilers in Edmonton. The two teams meet again on November 27 in Philadelphia.