Egor Zamula, Sean Walker and Joel Farabee scored second goals for the Flyers (19-11-4), who have scored at least one point in 11 of their past 12 games (8-1-3). minutes).
“We played patient and waited for our chances. If we make some quick shots, we can get some momentum and go from there,” said Farabee, who also had an assist. “I really liked how our group played coming off the (holiday) break. It’s easy to not play our system and play loose, but it feels like everyone is pulling on the ropes. It felt like.”
Samuel Elson saved 18 of 19 shots before being ejected 2:36 into the third period due to dehydration. Carter Hart made eight saves as a reliever.
“That’s the beauty of having two really good goalies,” Farabee said. “I know one is going to pick him up. When they’re both in the cage, we have complete trust in them both, so I don’t think anyone has stepped out there. .”
Manager John Tortorella said Elson “had some cramps” but was given IV treatment after the game and was expected to be OK. Hart is expected to start in the second game of the back-to-back on Friday at the Seattle Kraken.
“I thought Carter was an outstanding player,” Tortorella said. “All the off time, all the off days that we had…to get into the game at that point, he was probably taking five or six shots, but they were 10 bells. , it was a great chance. Sam was really good and I thought Carter cleaned it up in the third.”
Teddy Blueger scored and Casey DeSmith made 21 saves for the Canucks (23-10-3), who were 7-0-2 on a winning streak but lost in regulation for the first time since Dec. 5.
“We weren’t invested,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “They came at us and we couldn’t make any push. The second time we thought we were back a little bit, but then there was a five-minute implosion. … It got harder and harder. This is a learning lesson. We have to invest more in the game.”
