Philadelphia Flyers @ Anaheim Ducks

16-16-4, 8-7-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Flyers PHI	0	1	2	3
Ducks ANA	0	1	0	1

Anaheim DucksDucksANA

13-17-4, 6-11-1 Home

Noah Cates extends goal-scoring streak to 5 games as Flyers beat Ducks 3-1

— Noah Cates extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, Morgan Frost scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Saturday.

Dec 29, 2024, 12:02 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Flyers	0	1	2	3
	Ducks	0	1	0	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			PHI	ANA
4:03		Noah Cates (7) Assists: Bobby Brink (12), Cam York (5)	1	0
15:38		Troy Terry (10) Assists: Radko Gudas (7), Jackson LaCombe (6)	1	1

3rd Period			PHI	ANA
5:57		Morgan Frost (7) Assists: Scott Laughton (12)	2	1
17:40		Joel Farabee (5) (Empty Net) Unassisted	3	1

Alex Killorn hit Cam York
Jackson LaCombe hit Scott Laughton
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Ryan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
Giveaway by Alex Killorn
Takeaway by Leo Carlsson
Leo Carlsson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Noah Cates
Olen Zellweger Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jacob Trouba Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe
Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Cutter Gauthier Hooking against Matvei Michkov
Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Alex Killorn Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Takeaway by Brett Leason
Brett Leason Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
Travis Konecny shot blocked by Jackson LaCombe
Leo Carlsson Snap Shot Wide Left
Ryan Strome Snap Shot Wide Right
Troy Terry Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Morgan Frost shot blocked by Drew Helleson
Joel Farabee shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Takeaway by Olen Zellweger
Giveaway by Olen Zellweger
Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Troy Terry
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Mason McTavish hit Rasmus Ristolainen
Cutter Gauthier Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Mason McTavish Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Drew Helleson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ross Johnston hit Joel Farabee
Ross Johnston hit Travis Sanheim
Giveaway by Ross Johnston
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Takeaway by Jackson LaCombe
Giveaway by Troy Terry
Sean Couturier shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Drew Helleson hit Scott Laughton
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Bobby Brink
Jacob Trouba hit Tyson Foerster
Giveaway by Robby Fabbri
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Radko Gudas hit Egor Zamula
Brian Dumoulin Slap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Drew Helleson hit Joel Farabee
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Noah Cates
Troy Terry Tripping against Noah Cates
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Drew Helleson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Olen Zellweger Slap Shot Wide Left
Jansen Harkins Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Radko Gudas Wrist Shot Wide Right
Radko Gudas Holding against Bobby Brink
Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Jansen Harkins faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Brett Leason Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Cam York shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Frank Vatrano Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Brian Dumoulin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Leo Carlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brett Leason Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Morgan Frost
Cutter Gauthier Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Drew Helleson shot blocked by Robby Fabbri
Robby Fabbri Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Giveaway by Alex Killorn
Radko Gudas Wrist Shot Wide Right
Leo Carlsson Tip-In saved by Samuel Ersson
Scott Laughton shot blocked by Drew Helleson
Giveaway by Frank Vatrano
Troy Terry Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Radko Gudas (7), Jackson LaCombe (6)
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Ryan Strome Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Giveaway by Troy Terry
Mason McTavish Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Jackson LaCombe
Frank Vatrano hit Sean Couturier
Mason McTavish hit Jamie Drysdale
Cam York shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier
Tyson Foerster shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Isac Lundestrom faceoff won against Noah Cates
Jacob Trouba Slap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Egor Zamula shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Mason McTavish Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Robby Fabbri Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Cutter Gauthier Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Giveaway by Jackson LaCombe
Jansen Harkins hit Tyson Foerster
Mason McTavish Snap Shot Short
Giveaway by Cutter Gauthier
Ryan Strome faceoff won against Noah Cates
Nick Seeler shot blocked by Olen Zellweger
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Robby Fabbri faceoff won against Noah Cates
Mason McTavish hit Noah Cates
Nick Seeler shot blocked by Troy Terry
Jacob Trouba Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Noah Cates
Jacob Trouba Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin
Brett Leason hit Joel Farabee
Giveaway by Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano hit Travis Sanheim
Drew Helleson High-sticking against Sean Couturier
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
Bobby Brink shot blocked by Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas hit Bobby Brink
Radko Gudas Slap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Frank Vatrano hit Cam York
Giveaway by Leo Carlsson
Frank Vatrano Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Leo Carlsson faceoff won against Ryan Poehling
Leo Carlsson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Jackson LaCombe Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Mason McTavish faceoff won against Sean Couturier
Mason McTavish hit Cam York
Frank Vatrano Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Mason McTavish Snap Shot saved by Samuel Ersson
Frank Vatrano Roughing against Travis Sanheim
Giveaway by Isac Lundestrom
Bobby Brink hit Cutter Gauthier
Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Garnet Hathaway hit Olen Zellweger
Isac Lundestrom shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
Noah Cates Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Giveaway by Scott Laughton
Joel Farabee hit Olen Zellweger
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Scott Laughton hit Robby Fabbri
Off-side
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Scott Laughton Backhand Wide Left
Jamie Drysdale Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Giveaway by Owen Tippett
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Matvei Michkov High-sticking against Leo Carlsson
TV Timeout
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Olen Zellweger shot blocked by Noah Cates
Giveaway by Sean Couturier
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot Wide Right
Noah Cates Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Scott Laughton Tip-In saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Joel Farabee faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Olen Zellweger shot blocked by Noah Cates
Nick Seeler Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Bobby Brink hit Robby Fabbri
Giveaway by Travis Konecny
Goalie Stopped
Travis Konecny Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Garnet Hathaway Tripping against Leo Carlsson
Nick Seeler Snap Shot Wide Right
Owen Tippett hit Jackson LaCombe
Travis Konecny Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Matvei Michkov Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Noah Cates Tip-In saved by Lukas Dostal
Noah Cates Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (12), Cam York (5)
Giveaway by Joel Farabee
Joel Farabee Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Icing
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Morgan Frost
Drew Helleson shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Icing
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan Strome
TV Timeout
Brett Leason shot blocked by Travis Konecny
Puck in Netting
Morgan Frost hit Jackson LaCombe
Rasmus Ristolainen Slap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Joel Farabee Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Joel Farabee faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Ryan Poehling Wrist Shot Wide Right
Icing
Jamie Drysdale Slap Shot Wide Right
Jamie Drysdale hit Troy Terry
Icing
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Sean Couturier
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Jansen Harkins
Noah Cates hit Olen Zellweger
Takeaway by Tyson Foerster
Rasmus Ristolainen Backhand Wide Right
Bobby Brink Tip-In Wide Right
Noah Cates Backhand saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Owen Tippett Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Giveaway by Morgan Frost
Goalie Stopped
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Puck in Netting
Radko Gudas shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
Garnet Hathaway hit Jackson LaCombe
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
Scott Laughton Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Travis Konecny shot blocked by Sean Couturier
Sean Couturier Backhand saved by Lukas Dostal
Giveaway by Sean Couturier
Giveaway by Cam York
Tyson Foerster Slashing against Mason McTavish
Alex Killorn shot blocked by Cam York
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Alex Killorn shot blocked by Ryan Poehling
Sean Couturier Tip-In saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Owen Tippett Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Travis Konecny
Puck in Benches
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Mason McTavish
High Stick
Joel Farabee faceoff won against Brett Leason
Puck in Benches
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Takeaway by Noah Cates
Giveaway by Travis Sanheim
Scott Laughton hit Brian Dumoulin
Nick Seeler hit Alex Killorn
Takeaway by Travis Sanheim
Off-side
Giveaway by Sean Couturier
Jamie Drysdale hit Mason McTavish
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Bobby Brink faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen
Morgan Frost Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Scott Laughton (12)
Takeaway by Owen Tippett
Bobby Brink Backhand saved by Lukas Dostal
Ryan Strome shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
Puck in Netting
Bobby Brink hit Olen Zellweger
Icing
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Noah Cates
Tyson Foerster Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Sean Couturier faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Nick Seeler Wrist Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Travis Sanheim Slap Shot Wide Left
Cutter Gauthier shot blocked by Travis Sanheim
Puck in Netting
Ryan Poehling faceoff won against Mason McTavish
Goalie Stopped
Egor Zamula shot blocked by Tyson Foerster
Drew Helleson shot blocked by Bobby Brink
Travis Konecny hit Drew Helleson
Owen Tippett shot blocked by Sean Couturier
Sean Couturier Snap Shot saved by Lukas Dostal
Morgan Frost faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Jansen Harkins shot blocked by Jamie Drysdale
Too many men/ice served by Joel Farabee
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Ryan Strome shot blocked by Nick Seeler
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Leo Carlsson
Giveaway by Cam York
Troy Terry shot blocked by Cam York
Scott Laughton Tip-In Wide Right
Takeaway by Joel Farabee
Joel Farabee Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Bobby Brink Backhand Wide Left
Nick Seeler Slap Shot Wide Left
Icing
Timeout - Home
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Off-side
Noah Cates faceoff won against Ryan Strome
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Noah Cates faceoff won against Isac Lundestrom
Bobby Brink Wrist Shot Wide Right

FLYERS

DUCKS

Regular Season Series

PHI leads 1-0

Flyers
3
Ducks
1

Game 1

28/12

Ducks
0
Flyers
6

Game 2

12/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	29	15	4	62
NY Islanders	26	16	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	10	54
Washington	24	18	6	54
Philadelphia	22	16	8	52
New Jersey	24	21	2	50
Columbus	21	19	7	49
NY Rangers	20	22	6	46

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	23	11	12	58
Edmonton	23	17	8	54
Seattle	21	16	9	51
San Jose	24	20	3	51
Los Angeles	19	16	12	50
Anaheim	23	21	3	49
Calgary	20	23	4	44
Vancouver	16	26	5	37

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Philadelphia Flyers @ Anaheim Ducks

Stars of the Game

Noah CatesLW - PHI

Radko GudasD - ANA

Samuel ErssonG - PHI

Game Information

Noah Cates extends goal-scoring streak to 5 games as Flyers beat Ducks 3-1

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