The Philadelphia Flyers (5-10-6) picked up a hard-earned point vs. the Edmonton Oilers (14-3-3) on Wednesday, but lost in overtime 3-2 at Rogers Place.

Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard scored for the Oilers. Tyson Foerster and Travis Sanheim scored for the Flyers.

To the surprise of no one, and by no one, I mean everyone, the Flyers played a really strong first period. There were no notable scoring chances or goals for either side. Going up against a team like the Oilers, that is an absolute win of a first period.

However, the Flyers were still generating shots on goal. In fact, they outshot Edmonton 13-6 in the first frame. The Oilers have a lethal offensive attack, but the Flyers’ defensive structure held strong throughout the first period. Dan Vladar had to work, but not too hard.

The Flyers got an early second-period power play with a chance to take the lead, but they could not. Not long after, the Oilers got a very fortunate bounce, leading to a Zach Hyman goal to break the ice. The Flyers nearly tied it, but a heads-up play with the stick by Owen Michaels stopped the puck from crossing the goal line.

Hyman doubled the Oilers’ lead later on in the period, but Tyson Foerster got one back for the Flyers, making it a 2-1 game headed into the second intermission. Once again, the Flyers dominated the shot battle, 14-7 in the second period. It was another great period of hockey; it was just spoiled by a lucky bounce and a power-play goal.

The third period looked to mimic the first. The Flyers were playing well, which, for the standard of third periods this season, was a shock against the Oilers. There was a good effort, but Tristan Jarry was standing tall. That was until Travis Sanheim scored the equalizer from close range, with less than 10 minutes to play.

The Oilers had a great chance inside of the final 30 seconds, but Vladar held strong, and the game went to overtime.

However, when you have Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Evan Bouchard on the ice in 3-on-3, it’s hardly fair. The Oilers made quick work of overtime, beating the Flyers 3-2.

Goals

Penalties

Flyers & Oilers Lines & Pairs

Tyson Foerster – Trevor Zegras – Travis Konecny Michael Bunting – Christian Dvorak – Owen Tippett Porter Martone – Noah Cates – Matvei Michkov Denver Barkey – Sean Couturier – Noel Acciari

Travis Sanheim – Jamie Drysdale Cam York – Oliver Bonk Nick Seeler – Rasmus Ristolainen

Vasily Podkolzin – Connor McDavid – Leon Draisaitl Kasperi Kapanen – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Zach Hyman Colton Dach – Jason Dickinson – Mathieu Joseph Alex Formenton – Owen Michaels – Trent Frederic

Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard Ryan Shea – Connor Murphy Shakir Mukhhamadulin – Ty Emberson

Tristan Jarry Devon Levi

What’s Next for the Flyers

The Flyers will head back East, or at least to the Midwest, as they wrap up their road trip on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena at 7:00 PM ET.