Time kept ticking away on the Dallas Stars.
For over an hour of real-time, the Philadelphia Flyers’ defense denied the Stars of generating a shot on goal. The quick start and constant offensive attack enabled the Flyers to earn a 5-1 victory at Wells Fargo Center.
Twitter fans reacted to the Flyers’ outshooting the Stars, 43-15, while securing their 19th win of the season after scoring first.
NHL fans will continue to respond to Flyers’ Owen Tippett’s highlight-reel spinner, his second goal of the game …
WATCHING THIS ON REPEAT 🥵 https://t.co/JAyPV6rSs7 pic.twitter.com/drNYafsXps
— NHL (@NHL) January 19, 2024
Coach John Tortella has the Flyers’ offense humming. It’s the first lineup to generate at least 35 shots on goal for eight consecutive games since 1983-84 …
John Tortorella masterclass. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/z6xcyWSTLK
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) January 19, 2024
At 7:08 p.m. ET, forward Tyler Seguin recorded a wrist shot, which was turned aside by Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson. The Stars’ next shot came over an hour later. The Flyers outshot the Stars, 15-1, during the first period …
There is no typo on this picture. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/c3PZtRlmyH
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) January 19, 2024
At 8:13 p.m. ET, Ersson, who stayed fresh during the inactivity, stopped Stars forward Esa Lindell, not once, but twice, in less than a second …
There ended up being 62 minutes between the Stars first Shot on Goal and their second, and then .62 seconds between second and third.
This may not be true. Let’s go Flyers! #DALvsPHI https://t.co/e4MvEkZh4v
— Ryan (@Murraypalooza) January 19, 2024
After receiving Joel Farabee’s neutral-zone flip pass, Flyers’ Morgan Frost executed a slick pass to Sean Walker to open the scoring at 19:00 of the first period …
Still thinking about Morgan Frost’s pass. Have mercy. pic.twitter.com/60EjWgzFZ5
— Ryan Quigley (@ryanquigz) January 19, 2024
One of the hottest scorers in the NHL, Flyers forward Owen Tippett beat overworked goalie Jake Oettinger (38 saves), who yielded his second goal on 17 shots. With two goals Thursday, Tippett has six goals in his past six outings …
🔥 Another rip for Tipp. 🔥#DALvsPHI | @TippettOwen pic.twitter.com/FUj2sVxCmd
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 19, 2024
Credited with the primary assist on Tippett’s tally, Sean Couturier established a career milestone …
3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ helpers for COOOOOOOOTS! #DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/fkovh42XPv
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 19, 2024
Outshot 25-3 in the second period, Stars’ Jamie Benn displayed his frustration with the Stars’ offensive effort …
Owen Tippett gets another decent scoring chance, and then Jamie Benn breaks his stick in half over his knee. Stars are going through it. pic.twitter.com/cAQlEencEe
— Ryan Quigley (@ryanquigz) January 19, 2024
Despite the Flyers outplaying the Stars through the opening 30 minutes, some fans must have felt uneasy. They anticipated the next goal would prove big. The Stars’ offense, what little there was of it, consisted of one threat, Lindell, who registered two of their first three shots. The slow-starting Stars probably needed to go back to Thursday morning’s skate, stretch and regroup …
Dallas Stars out of context.@PNCBank | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/VshvQj27Gl
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 18, 2024
Outshot 28-4, Stars’ Tyler Seguin scored 17th of the season, which is one off the team lead. Seguin also has collected 25 points during his past 19 games against the Flyers. The home crowd went silent after the marker, but not for long …
Dunked it. pic.twitter.com/tvd9OahTqv
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) January 19, 2024
Flyers forward Tyson Foerster didn’t mind working on his special day. Or did he? He was the lone Flyer to be called for a penalty and he was sent to the penalty box twice …
Happy Birthday, Tyson 🎂🎉 #Flyers pic.twitter.com/VXmH5DS0lT
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) January 19, 2024
Playing strong with a man-advantage in front of the net, Flyers’ Cam Atkinson connected 44 seconds into the final frame, giving the Flyers a 3-1 advantage …
Cam The Man.#DALvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/0UmESEHjQi
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 19, 2024
Flyers’ Scott Laughton virtually iced the matchup with a patient penalty shot goal, the first yielded by the Stars since their 2020-21 season opener …
SCOTT LAUGHTON WITH A PENALTY SHOT GOAL!!! #FLYERS pic.twitter.com/Ezx91Skiuv
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) January 19, 2024
Final score: Flyers 5, Stars 1 …
🔶 FLYERS WIN 🔶
Beat Dallas: ☑️#DALvsPHI | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/aqroJNfpHU
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 19, 2024
The Flyers’ fans must have been ready to celebrate with big cups after such a Gritty defensive effort …
.@GrittyNHL wants a Stanley (Cup).@NHLFlyers #gritty #flyers pic.twitter.com/8FQCzUlT0Q
— A. 🐩⭐ (@poodlestar) January 19, 2024
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