First period enough for Flyers to hold off Canucks 2-1

Published October 28, 2021 10:08 PM

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sean Couturier scored and added an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers used a quick start to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Thursday. James van Riemsdyk also scored on the power play for the Flyers and Claude Giroux had two assists. Quinn Hughes scored for the Canucks. The night got off to a fast start with the teams scoring three goals in the first seven minutes, two of them 1:53 apart. Flyer goaltender Martin Jones, a Vancouver native, stopped 27 shots. The Oilers’ Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots.

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