National Hockey League
Vegas 5, Philadelphia 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 17192

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals to lift the Vegas Golden Knights past the host Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, on Tuesday.

Jonathan Marchessault added one goal and two assists.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Teddy Blueger contributed one goal apiece for the Golden Knights, who won their fourth straight game.

Golden Knights goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 27 shots and improved to 4-0-0 since being acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Barbashev sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:28 of the third period.

Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler and Morgan Frost each scored one goal for the slumping Flyers, who have lost four straight.

Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom started in place of Carter Hart, who was sidelined with an illness. Sandstrom, who made 28 saves, was pulled for an extra skater at 17:30 of the third.

But the Flyers weren't able to generate much offensive pressure before Barbashev's second goal.

Marchessault put the Golden Knights ahead 4-1 at 3:01 of the third period.

The Flyers didn't wilt and cut the deficit to 4-2 when Seeler scored a nifty goal between three Vegas players at 8:24.

Frost scored at 10:15 and the Flyers suddenly trailed by just one goal, 4-3.

The Golden Knights went ahead 1-0 at 8:34 of the first period when Dorofeyev corralled a loose puck behind the net and then flipped a shot under Sandstrom's blocker.

Philadelphia's Joel Farabee fired a shot on goal at 15:28, but Quick was able to stop the puck with his shoulder.

Frost was whistled for delay of game and the Golden Knights capitalized as Barbashev connected on the power play at 1:58 of the second period for a 2-0 advantage.

The Flyers closed within 2-1 at 8:10 when Sanheim scored his fifth goal of the season. The puck deflected off Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague and past Quick.

The Golden Knights responded with some aggressive forechecking. The pressure resulted in a goal by Blueger at 11:06 following several rebounds for a 3-1 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Philadelphia
Jonathan Marchessault 3 Points Morgan Frost 1
Ivan Barbashev 2 Goals Morgan Frost 1
Jonathan Marchessault 2 Assists Brendan Lemieux 1
Ivan Barbashev 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonathan Quick .900 Save Percentage Felix Sandstrom .875
Jonathan Quick 27 Saves Felix Sandstrom 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 33 5 2-4 2-2 4 26
Philadelphia 30 3 0-2 2-4 8 26
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Flyers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .372 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .619 after a win and .615 after a loss.