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Grebenkin, Grundstrom lead Flyers to 5-2 win over Canucks

Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Game Highlights

Grebenkin and Grundstrom were part of a new look fourth line for Philadelphia, which has struggled to get much production from the unit for most of the season. Rodrigo Abols had two assists, giving the line five points.

Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov all scored in the third period to help the Flyers snap a two-game skid and give coach Rick Tocchet a win in his first game against his former team. Tocchet coached the Canucks for 2 1./2 seasons before leaving and taking the job in Philadelphia in May.

Dan Vladar made 22 saves for the for his 13th win of the season.

Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored late goals for Vancouver and Thatcher Demko made 34 saves. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Canucks and it was their first defeat since trading defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.

Grebenkin broke a scoreless tie by tipping a shot by Emil Andrae past Demko with 6:47 remaining in the second period.

Grundstrom scored for the fourth time in eight games since being recalled from Lehigh Valley in the AHL by knocking in the rebound of his own shot at 5:58 of the third period. Dvorak made it 3-0 at 7:49.

Sasson ended Vladar's shutout bid with 6:55 remaining, before Tippett restored the Flyers' three-goal lead 2 1/2 minutes later. Michkov's empty-netter with 1:11 to go ended his 10-game goal-scoring drought and made it 5-1.

Up next Canucks: Host San Jose on Saturday.

Philadelphia: At Chicago on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

PHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 13:13 Nikita Grebenkin Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Emil Andrae (9), Rodrigo Abols (2)
Goal 3rd Period 5:58 Carl Grundstrom Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Grebenkin (4), Rodrigo Abols (3)
Goal 3rd Period 7:49 Christian Dvorak Goal (8) Batted, assists: Trevor Zegras (21), Travis Konecny (21)
Goal 3rd Period 13:05 Max Sasson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (13), Tyler Myers (7)
Goal 3rd Period 15:35 Owen Tippett Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Cam York (13)
Goal 3rd Period 18:49 Matvei Michkov Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Cates (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:42 Drew O'Connor Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Zeev Buium (13), Elias Pettersson (5)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 12
33 Hits 14
3 Takeaways 1
25 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 24
57.9 Faceoff Win Percent 42.1
13 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21
Dan Vladar, G Injured Reserve Jan 19
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Injured Reserve Jan 17
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Jan 22
Marco Rossi, C Injured Reserve Jan 12
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Jan 11
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,994 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 12 13 60 24
Edmonton 8 19 58 25
Anaheim 3 21 55 26
Seattle 9 18 53 22
San Jose 3 21 53 25
Los Angeles 13 16 53 20
Calgary 5 24 47 21
Vancouver 5 28 39 17

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 5 15 67 31
Pittsburgh 11 14 61 25
NY Islanders 5 18 59 27
Philadelphia 9 17 55 23
New Jersey 2 22 54 26
Washington 6 21 54 24
Columbus 7 20 53 23
NY Rangers 6 24 48 21
Full Standings