Michael Bunting scored the go-ahead goal in the first period and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Monday night at Rogers Arena.
Bunting opened the scoring at 2:03 of the first period, with assists from Christian Dvorak and Nick Seeler. Travis Konecny made it 2-0 on the power play at 3:05 of the second period. Jonathan Lekkerimaki pulled the Canucks within 2-1 on the power play at 12:44 of the third period. Travis Sanheim made it 3-1 short-handed at 19:01 of the third period.
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For Philadelphia, Dvorak had two assists, Bunting, Konecny and Sanheim each scored, and Joseph Woll stopped 18 of 19 shots.
For Vancouver, Lekkerimaki scored, and Leevi Merilainen stopped 14 of 16 shots.
Vancouver outshot Philadelphia 19-17. Philadelphia went 1 for 2 on the power play, and Vancouver went 1 for 5. The Flyers moved to 5-10-5. The Canucks dropped to 3-16-1.
The Flyers are 14th in the Eastern Conference. The Canucks sit 16th in the Western Conference and have lost six straight.
The Flyers are back in action when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Canucks next host the New York Rangers on Friday, Nov. 13, at 9:00 p.m. ET.
