EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Owen Tippett and Nick Seeler each had a goal and an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
Denver Buckey, Travis Sanheim and Bobby Brink also scored for the Flyers (21-12-7), who have won four of their past six games. Philadelphia is 3-2 in five games.
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Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard scored for the Oilers (20-16-6), who have lost three of their past four games.
Dan Vladar stopped 22 shots for the Flyers and posted a career-high 15 wins in 24 starts that season.
Calvin Pickard made 24 saves for Edmonton.
The Flyers opened the scoring 7:16 into the first period when Tippett passed to a sprinting Buckey, who directed the puck past Pickard for his first NHL goal. The 20-year-old also has two assists in his first seven games.
After two quarters, Edmonton chased the score to 3-2. Seeler scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period to extend the lead to two goals.
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McDavid extended his scoring streak to 15 games. During this period, he scored 14 goals and provided 22 assists for 36 points.
Next
Flyers: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
Oilers: Host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
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