The Flyers, with help from Bobby Brink's first NHL goals, beat the Minnesota Wild Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Bobby Brink celebrates after scoring his first NHL goal on Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson during a power play during the second period at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, October 26, 2023.It felt like it was only a matter of time.out of training camp, he did everything but score a goal. His line had been buzzing around the opposing net, and he entered Thursday night with two assists to show for it.
Brink’s first two career NHL goals helped the Flyers earn a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at the Wells Fargo Center.Brink’s first came after Sean Couturier centered a pass off of a broken play that knocked off of Rooney and onto Brink’s stick. It was the exclamation point on another 30-minute stretch where the Flyers again dominated a team projected to reach the Western Conference playoffs, and it gave them the cushion they needed to improve their record to 4-2-1.Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the Flyers were surprisingly the better team for more than 30 minutes.Shortly after Brink’s goal, the Wild came to life. The Flyers had a 22-8 shot advantage midway through the second period and took a 3-0 lead into the third period.
But Tippett’s goal, which came after a Cam Atkinson takeaway at the Flyers’ blue line, stopped the Wild’s surge.Flyers show some good, some bad in last-minute loss to Vegas. It was a microcosm of what they are.It was pretty obvious in camp that Flyers coach John Tortorella liked what Brink brought to the table. The Flyers are short on natural offensive creators, and that’s exactly what Brink is.
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