Second-period surge sends Flyers to win over Predators

Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates scored second-period goals, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win over the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

The Flyers have won back-to-back road games after starting the season 0-2-1 away from home. They own a 5-2-0 mark across their past seven contests overall.

Philadelphia's Travis Konecny logged an assist and added an empty-net goal with 1:13 remaining in the third period. Cam York picked up two assists.

Dan Vladar made 23 saves to improve to 5-0-1 in six career appearances against Nashville.

Ryan O'Reilly scored for the Predators, who have lost three in a row (0-1-2) and six of the past seven (1-4-2).

Juuse Saros stopped 23 shots as Nashville dropped to 4-4-2 on home ice this season. Saros is now 5-5-1 in 11 career appearances against Philadelphia.

Michkov tied the game 1-1 at 4:43 of the second. He one-timed York's pass beyond Saros for his second of the season, snapping a nine-game drought.

Philadelphia took its first lead of the game at 17:37 of the middle period. Cates put home the rebound off Jamie Drysdale's shot for his first goal in eight games.

The Predators outshot the Flyers 10-7 in the first period and led 1-0 after 20 minutes.

Nashville opened the scoring 1:44 into the game. Filip Forsberg snapped a shot that deflected off Drysdale and hit O'Reilly's arm before beating Vladar.

Philadelphia's best chance of the opening frame came at 4:34 as Travis Sanheim tried to go backhand to beat Saros to the glove side on a partial break, but the Predators goaltender made the save.

The Thursday matchup was the second of two meetings between the clubs in the last week. Philadelphia earned a 4-1 home win over Nashville on Oct. 30.

--Field Level Media