On a tough second half of a back-to-back and the Flyers’ fourth game in six days, the Flyers went to Newark and beat the Metropolitan-leading Devils 5-3. They’ve ended a difficult four-game, Thanksgiving week road trip at an impressive 3-1-0 mark, and they now sit squarely in third in the Metro standings. 

The basics

First period: 5:18 – Owen Tippett (Christian Dvorak, Trevor Zegras), 12:08 – Simon Nemec (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) 

Second period: 0:53 – Matvei Michkov (Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim), 3:16 – Travis Konecny (Cam York, Sanheim), 13:01 – Trevor Zegras (Tippett), 19:32 – Timo Meier (Bratt, Dawson Mercer) (PPG) 

Third period: 6:28 – Dawson Mercer (unassisted), 18:45 – Owen Tippett (unassisted)(EN)

SOG: 31 (NJ) – 31 (PHI)

Tippett opens the scoring, Flyers buzzing in first 

For the second consecutive night, the Flyers jumped out to a lead in the first period. Tonight, Owen Tippett’s 100th goal (and 200th point) of his NHL career gave the Flyers the lead about five minutes into the game. Receiving a pass from Christian Dvorak, Tippett was a step ahead of Simon Nemec, and beat Jacob Markstrom on a mini-break. The goal was Tippett’s seventh of the season, and he later added an empty netter and an assist for a three-point night. Hopefully, it’s the start of a hot stretch for the streaky goal scorer. 

A DOUBLE milestone for Owen Tippett! 💯#PHIvsNJD | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/6a7QQh2fmu

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 30, 2025

Other than that, there was a ton to like from the Orange and Black in the opening period. Particularly in the first half of the period, the Flyers held the Devils to just one shot on goal. The Flyers actually won the shots on goal battle for the period, outshooting New Jersey 8-6. The opening power play for the Flyers looked dangerous as well, and although the Devils were able to even the score at the 12 minute mark, it was quite a solid start for the Flyers. 

Vladar check 

Despite the goal allowed to Nemec in the first, Vladar really came up big at the end of the opening frame. On a Devils power play, Vladar made two really impressive post-to-post lateral saves on Nico Hischier and Timo Meier. Both were Grade-A scoring chances, and as he’s done all season, Vladar saved the day yet again. 

Vladdy put on a CLINIC. #PHIvsNJD | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/r7nvKl9LHp

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 30, 2025

Vladar’s lateral movement was again impressive late in the second period, when he absolutely robbed the Devils on a shorthanded opportunity. Even better than the first two saves, Vladar was able to anticipate the pass from Hischier to make his best save of the night. 

WHAT A SAVE FROM DAN VLADAR#LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/XCo6L1JWD8

— Flyers Clips (@Flyers_Clips) November 30, 2025

Overall, Vladar stopped 28 of 31 shots. Considering the level of high danger chances that he faced tonight (19), it was a heck of a performance from Vladar. He came up big down the stretch of the game too, where the Devils applied lots of pressure in search of the game-tying goal. With play like this from Vladar, the Flyers continue to be really difficult to beat, and their position in the standings is starting to show that. 

Michkov report 

Building on a few strong performances this week, Michkov notched his third consecutive game with a point with his 7th goal of the season. Jumping out of the box early in the second period, Michkov poked a puck through the legs of Markstrom as multiple Devils ran into Michkov. Just an impressive level of strength from Michkov willed that chance into the back of the net. 

Thinking outside the box. #PHIvsNJD | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/yVn5qT0tpZ

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 30, 2025

Now, Michkov has scored three times in his last five games, and his underlying metrics continue to be some of the strongest on the team in the recent stretch of games. He’s currently at an about 45 point pace, but he’s been much stronger on a shift-by-shift basis in the last 7-8 games. For a sophomore slump, Michkov’s still finding ways to be effective, and still has the fearlessness around the net that is special for a 20 year old. All the ingredients are there for Michkov to really ramp up the scoring in the latter half of the season, but even if that doesn’t happen, the evolution of the player has been promising amidst the struggles. 

Travis Konecny has one of his best games this season 

While Travis Konecny has put up a respectable 17 points in 23 games coming into tonight, he’s a player that has really struggled shift-by-shift this season. There’s been so many questionable decisions, a lack of explosiveness, and some of the worst play-driving numbers of his career through the early part of this season. 

Tonight, though, was a vintage Travis Konecny performance that was probably the most promising game of the year for the forward. Right away in the second period, it was a beautifully executed Konecny rush that led to the Michkov goal. A couple shifts later, Konecny’s quick finish off a feed from Cam York gave the Flyers a 3-1 lead. Due to some really good work by Konecny, the Flyers jumped all over New Jersey. The best version of Konecny, as we saw tonight, is an explosive, score-in-bunches player that flies all over the offensive zone. If the Flyers can get Konecny back to that level consistently, there might be another gear to a Flyers team that’s already 14-7-3. 

OK TK!#PHIvsNJD | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/Beoqd1mEiJ

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 30, 2025

Zegras continues point-per-game pace, makes bad mistake in third 

With a goal and an assist tonight, Zegras climbed back to a point-per-game pace, with 24 points in 24 games so far. On his goal in the second period, Zegras gave the Flyers a 4-1 lead at the end of a wild sequence. After a breakaway on the Devils end where Jesper Bratt hit the post, Owen Tippett took the puck and raced into the zone with Zegras on an odd-man rush. Zegras, on the ensuing chance, barely got the puck past Markstrom for his 9th goal of the season. 

From Bratt hitting the post right into Zegras scoring, WHAT A SEQUENCE 😭🚨 pic.twitter.com/McUNZU95FJ

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 30, 2025

It wasn’t all positive for Zegras tonight, though, as he made a horrendous turnover in the third period to allow the Devils back into the game. Trying to possess the puck in the neutral zone, Zegras turned the puck over in a dangerous area, and the Devils went the other way for an odd man rush. Really, Zegras just has to know better in that situation, in that point of the game. Going with the safe play, up by two on the road, was likely the better alternative for Zegras. It happens, but we’d imagine Rick Tocchet is going to use that play as a learning experience for the player. 

A look ahead to December

With the win tonight, the Flyers finished November with a 8-4-2 record and five wins in their last six games of the month. Next up, they’ll have a six-game homestand to start December, including games against some of the best teams in the league (Colorado, Vegas, Carolina). Then, they’ll have a stretch of eight out of nine games on the road, including the annual Disney on Ice trip. The condensed schedule of this year continues to be extremely weird, and the Flyers will have to continue playing on little rest throughout the month.