Raffl scores late, Flyers beat Oilers for 7th straight win
PHILADELPHIA — After leaning on Steve Mason throughout most of the last three weeks, the Philadelphia Fyers bailed out their goaltender with a strong offensive display.
Michael Raffl scored with 1:29 remaining to cap Philadelphia’s rally from two goals down in the third period to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 Thursday night for the Flyers’ seventh straight win.
Claude Giroux had two goals and one assist, and Mark Streit, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Jakub Voracek also scored for the Flyers.
“It’s a sign of good things, hopefully,” said Mason, who stopped 28 shots to win his sixth straight and improve to 11-8-3. “When your goalie’s not making saves that you need, but the guys are still battling in front, from a personal standpoint, it’s huge to see that.”