Rookie Matvei Michkov put a backhand shot past Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.
The victory extended the Flyers’ (27-26-8) point streak to five games (4-0-1).
Jamie Drysdale scored for the Flyers and Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots.
Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets (42-15-4) and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves in front of 14,436 fans at Canada Life Centre.
Scheifele notched his team-leading 34th goal of the season with a shot from the slot at 9:58 of the first period.
Philadelphia outshot the Jets 14-7 in the first period. Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny both hit posts.
Drysdale made it 1-1 at 3:48 of the second with a high shot that hit both posts and went in.
Hellebuyck made a key glove save on Bobby Brink early in the third, then defenceman Dylan DeMelo laid down to disrupt a Flyers’ two-on-one attack midway through the frame.
Jets: After scoring the game’s first goal, the Jets came up empty on a couple of breakaways. Winnipeg had 10 takeaways through regulation compared to Philadelphia’s two, but couldn’t capitalize.
Flyers: Head coach John Tortorella marked his 1,608th game behind the bench, surpassing Al Arbour for sixth place in games coached in NHL history. His players produced a tight-checking game and blocked 22 shots compared to Winnipeg’s 12.
The Jets had a pair of power plays in the final six minutes of the third period. Fedotov made a quick glove save on a Nikolaj Ehlers shot in the first one.
Winnipeg has scored just one goal in its past four games against Philadelphia and have lost four consecutive games to the Flyers.
Flyers: Host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Jets: Visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday.