The Philadelphia Flyers secured a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on January 3, 2026, at Rogers Place, propelled by a dominant first period where they scored three goals. Denver Barkey notched his first NHL goal in the win, while Connor McDavid extended his point streak to 15 games for Edmonton. The result improves the Flyers to 21-12-7 and snaps Edmonton's recent form.
The Philadelphia Flyers (21-12-7) avenged an earlier 2-1 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers (20-16-6) on November 12 by dominating their final meeting of the season with a 5-2 win at Rogers Place on Saturday, January 3. The Flyers ended their five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record, while the Oilers have now lost three of their last four games.
Philadelphia jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period. At 7:16, Owen Tippett's cross-seam pass found Denver Barkey in the slot, who redirected the puck over Calvin Pickard's right shoulder for his first NHL goal. Travis Sanheim made it 2-0 at 10:31, capitalizing on a rebound that Darnell Nurse failed to clear, scoring from the right face-off circle for his fourth goal of the season. Bobby Brink extended the advantage to 3-0 at 14:38 after intercepting a pass from Evan Bouchard, leading to an odd-man rush where Cam York banked a shot off Brink and past Pickard.
A fight broke out between Garnet Hathaway and Darnell Nurse before Edmonton responded at 16:08. Mattias Ekholm intercepted a cross-ice pass and sent Connor McDavid on a breakaway; McDavid beat Dan Vladar blocker-side for his 25th goal, extending his point streak to 15 games (14 goals, 22 assists, 36 points total in the span).
In the second period, McDavid assisted Bouchard on a power-play goal at 9:54, a one-timer from the top of the right circle that cut the deficit to 3-2. The Flyers outshot the Oilers 10-5 in the frame, holding a 19-18 edge overall entering the third.
Nick Seeler restored the two-goal lead at 9:09 of the third with a wrist shot through traffic from above the left circle, his first goal of the season. Owen Tippett sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 1:10 remaining. Vladar made 22 saves on 24 shots for a .917 save percentage, while Pickard stopped 24 of 28 for .857.
The Oilers host the Nashville Predators on January 6 to conclude their homestand, while the Flyers return home for a four-game stretch starting against the Anaheim Ducks the same day.
