Flyers blow out Ducks in Cutter Gauthier’s return to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA —  Sam Ersson made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Geese 6-0 on Saturday night time in Cutter Gauthier‘s first go to to Philadelphia since being traded to Anaheim a 12 months in the past.

Drafted fifth general by Philadelphia in 2022, Gauthier instructed the Flyers he didn’t need to play for the staff, which introduced out an energized, sellout crowd that booed or chanted each time he stepped on the ice.

Ersson had his seventh profession shutout to assist Philadelphia finish a four-game dropping streak. Morgan Frost, Jamie Drysdale, Owen Tippett, Ryan Poehling, Matvei Michkov and Garnet Hathaway scored.

John Gibson made 24 saves for Anaheim. The Geese have misplaced three straight.

Drysdale, the defenseman the Flyers acquired within the commerce for Gauthier, scored on the ability play within the first interval, resulting in chants of “Thank You, Cutter!” and “Jamie’s higher!” from the exuberant crowd. Drysdale additionally added an help on Michkov’s objective.

Travis Konecny had 4 assists. His his most spectacular feed was a saucer cross to Tippett on a two-on-one rush for the third objective. Konecny leads the staff with 50 factors this season.

The Geese proceed their six-game journey in Carolina on Sunday night time.