Wrap: Flyers Down Devils in Opener, 5-2
The Philadelphia Flyers skated to a workmanlike 5-2 home victory over the New Jersey Devils on opening night of the 2022-23 season. John Tortorella earned a win in his Flyers coaching debut.
Two goals apiece by Travis Konecny (5-on-5, power play) and Morgan Frost (5-on-5, empty net) paced the offense, while Wade Allison notched Philadelphia's first goal of the new season. Carter Hart stopped 34 of shots. In their debut game as a defense pairing, Ivan Provorov (10 blocked shots, five hits) and Tony DeAngelo (three blocks) chipped in two assists apiece. while Kevin Hayes also had a pair of helpers.
Alexander Holtz (power play) and defenseman Damon Severson scored in a losing cause for New Jersey. Mackenzie Blackwood had 20 saves on 24 shots.
For an in-depth recap and analysis of the opener, see the Postgame 5 on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com.
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Earlier in the day, the Flyers announced that defenseman Travis Sanheim has pre-empted unrestricted free agency after the season to sign an eight-year contract extension with the team. Per Capfriendly, the year-by-year breakdown of the new contract is as follows:
Travis Sanheim #FueledByPhilly
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 13, 2022
$6.25M x 8
Breakdown:
Yr1: $5.125M + $3M signing bonus
Yr2: $5.125M + $3M SB
Yr3: $5.125M + $3M SB
Yr4: $6.125M
Yr5: $1.875M + $3M SB
Yr6: $1.875M + $3M SB
Yr7: $4.875M
Yr8: $4.875M
Yr1-4: Full NTC
Yr5-8: 12 team no-tradehttps://t.co/pWxC45xkbM