Vegas took six minutes in penalties to the Flyers' two and fell into an early 3-0 hole. Off of 31 saves from Ilya Samsonov and a resilient offensive effort, the Golden Knights escaped Philly with a 5-4 win in a shootout, but flaws were abundant.

On Monday night, the Flyers picked up right where they left off in their come-from-behind overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon — scoring goals. Their only issue was facing the Vegas Golden Knights,

The Philadelphia Flyers entered their matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights seeking to build on their momentum of an overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks—and, for a lot of the game, it looked as though they were poised to do so.