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Enjoying rookie Bump, Flyers beat Penguins in shootout
Rookie Alex Bump scored in his NHL debut, helping the Flyers secure their 7th shootout win this season as Dan Vladar stopped all three Penguins shots.
- Flyers rookie Alex Bump scored in his NHL debut, helping Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 4-3 in a shootout after Trevor Zegras scored the lone shootout goal and Dan Vladar stopped all three attempts.
- With Travis Konecny, Flyers forward, sidelined, roster moves including Friday trades created space for Alex Bump, called up from Lehigh Valley, to join the lineup.
- Using 16:07 of ice time, Bump finished the sequence after scoring off a Nikita Grebenkin centering pass, beating Stuart Skinner short-side to tie the game at 2.
- The Flyers return home to host the New York Rangers on Monday after their fourth win in five games, emphasizing their push in the playoff picture.
- Following a hit by Avery Hayes, Jamie Drysdale, Flyers defenseman, dropped the gloves for the first time after Cam York was sent to the ice, and Rick Tocchet's 700th game as Flyers head coach was also marked.
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Flyers Notebook: With chip on shoulder, Alex Bump wants more
VOORHEES, N.J. — Alex Bump has been in the National Hockey League for only a day and is already getting the star treatment. It was a whirlwind first 24 hours. Shortly after Bobby Brink was traded to Minnesota Friday, Bump was called up from Lehigh Valley. He scored his first goal in Saturday’s game in Pittsburgh, something that had been done by a Flyer only 25 times in the last 60 years. When Sunday’s practice at the Flyers Training Center ended…
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Enjoying rookie Bump, Flyers beat Penguins in shootout
The game was played in Pittsburgh, but the script could have been written in Hollywood. How else to explain how Flyers rookie Alex Bump, a fifth-round draft pick, became just the 26th player in franchise history to score in his first NHL game on Saturday night? And in a crucial game to boot? The big moment came at 4:46 of the second period. After the 10-foot shot eluded Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner, there were smiles on Bump’s face and on …
Flyers winger Alex Bump had an interesting Saturday
Philadelphia Flyers winger Alex Bump played in his first National Hockey League game on Saturday. He took the traditional rookie lap in the pregame warm-up, then in the second scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh. It was almost a fairytale beginning. But after the game, Bump revealed the happy ending initially could’ve turned into a nightmare of sorts.The Flyers made the news of Bump’s call-up official on their social …
NHL Highlights: Flyers 4, Penguins 3 (SO)
Owen Tippett fired home his 20th goal of the season, while rookie Alex Bump scored in his first NHL game as the Philadelphia Flyers edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a shootout. Rickard Rakell tallied a goal and an assist in the loss.
Alex Bump Set for NHL Debut as Flyers Promote Surging Forward From AHL
The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled forward Alex Bump from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, giving the 22-year-old prospect his first opportunity at the NHL level. He is expected to make his NHL debut Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Bump’s promotion comes following the Flyers’ trade-deadline moves that opened up a roster spot in the forward group. The 2022 fifth-round pick has been producing in the American Hockey League this season…
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