Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1.

The Winnipeg Jets lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday after rookie Matvei Michkov put a backhand shot past star goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

Although Travis Konecny is the lone point-per-game player on the roster (22 goals and 63 points in 60 games), the Flyers have six players in double digits for goals — and a seventh (in captain Sean Couturier) knocking on the door with nine.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets via shootout, 2-1 (1-0), at Canada Life Centre on Saturday evening.

Ivan Fedotov made 29 stops and turned aside all three shots he faced in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers outlasted the host Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night.

The loss took Winnipeg’s NHL-leading record to 42-15-4, while the Flyers (27-26-8) extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1). The Jets were coming off a 2-1 loss to the

The Philadelphia Flyers get back over .500 as they beat the NHL’s best team, the Winnipeg Jets, on their home ice Saturday night. Ivan Fedotov led the Flyers to the 2-1 shootout win, the first win for a Flyers’ backup goalie since Aleksei Kolosov’s win against the Red Wings on December 12th.