Matvei Michkov scores 2 goals and Flyers beat Avalanche 3-2 for 2nd straight win

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Matvei Michkov scored two goals as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night, securing their second consecutive win following nine straight losses to start the season. Joseph Woll made 24 saves for his first victory with the Flyers since joining them from Toronto, while Cole Knuble made his NHL debut for Philadelphia after growing up rooting for the team.
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The Philadelphia Flyers secured their second consecutive victory by beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night. Matvei Michkov scored two goals, one in each of the first and second periods, to lead the team. Despite the Avalanche's efforts, including a goal from rookie T.J. Hughes in the third period, Noel Acciari restored Philadelphia’s two-goal lead with his goal at 6:34 of the third period. Joseph Woll made 24 saves for his first win as a Flyer after joining the team this season. The Flyers had started their season with nine straight losses before breaking through with back-to-back wins, including defeating Ottawa on Saturday.

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Flyers ORG · 4× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 4× Avalanche ORG · 3× Joseph Woll PERSON · 1× Matvei Michkov PERSON · 1× Michkov PERSON · 1× Noel Acciari PERSON · 1× Ottawa ORG · 1× the Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1× the Philadelphia Flyers ORG · 1×

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Acciari restored Philadelphia’s two-goal lead at 6:34 of the third, the veteran center’s first goal as a Flyer. Hughes scored at 14:40 of the third, his second straight game with a goal after he found the net for the first time in Friday’s win over Pittsburgh.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night for their second straight victory after opening the season with nine consecutive losses. asserted
Flyers → score → losses
Michkov leads the Flyers with six goals this season. asserted
Michkov → lead → goals
Noel Acciari also scored for Philadelphia, which lost six games in regulation and three in overtime or shootouts before breaking through on Saturday with a victory over Ottawa. asserted
which → score → Ottawa
Joseph Woll made 24 saves for his first victory with the Flyers. asserted
Woll → make → Flyers
He spent the previous five seasons with Toronto. asserted
He → spend → Toronto
Martin Necas and rookie T.J. Hughes scored for the Avalanche (5-3-1), last season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners. asserted
Necas → score → Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 shots. asserted
Blackwood → stop → shots
Cole Knuble made his NHL debut for the Flyers, the team he grew up rooting for. asserted
he → make → Flyers
His father, Mike, played for Philadelphia from 2005-09 and in 2013. asserted
father → play → 2013
The 22-year-old right wing had 13 minutes, 44 seconds of ice time. asserted
wing → have → time
Mitchkov scored on a power play at 7:41 of the first period and made it 2-0 at 12:23 of the second when he skated around the net and fired a long-range wrist shot past several players that beat Blackwood on the glove side. asserted
that → score → side
Necas got the Avalanche on the board with 2:08 left in the second. asserted
Necas → get → second
Acciari restored Philadelphia’s two-goal lead at 6:34 of the third, the veteran center’s first goal as a Flyer. Hughes scored at 14:40 of the third, his second straight game with a goal after he found the net for the first time in Friday’s win over Pittsburgh. asserted
he → restore → Pittsburgh
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