Flyers top Kraken 5-2 as Tippett and Foerster score twice

PHILADELPHIA — Owen Tippett and Tyson Foerster each scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, a victory that punctuated a three-goal second-period surge and marked the Flyers’ third win in four games. Dan Vladar started in goal and made 21 saves as Philadelphia rallied from an early deficit to take control in the middle frame.

Seattle opened the scoring when Jordan Eberle deflected a shot 7:16 into the first period, but the Flyers responded before the first intermission. Tippett tied the game midway through the opening period after Kraken goalie Joey Daccord turned the puck over behind the net; Nick Seeler’s redirected shot found Tippett for his fourth goal of the season. Tyson Foerster then gave Philadelphia a 2-1 lead with a power-play tally at 13:19.

The Flyers blew the game open early in the second period. Travis Konecny converted a feed from Egor Zamula at 4:59, and Foerster followed 33 seconds later with his second power-play goal, tipping a Cam York point shot. Seattle cut the margin to two on Jani Nyman’s power-play goal at 8:33, but Tippett scored again with 4:20 remaining in the period to restore a...