Flyers hold off Mammoth rally for 6-3 win at home

The Flyers beat the Mammoth 6-3 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, scoring twice in the second period and twice early in the third to build a 5-1 lead that Utah could not erase.

Matvei Michkov scored first at 12:49 of the first. Dmitri Simashev answered 1:35 later to make it 1-1. Travis Konecny put Philadelphia ahead 2-1 at 1:06 of the second, and Noah Cates made it 3-1 at 5:50. Christian Dvorak scored at 1:02 of the third and Oliver Bonk added a slap shot at 5:35 for 5-1.

The Mammoth pushed late. Mikhail Sergachev scored at 16:00, and Logan Cooley cut it to 3-5 at 17:07. Cole Knuble ended the comeback with a wrist shot at 18:26 for 6-3.

Jamie Drysdale was the player of the game (Chirp Rating 8.5) with three assists. Chirp's Sim had the Mammoth at 54% before the game, but Philadelphia (4-8-4) beat Utah (9-6-0).