Jamie Drysdale makes Philly debut in shootout win – NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers picked up their first comeback win when trailing by two goals as they beat the Canadiens, 3-2, Wednesday night in a shootout at the Wells Fargo Center.

Sean Couturier delivered in the skills competition.

Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost scored goals for the Flyers (21-14-6), who went 2-1-1 on their four-game homestand.

Jamie Drysdale picked up his first point in a Flyers jersey. He had a couple of looks in OT, as well.

John Tortorella’s club had lost seven of its last nine games (2-4-3), so it needed a win before hitting the road again.

“It was a reset for us, we needed to reset how we play,” Tortorella said. “Last home game before we go out for three [games]. I just don’t think we’ve been playing fast enough, I don’t think we’ve been direct enough going north. … I liked the speed of our game [tonight] — that was the most important thing.”

This was the 11th time the Flyers had gone to overtime in their last 21 games. They’re 9-5-6 in games decided by one goal.

Competitive but also living on the edge.

The Flyers have 48 points through 41 games, their most at the halfway mark of a season since 2019-20, when they had 49 (22-14-5).

Tortorella’s rebuilding Flyers currently hold a playoff spot in a busy race.

The Flyers face the Canadiens (17-17-6) two more times this season, with both matchups in Montreal.

• After being traded Monday and practicing Tuesday, Drysdale made his Flyers debut and got right to work on the power play.

He gave a lift to the club’s 31st-ranked man advantage when he assisted Frost’s game-tying 2-2 goal in the second period. Frost made it happen with a shot mentality.

“[Drysdale] walked the line really well, really smooth,” Couturier said. “He gets guys to bite and get out of the lanes. He looks good back there. You can tell he’s really mobile and has that offensive mind, sees the play really well. That was a nice setup for Frosty there.”

The 21-year-old skated on the Flyers’ top defensive pair opposite of Travis Sanheim. He moved well and his hockey sense was evident.

“I’m not going to jump up and down, but I am excited that we have a 21-year-old, right-handed defenseman that can skate like that,” Tortorella said. “It’s a perfect timing as far as where we are in our process.”

Danny Briere landed Drysdale in the nobody-saw-it-coming Cutter Gauthier trade. The Flyers’ GM mentioned how Drysdale would likely have to go through a learning phase because of the difference in systems with the Flyers and Ducks.

“Just the zone coverages, it’s a change in that,” Tortorella said at morning skate Wednesday. “We just spent 20 minutes with the whole team going over that. It’s basically him just watching that. There are going to be some hiccups, but he’s a bright kid. As we do with all the young players when they come here, we’ll just teach and go through it.”

Drysdale’s new teammates awarded him the player of the game dog mask in the locker room.

“It was awesome. I barked a couple…