Tyson Foerster Helps Flyers to Make NHL History

In Saturday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators, Tyson Foerster scored a goal that helped the Philadelphia Flyers make NHL history.

Forty-five seconds after scoring his first goal of the night, Foerster scored his second. Senators center Shane Pinto hooked Foerster on a breakaway, giving the Flyers a penalty shot with only two seasons remaining in the second period.

Foerster subsequently buried his opportunity, giving the Flyers a 3-1 lead and sending the Wells Fargo Center crowd into a frenzy on Marvel Super Hero night. That’s not all – Foerster’s goal allowed the Flyers to make NHL history, becoming the only team to score five penalty shot attempts in a single season.

Foerster’s two goals give him 16 on the season, putting him just one behind the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard and the Minnesota Wild’s Marco Rossi (17) for the lead in goals amongst NHL rookies. It’s worth noting that six of Foerster’s 16 goals have come in his last five games. Before that, the 22-year-old missed four games due to a lower-body injury.

Stepping up and replacing Konecny (upper-body) is a tall order for any Flyers player, but Foerster appears to have embraced the challenge since returning from an injury of his own.

It helps that Foerster and the Flyers made NHL history along the way.

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