Flyers 3, Blackhawks 0
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers capped off a special evening at Wells Fargo Center with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
With former Flyers and Blackhawks defenseman Kimmo Timonen honored before puck drop and throughout the game, Philadelphia (2-1-1) picked up its second straight win behind a second consecutive shutout by backup goalie Michal Neuvirth.
Centers Claude Giroux and Sam Gagner provided the offense with a goal apiece in the second period, while left winger Matt Read iced it late in the third with a goal off a rebound.
For defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks (2-2-0), their two-game winning streak was snapped and their regular-season struggles in Philadelphia continued. The last time Chicago won a game on Philly's home ice, it was a special one -- the 2010 Stanley Cup finals clincher in Game 6, the first of their three Cups over the last six seasons. Chicago has not won a regular-season game in Philadelphia since 1996, however.
Neuvirth (2-0-0), making his second straight start in place of goalie Steve Mason, who is out because of a personal family matter, was terrific with 30 saves.
Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (1-2-0) made 26 saves and has given up two or more goals in all three of his starts this season.
On a second-period power play, courtesy of a high-sticking penalty by left winger Ryan Garbutt, Gagner flung home a snap shot for his first goal with the Flyers for a 1-0 lead.
Defenseman Michael Del Zotto and center Brayden Schenn earned assists.
Giroux doubled the Flyers' lead by netting his first goal of the season at 16:21 in the second. Left winger Michael Raffl wrapped around the net and right there in front was Giroux to put it past Crawford.
The Flyers killed off all five of the Blackhawks' power plays, including three in the third period.
Right winger Patrick Kane was cooled off after tallying three goals and three assists in the Blackhawks' first three games this season.
Meanwhile, Giroux and right winger Jakub Voracek -- the Flyers' top-two point leaders from last season -- compiled a goal and assist for two points after totaling just one point in the team's first three games.
NOTES: The Flyers honored former D Kimmo Timonen, who retired in the offseason after winning the 2015 Stanley Cup Final with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 40-year-old played 15 NHL seasons, including seven with the Flyers. He won the Barry Ashbee Trophy -- given to the team's best defenseman -- five times in seven seasons and ranks third all-time among Flyers defensemen in points with 270 (38 goals, 232 assists) in 519 games. ... Blackhawks LW Ryan Garbutt was bumped up to Chicago's top line, joining C Jonathan Toews and RW Marian Hossa. Garbutt, acquired in an offseason trade with the Dallas Stars, was held without a point in his first three games with the Blackhawks. ... Blackhawks RW Kyle Baun and D David Rundblad were healthy scratches. Both have appeared in one game thus far. ... Flyers C R.J. Umberger missed his second game in a row with an upper-body injury. C Sam Gagner replaced him in the lineup.