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Wayne Simmonds helps Flyers start off new season on hot note with win over Vegas

By Dan Parzych

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 18: Wayne Simmonds #17 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his first of two goals against the Washington Capitals during the third period at Wells Fargo Center on March 18, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 18: Wayne Simmonds #17 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his first of two goals against the Washington Capitals during the third period at Wells Fargo Center on March 18, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The Philadelphia Flyers started off the 2018-19 season on a hot note by earning a tough 5-2 on the road over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Ever since he came on board back in 2011, Wayne Simmonds has always been one of the top players on the Philadelphia Flyers, and if they’re going to have any chance at making another trip to the playoffs, it’s going to fall on the forward’s shoulders.

Kicking off the start of the 2019-19 season on the road against a Vegas Golden Knights team that made history last year by earning a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals during their first season was going to be quite a difficult challenge for the Flyers.

In fact, early indications made it seem like that Philadelphia’s season was going to get off to a rough start, mainly because Vegas would have all the momentum playing at home on a night of celebrations along with picking up where they left off last season.

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Instead, the Flyers pulled off one of the biggest surprise wins from Thursday night by defeating the Golden Knights 5-2, with Simmonds leading the way with two goals.

Even if Philadelphia scored all five of their goals over the first two periods, an outing like this set the tone early at the beginning of what will hopefully be another season consisting of them being a top contender in the Eastern Conference.

Of course, as mentioned before, Simmonds is going to play a major role in whether or not that happens. And even though Simmonds isn’t going to be scoring like this every night, Thursday was just another perfect example of why the Flyers are so lucky to have him part of the roster.

Up next, the Flyers will remain on the road for a Saturday matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, who are coming off an impressive win of their own Thursday as well by defeating the Minnesota Wild 4-1.

Best case scenario, Simmonds comes out firing once again during Saturday’s meeting in Colorado to put Philadelphia in a great position to begin the year 2-0 before returning to the east coast for their home opener against the San Jose Sharks.

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But as long as the Flyers manage to win on Saturday, whether Simmonds has another big game or not, this is all that really matters the most.

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