Flyers score 4 quick goals in 1st period in win against Devils

Tyson Foerster scored twice, and Noah Cates had a goal and two assists for Philadelphia (11-6-3), which has won three of four. Matvei Michkov, Bobby Brink and Trevor Zegras also scored, and Dan Vladar made 32 saves.

Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist, and Timo Meier also scored for New Jersey (13-7-1), which lost its third straight game to end a five-game road trip. Jesper Bratt had three assists, and Jake Allen made 22 saves.

Meier put the Devils ahead 1-0 with a power-play goal from the right post at 7:37 of the first period.

Cates tied it 1-1 at 9:00 after Allen swept the rebound of an Egor Zamula shot onto his stick in the right slot.

Michkov made it 2-1 at 12:06 when he scored on a breakaway.

Foerster then scored twice in 17 seconds. He extended it to 3-1 when at 12:15 when he scored on a one-timer from the left side, and pushed it to 4-1 at 12:32 after scoring off the rush from the right side.

The three-goal run was the fastest in Flyers history, surpassing the three they scored in 35 seconds twice previously (March 1, 1979, against the Boston Bruins; Oct. 7, 1982, against the Quebec Nordiques).

Brink scored off the rush to give Philadelphia a 5-1 lead at 11:42 of the second period.

Hischier made it 5-2 at 16:16 when he scored on a one-timer from the right hash marks set up after a move to get into the slot by Luke Hughes.

Hischier cut it to 5-3 at 13:27 of the third period, redirecting a Simon Nemec point shot with Allen pulled for the extra attacker.

Zegras then scored on a breakaway at 15:21 for the 6-3 final.