Sanheim named 1st star in Flyers’ win February 01, 2019

Travis Sanheim scored the game-winning goal in overtime last night, as the Philadelphia Flyers took down the Boston Bruins by a score of 3-2. The 22-year-old defenseman also tallied an assist on the game-tying goal in the 3rd period, which would eventually send the game to overtime. He would go on to finish the game with 2 points, 4 shots on net and 3 blocked shots. The native of Elkhorn, Manitoba has already eclipsed all of his offensive totals from his rookie campaign in 2017-18. Through 51 games to date, Sanheim has registered 17 points (5 goals, 12 assists) while averaging over 18 minutes of ice time per contest.  

For more on last night’s game, keep reading the nhl.com story here.