There is a new contender for the “objective of the 12 months” within the NHL this season. Philadelphia Flyers ahead Owen Tippett scored a sensational objective that helped his workforce defeat the Dallas Stars 5-1 for the workforce’s fifth consecutive win on Thursday.

With the Flyers main the Stars 4-1 within the third interval, Tippett was in a position to put the sport away. He raced into the offensive zone with the puck, accomplished a powerful spin-o-rama transfer round Stars defenseman Joel Hanley, and lifted a backhander over the shoulder of Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger.

It marked the second objective of the competition for Tippett, who additionally scored within the second interval off of an help from teammate Sean Couturier. 

Tippett has been taking part in a few of his finest hockey of the 2023-24 season as he is scored a minimum of one objective in 5 of his final six video games. The Flyers winger additionally scored what turned out to be the game-winning objective in a 4-2 win towards the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

The 24-year-old has come into his personal over the previous two seasons with the Flyers. Tippett was acquired from the Florida Panthers in change for Claude Giroux earlier than the 2021-22 commerce deadline and produced a 27-goal season in 2022-23. He presently has registered 39 factors (18 targets & 11 assists) in 45 video games this season.

Tippett has been one of many driving forces for a Flyers workforce that presently sits in second place within the Metropolitan Division with a 25-14-6 file (56 factors). The Flyers are presently simply two factors behind the New York Rangers for the division lead because the All-Star break approaches.