"Laughton went 19 for 20 in the faceoff circle tonight. He drew a penalty halfway through the game. He was a huge part of the late-third-period 5-on-3 kill, as well as the late-first-period kill. He had a 2:08 shift on that third-period PK; the goal review - after Trevor Zegras pretended he scored - was a blessing in disguise, allowing Laughton to catch his breath."
"Still, he was breathing heavy as he won draw after draw, and at one point, he took a hard hit to get the puck out. He was back out again less than a minute later to score a beautiful shorty to tie it up with six minutes to go, paving the way for an OT winner by Easton Cowan. Storybook stuff in his return to Philly."
Scott Laughton dominated faceoffs (19-for-20), drew a midway penalty, and played critical roles on both a late third-period 5-on-3 kill and an earlier penalty kill. He logged a 2:08 third-period PK shift, used a goal review respite to recover, then returned to win consecutive draws, absorb a heavy hit, and score a shorthanded shorty with six minutes remaining to force overtime. That goal set up an OT winner by Easton Cowan. Laughton now has three shorthanded goals (two official), featuring two identical top-left finishes using defenders as screens and a bar-down breakaway against Montreal. His faceoff dominance, anticipation, speed, and puck aggression mark him as an elite penalty-killing forward.
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