Flyers top Senators to secure first win of season, snap nine-game skid

The Philadelphia Flyers finally are in the win column. With a 3-1 decision on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators, the Flyers earned their first victory of the season. The win also served to snap the nine-game winless skid to start the season, which was a franchise record. It looked to be the same story for the Flyers as Senators forward Drake Batherson opened the scoring in the second period. But Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone made quick work to negate the deficit, combining for two goals to close out the middle frame. Trevor Zegras added an insurance empty-netter in…