PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the game and the Florida Panthers overturned a three-goal deficit to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-5 on Thursday night. .
Matthew Tkachuk added an empty netter in the final seconds to seal the victory.
Things got better for the Flyers as Owen Tippett scored back-to-back goals and Garnet Hathaway pounced on a rebound at the crease to take a 5-4 lead. Gustav Forsling scored the tying goal with just over five minutes remaining after the Panthers squandered 3-0 and 4-2 leads.
Evan Rodriguez and Niko Mikkola scored in the first period, and Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal three minutes into the second period for a 3-0 lead.
Flyers coach John Tortorella pulled goaltender Ivan Fedotov after he allowed two goals on seven shots in the first inning and replaced him with Alexei Kolosov. Kolosov was given 20 shots and saved 16 of them.
Tyson Forster and Nick Seeler stole passes and fired shots from the circle to cut the lead to 3-2 on their second shot, but Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe responded to make it 4-2.
Flyers rookie Matvey Mitchkov had three assists in his first career three-point game.
takeout
Panthers: Florida bounced back from a loss in Pittsburgh to win for the fourth time in five games.
Flyers: Philadelphia ends a three-game winning streak.
important moment
Tippett got off to a slow start for the Flyers this season, but he scored twice in 23 seconds to tie the game at 4 near the end of the second period. Michkov, who turns 20 on Monday, set up Tippett with an assist. His 22 points lead all NHL rookies.
to the next
The Panthers will play the Sharks on Saturday, and the Flyers will play the Bruins again on Saturday.
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