Flyers score three straight goals to beat Coyotes
Shayne Gostisbehere scored on a one-timer 1:01 into overtime after Dale Weise tied the game with 2:13 left in regulation, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied past the Arizona Coyotes 5-4 on Thursday night in Philadelphia.
Scott Laughton had two goals and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who began a five-game homestand — their longest of the season — after earning seven of a possible eight points on a four-game trip out West.
Oliver EkmanLarsson and Michael Grabner each had a goal and an assist, and Brad Richardson and Derek Stepan also scored for the Coyotes, who lost 5-2 at home to Philadelphia on Monday.
Jakub Voracek set up the game-winner in the extra session with a pass Philadelphia Scott Laughton celebrates after scoring against Arizona on Thursday. to Gostisbehere in the slot, and the defenseman’s slap shot beat goalie Darcy Kuemper.
It appeared the Flyers were going to lose their third in a row at home until Weise tied it. Ekman-Larsson’s pass in the Arizona zone was intercepted by Gostisbehere. Weise broke toward center ice on the turnover, and Gostisbehere fired a pass to Weise. He got in alone on Kuemper and beat him high to the glove side for his first goal of the season.
Arizona went ahead by scoring three times in the second period, including two shorthanded goals 24 seconds apart.
Richardson tied it 2-all 1:51 into the second when his wrist shot from the right circle beat Calvin Pickard to the far side. Stepan scored with a backhand on a shorthanded breakaway with 13:46 left in the period after Gostisbehere’s turnover at the Philadelphia blue line.
Grabner then got in alone on Pickard and also scored with a backhand.
PANTHERS 4, OILERS 1: Roberto Luongo made 26 saves in his second start since missing nine games with a knee injury to lift Florida over Edmonton. Evgenii Dadonov, Nick Bjugstad, Jonathan Huberdeau and Colton Sceviour scored for the Panthers. Mike Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck each had two assists. LIGHTNING 4, ISLANDERS 2: Andrei Vasilveksiy made 35 saves, Tyler Johnson broke a tie with 1:26 left, and Tampa Bay beat New York. Vasilevskiy has allowed two or fewer goals in nine of 12 games. Johnson scored from just outside the crease off a pass from Nikita Kucherov. CANUCKS 8, BRUINS 5: Bo Horvat had two goals and two assists and Vancouver extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Boston. Loui Eriksson added two goals and an assist and spurred a five-goal outbust in the second period for Vancouver. HURRICANES 4, BLACKHAWKS 3: Goals by Andrei Svechnikov, Jaccob Slavin, Phillip Di Giuseppe and Calvin de Haan gave Carolina a four-goal lead early in the second period and the Hurricanes held on for a victory over Chicago. SABRES 6, CANADIENS 5: Rasmus Ristolainen scored at 1:38 of overtime to lead Buffalo to a victory over Montreal. GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, SENATORS 3: William Carrier put Vegas ahead for good after Ottawa rallied from a three-goal deficit.