The Oklahoman

NO. 2 OU VS. NO. 3 GEORGIA

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•When: 4 p.m., Monday •Where: Rose Bowl; Pasadena, Calif.

•TV: ESPN (Cox 29/HD 720, Dish 140, DirecTV 206, U-Verse 602/1602) •Radio: KRXO-FM 107.7

James Reimer stopped 29 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelph­ia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

Derek MacKenzie and Jonathan Huberdeau scored in the second period as the Panthers earned their first win over the Flyers since March 12, 2016, snapping a four-game losing streak against Philly. Jared McCann also scored.

Brian Elliott made 24 saves for the Flyers, who fell to 0-10-2 in first games after the Christmas break. Scott Laughton and Sean Couturier scored in the third period.

Reimer, who was coming off a 1-0 victory against Ottawa on Saturday night, faced an aggressive Flyers comeback in the last part of the game after the Panthers carried a 3-0 lead into the third.

Laughton wristed a back pass from Travis Konecny past Reimer with 7:32 remaining. Couturier added his 17th goal with 2:02 left, but Florida held on for the victory.

The Panthers jumped in front when McCann converted a wrist shot at 6:43 of the first. McCann took a feed from Nick Bjugstad at his own blue line and skated untouched into the high slot, where he beat Elliott for his fifth goal.

MacKenzie’s first goal of the season increased Florida’s lead to 2-0 midway through the second period. Colton Sceviour gained possession on a short-handed rush into the Flyers’ zone and found MacKenzie in front for the one-timer over Elliott’s shoulder on the stick side.

Huberdeau added his 13th at 13:52. It was his fourth goal in his last three games.

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