Flyers finally win in overtime
Philadelphia ends longest losing skid
Scott Laughton scored 2:22 into overtime, Cam Atkinson had two goals in regulation and assisted on the winner and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a franchise-record 13-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Laughton scored on the rebound of Atkinson’s shot for the Flyers’ first victory since Dec. 29. Gerry Mayhew also scored for Philadelphia.
Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist, and Arthur Kaliyev and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings. Los Angeles was playing the fourth contest of a six-game trip.
With a long losing streak and heavy snowstorm blanketing Philadelphia, the Flyers thanked the diehard fans who showed up with free parking outside and free pretzels, hot dogs and soda inside the arena. The club closed the upper level, and the lower level appeared about 75% full.
Other games
Panthers 5, Sharks 4: Sam Bennett scored 1:08 into overtime and Florida came from behind to beat San Jose for its ninth consecutive victory at home. Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists, and Gustav Forsling added a goal and an assist for Florida. Aleksander Barkov and Mason Marchment also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots in front of a season-high crowd of 18,152.
Jets 4, Blues 1: Paul Stastny scored twice, Eric Comrie made 24 saves in his first start since early last month and Winnipeg beat host St. Louis to snap a six-game losing streak. Nate Schmidt and Kyle Connor also scored for the Jets.
Ducks 2, Senators 1: John Gibson made a season-high 44 saves and Troy Terry and Rickard Rakell scored in Anaheim’s victory over host Ottawa.
Hurricanes 2, Devils 1: Antti Raanta made 24 saves in his first action in nearly a month as host Carolina beat New Jersey. Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov scored in the first period to help the Hurricanes win their third in a row and sixth in the pst seven.
Oilers 7, Canadiens 2: Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals, and Evander Kane scored in his Edmonton debut, leading the visiting Oilers to a win over struggling Montreal. Ryan NugentHopkins and Derek Ryan also scored for Edmonton. Hyman and Nugent-Hopkins had an assist apiece, while Duncan Keith and Warren Foegele each had two assists.
Maple Leafs 7, Red Wings 4: Michael Bunting had three goals, Rasmus Sandin scored the tiebreaker with 2:51 remaining and Toronto rallied for five unanswered goals in the third to beat host Detroit. Mitch Marner scored a power-play goal with 1:14 left and John Tavares, who assisted on Sandin’s goal, made it 7-4 with 11 seconds to go.
Golden Knights 3, Lightning 2, SO: Mark Stone scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout and Vegas beat host Tampa Bay after blowing a two-goal lead in the third. Robin Lehner stopped 27 shots for the Golden Knights, including 18 combined in the third period and overtime.