NHL

Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers

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7 - 5

Panthers waste early 3-goal lead, rally with 3 goals in final minutes to top Flyers 7-5

Owen Tippett nets back-to-back goals in 23 seconds

Matthew Tkachuk added an empty-netter in the final seconds to seal the win. Tkachuk also had four assists for his fourth career five-point game, tying his dad, Keith Tkachuk, for the sixth-most in NHL history.

The Flyers got rolling when Owen Tippett scored consecutive goals and Garnet Hathaway pounced on a rebound in the crease to give them a 5-4 lead. Gustav Forsling tied the game at 5 with just over five minutes left after the Panthers wasted 3-0 and 4-2 leads.

Evan Rodrigues and Niko Mikkola scored in the first period, and Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal three minutes into the second for the 3-0 lead.

Flyers coach John Tortorella pulled goalie Ivan Fedotov after he gave up two goals on seven shots in the first and replaced him with Aleksei Kolosov. Kolosov saved 16 of the 20 shots he faced.

Tyson Foerster and Nick Seeler cut the lead to 3-2 in the second, but Carter Verhaeghe answered for Florida and made it 4-2.

Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov had three assists in his first career three-point game.

Takeaways Panthers: Florida rebounded from a loss at Pittsburgh to win for the fourth time in five games.

Flyers: Philadelphia snapped a three-game winning streak.

Key moment Tippett was off to a slow start for the Flyers this season until he scored twice in 23 seconds in the final moments of the second period and tied the game at 4. Michkov set up Tippett with an assist. His 22 points lead all NHL rookies.

Up next The Panthers host the Sharks on Saturday, and the Flyers play the Bruins also on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:36 Evan Rodrigues Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 6:57 Niko Mikkola Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (17), Jesper Boqvist (5)
Goal 2nd Period 3:00 Aleksander Barkov Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Sam Reinhart (17), Matthew Tkachuk (18)
Goal 2nd Period 7:13 Tyson Foerster Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Joel Farabee (6), Matvei Michkov (11)
Goal 2nd Period 9:31 Nick Seeler Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 13:35 Carter Verhaeghe Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (19), Aleksander Barkov (20)
Goal 2nd Period 17:41 Owen Tippett Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Matvei Michkov (12)
Goal 2nd Period 18:04 Owen Tippett Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Matvei Michkov (13)
Goal 3rd Period 5:39 Garnet Hathaway Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Laughton (7), Rasmus Ristolainen (7)
Goal 3rd Period 14:43 Gustav Forsling Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (12), Evan Rodrigues (8)
Goal 3rd Period 18:01 Sam Reinhart Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (14), Matthew Tkachuk (20)
Goal 3rd Period 19:49 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (18), Dmitry Kulikov (4)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 21
37 Hits 16
7 Takeaways 6
28 Shots 34
4 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
80.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 31
50.8 Faceoff Win Percent 49.2
8 Giveaways 7
6 Total Penalties 7
12 Penalty Minutes 14
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Grebenkin, RW Out May 14
Noah Cates, LW Out May 12
Owen Tippett, RW Out May 11
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve May 9
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Out Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C Out Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D Out Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW Out Apr 15
Seth Jones, D Out Apr 9

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 18,206 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
Full Standings