NHL

Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers

· National Hockey League
Final
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 Mar 25
Ty Murchison, D Out Feb 3
Rodrigo Abols, C Injured Reserve Jan 21
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anton Lundell, C Out Mar 25
Mackie Samoskevich, RW Out Mar 25
Sam Reinhart, C Out Mar 24
Niko Mikkola, D Injured Reserve Mar 23
Uvis Balinskis, D Out Mar 23

Game Information

Xfinity Mobile Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 95 7
Tampa Bay 44 21 93 5
Montreal 39 21 88 10
Boston 39 24 86 8
Ottawa 38 24 85 9
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Florida 35 32 73 3
Toronto 30 29 73 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Columbus 38 22 87 11
Pittsburgh 35 20 86 16
NY Islanders 40 27 85 5
Philadelphia 34 24 80 12
Washington 35 28 79 9
New Jersey 36 32 74 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
Full Standings