Philadelphia Flyers right wing Bobby Brink falls over Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark during the third period in Ottawa. The Flyers won 5-4 in overtime on Nov. 14, 2024.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night.
Philadelphia’s Travis Sanheim opened the scoring in the first, with his fourth goal of the season, but Senators captain Brady Tkachuk soon tied the game with his team-leading ninth goal of the season.
Ottawa outchanced Philadelphia through most of the game and won the shot battle 28-7 through forty minutes. Despite facing plenty of offensive pressure from the Senators, Philadelphia kept the game within reach and the teams were tied 2-2 after two periods.
The Senators appeared to be pulling away, taking a 4-2 lead midway through the third thanks to a pair of goals from Josh Norris and Adam Gaudette.
Anthony Richard and Bobby Brink scored at 10:42 and 12:45 of the frame, however, to send the game to extra time for the Flyers.
Takeaways
Senators: Ottawa outshot Philadelphia 36-19. The Senators have outshot their opponents 111-62 over their last three games.
Philadelphia: The Flyers had the fifth-most penalty minutes against entering Thursday’s game and were short-handed six times in the win.
Key moment
Brink’s third-period goal on a drive to the net tied the game with 7:15 left in the game.
Key stat
The Senators scored on two of their sixth power plays, and are 16-for-54 (29.6 per cent) on the season.
Up next
The Senators visit Carolina on Saturday night. The Flyers host Buffalo on Saturday.