It was a special night in Sunrise, Florida as the Philadelphia Flyers came into town to face-off against the red-hot Florida Panthers. This Thanksgiving eve was full of high-flying action, physical play, great goaltending, and most importantly a Florida Panthers home victory in overtime. This win at home ties an NHL record for most consecutive home wins without a loss to start an NHL season.
Recap
The first period was mostly all Panthers but after one breakaway chance, the Flyers struck first 7:33 into the first period. The goal from the Flyers was scored by #86 Joel Farabee. This would be the only goal the Flyers made throughout the entire game. They had opportunities, multiple times, however, Panthers starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky shut the Flyers offense down in a huge way. Bobrovsky stopped 32 of 33 shots. Meanwhile, Martin Jones was excellent for the Flyers. Jones stopped 43 of the Panthers’ 45 shots.
Florida’s goals both came from the top line. In the third period, forward Sam Bennett deflected a great pass by Anthony Duclair on the power play to tie the game at one. Then, in overtime, Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad finished off a one-timer from forward Jonathan Huberdeau top shelf on Jones.
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The Panthers look to take their winning ways onto the road as they take on the Capitals in Washington D.C. After that, the Cats return home as they look to continue the home win streak against the newly formed Seattle Kraken.
The Panthers move forward to a record of 14-2-3. On the other side, the Flyers fall to 8-6-4. This loss in Sunrise put the Flyers in second to last place in the Metropolitan Division. The win gives the Panthers two more points in the Atlantic Division, as they still sit in first place.
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