Flyers Edge The Ducks In Overtime

Noah Cates scored connected a deflection disconnected goalie Lukas Dostal’s skate astatine 2:17 of overtime and — aft a reappraisal for offsides connected nan play — nan Philadelphia Flyers hit nan Ducks 3-2 connected Wednesday night.

The Pacific Division-leading Ducks forced overtime connected Leo Carlsson’s extremity pinch 1:54 near successful regulation.

Dan Vladar made 34 saves to thief Philadelphia rebound from a 2-1 shootout nonaccomplishment to Columbus astatine location Saturday night. The Flyers are six points down Boston and Detroit for nan 2 Eastern Conference wild-card spots.

Luke Glendening had his first extremity of nan play and Owen Tippett besides scored for Philadelphia. Trevor Zegras was held disconnected nan scoresheet successful his first crippled successful Anaheim since his offseason trade. He scored doubly successful Philadelphia’s 5-2 location triumph complete nan Ducks connected Jan. 6.

Cutter Gauthier besides scored for the Ducks, and Dostal stopped 24 shots. The Ducks hit Montreal 4-3 connected Sunday nighttime to decorativeness 2-2 connected a Canadian swing.

Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas served nan 3rd crippled of a five-game suspension for kneeing Auston Matthews successful a nonaccomplishment astatine Toronto connected March 12. Matthews tore nan medial collateral ligament successful his near knee and will miss nan remainder of nan season.

Defenseman John Carlson played his 2nd consecutive crippled for nan Ducks aft a trade-deadline woody pinch Washington. His debut was delayed by a lower-body injury.

Glendening opened nan scoring astatine 2:50 of nan first period, his first extremity successful 57 games this play pinch New Jersey and Philadelphia. Tippett made it 2-0 astatine 7:53 of 2nd pinch his 23rd of nan season. Gauthier trim it to 2-1 connected a powerfulness play pinch 38 seconds near successful 2nd pinch his 35th extremity of nan season.

Philadelphia’s Nick Seeler fought Jansen Harkins successful nan 3rd period.