PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers blew a three-goal lead
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they’ll take it.“Kind of a crazy game,” coach Dave Hakstol said.Jordan Weal
scored in the shootout to lift Philadelphia over the Florida Panthers 6-5 on
Tuesday night.Weal had a goal and an assist, and Jakub Voracek also scored in
the shootout for the Flyers. Philadelphia had to rally to earn two points after
leading by three goals late in the second period.“To our players’ credit, they
were able to regain their composure,” Hakstol said.Wayne Simmonds and Claude
Giroux each had two goals for the Flyers.Aleksander Barkov and Frank Vatrano
scored two apiece for the Panthers (0-2-2), who remained one of two winless
teams in the NHL. Evgenii Dadonov also scored and Keith Yandle had two
assists.Coach Bob Boughner was pleased with the resolve his players showed by
coming back from three goals down on the road.“We never gave up and that’s one
of the positives,” he said.Voracek opened the scoring in the shootout by beating
Michael Hutchinson with a forehand shot. Hutchinson was making his Panthers
debut in place of Roberto Luongo (knee), who missed his third straight
contest.Barkov, Florida’s second shooter, shot past Calvin Pickard with a
backhander to even the score. After Hutchinson denied Giroux, Weal beat the
goalie through the five-hole. Hakstol had penciled Weal as the No. 4 shooter
prior to the contest should a shootout be needed but elevated him after his
strong showing in regulation and overtime.The Flyers secured the win when
Pickard stopped Vatrano.The Panthers scored the only two goals of the third
period to tie it at 5.“We didn’t play the right way in the first 10 minutes of
the third period,” Hakstol said.Dadonov got behind the Philadelphia defense and
beat goalie Brian Elliott 5:06 into the period. Hakstol lifted Elliott for
backup Pickard after the tally.“Just a reset on the bench,” he said
Nate Schmidt Jersey , adding of the intended message. “Get going fellas.”Pickard didn’t fare much better as Barkov netted his second of the game,
this one on a breakaway, to tie it with 11:53 remaining in the third.The Flyers
erupted for five goals in the second period.Simmonds netted his first of the
contest 1:18 into the period to tie the game at 1 when his deflection from close
range went over Hutchinson’s left pad. Weal put Philadelphia in front 4 ½
minutes later with a deflection of his own, and Giroux capitalized on a turnover
by firing a wrist shot from the slot past Hutchinson with 11:10 left.Vatrano
netted his second, pulling the Panthers within 3-2 with 7:29 left, when he
hustled to the front of the net after Jared McCann dumped the puck into the
Philadelphia zone. Simmonds deked to his backhand to beat Hutchinson with 4:31
left and Giroux finished Shayne Gostisbehere’s pass across the crease with 2:57
remaining to make it 5-2.The Panthers got their first power-play goal of the
season, ending an 0-for-14 skid, when Barkov tipped the puck past Elliott with
2:30 left in the period to enter the final period down two goals.Notes: Florida
D Mike Matheson served the first of a two-game suspension for his hit on
Vancouver F Elias Pettersson on Saturday. … Philadelphia has won seven of the
last eight contests at home against the Panthers. Florida’s last regulation win
in Philadelphia came on Feb. 21, 2013. … Philadelphia has allowed the first goal
in all six of its games this season.UP NEXTPanthers: At Washington on Friday
night.Flyers: At Columbus on Thursday night. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sharp in
Europe, the New Jersey Devils played equally well at home.Kyle Palmieri scored
twice, Keith Kinkaid made 21 saves and the Devils came back from a
season-opening win in Sweden by routing the Stanley Cup champion Washington
Capitals 6-0 Thursday night in their first game at a packed Prudential
Center.Marcus Johansson, Blake Coleman, Jean-Sebastien Dea and Brian Boyle also
scored. In their previous game
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played in Sweden and were on top of them early,” Palmieri said. “I think all
four lines, the defense, and Keith, all had a great game.”No disputing that,
considering the Devils’ past woes against the Capitals. Washington was 14-1-2 in
the previous 17 meetings.The Devils’ defense did an outstanding job stifling the
Capitals, who had scored 18 goals in the first three games.Now it’s the Devils
who have turned into an early-season juggernaut with 11 goals in two
games.“We’re not taking too many risks and it’s about possessing the puck and
making high percentage plays,” Palmieri said. “We’re fortunate enough that the
pucks are ending up in the back of the net.”New Jersey also was able to keep the
high-octane Capitals in check.“They have so much firepower,” Taylor Hall said.
“They had a lot of Grade A chances and Keith came up big. There are still some
things to work on, but overall, anytime you can shut a team like that out,
especially on the power play, you’re going to win a game.”Pheonix Copley stopped
30 shots in his Capitals’ debut. He made some big stops early and didn’t have a
lot of defensive support.“There were some good things and obviously some bad,”
Copley said. “I can watch a video and learn from what happened.”Palmieri scored
twice in the first period to stake the Devils to a 2-0 lead. The Devils had the
better jump at the start
Authentic Oscar Lindberg Jersey , outshooting the Capitals 13-6 over the first 20 minutes.Washington, playing back-to-back after an emotional 5-2 win
over Vegas on Wednesday in a rematch of the Stanley Cup final, started a step
slow and New Jersey capitalized.“It felt like they had six or seven guys out
there,” Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen said. “They were skating on ice. We
were skating through mud. Give them some credit because they played really well,
and we were not very good.”Palmieri put the Devils on the board at 7:02 on a
shot that glanced off his skate in a goalmouth scramble.His second goal was a
power-play drive from the top of the right circle at 18:33.That gave Palmieri
four goals in his first four periods of the season. It was also the 16th time he
has scored at least two goals in a game.Hopes for a Washington rally in the
second were quickly dashed when Johansson scored against his former team 2:54
into the period. His shot from the blue line found the net behind a badly
screened Copley.Copley kept the Caps in the contest early in the third, stopping
Taylor Hall on a short-handed breakaway.Coleman put the game out of reach at 4-0
when he beat Copley to the short side from a sharp angle at 5:49. Dea added an
insurance tally at 11:35 while Boyle scored with 5:15 left, giving each member
of the Devils fourth line a third-period goal.The remaining drama centered on
Kinkaid’s bid for a fifth career shutout. He made an outstanding stop on Jakub
Vrana, stretching out to make a pad save midway through the period.NOTES: This
was the first of four straight home games for New Jersey. … Kinkaid will carry
the goaltending load as Cory Schneider continues his recovery from offseason hip
surgery. Schneider has resumed skating with the team. … Hall was greeted by
“MVP” chants as last year’s Hart Trophy winner was introduced to the crowd. …
New Jersey scratched defensemen Eric Gryba, Steve Santini and RW Drew Stafford.
The Washington scratches were C Jayson Magna, D Madison Bowey, RW Tom Wilson and
LW Nathan Walker.UP NEXTWashington: Hosts Toronto on Saturday.New Jersey: Hosts
San Jose on Sunday.
