Flyers rally in third, upend reeling Wild in OT
Jan 12, 2024; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Philadelphia Flyers forward Cam Atkinson (89) hunts for a rebound as Minnesota Wild defenseman Jon Merrill (4) and defenseman Dakota Mermis (6) defend in front of goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) during the first period at Xcel Energy Center. credits: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports Joel Farabee scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the host Minnesota Wild on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn.
Farabee scored 3:36 into overtime to give Philadelphia its third win in the past four games. Tyson Foerster and Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers.
Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist to lead Minnesota, which has lost seven of its last eight games (1-6-1). Marcus Johansson and Matt Boldy scored one goal apiece.
Flyers goaltender Carter Hart stopped 26 of 29 shots to earn the victory.
Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury took the loss, turning aside 31 of 35 shots. Fleury missed an opportunity to move past Patrick Roy for sole possession of second place on the NHL's all-time wins list.
Minnesota opened the scoring in the first minute of the second period.
Johansson carried the puck into the offensive zone and threw a shot toward the net. The puck deflected off the stick of a Flyers player and beat Hart.
The play marked Johansson's sixth goal of the season and his second in the past four games.
Philadelphia evened the score at 1-1 less than three minutes later. Travis Konecny fed a pass to Farabee, who capitalized for his 13th goal.
Hartman put the Wild on top 2-1 with 18:12 to play in the third. He blasted a one-timer from the left circle for his 13th goal of the season and his sixth in the past 11 games.
Minnesota increased its lead to 3-1 with 15:22 remaining. Boldy registered his 15th goal on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Jake Middleton.
Philadelphia pulled within 3-2 with 10:29 to go. Foerster scored his sixth goal with assists from Scott Laughton and Sean Walker.
The Flyers pulled even at 3-3 on a delayed penalty for Minnesota with 9:04 remaining. Tippett took a feed from Konecny and buried a wrist shot from the left circle for his 15th goal.
—Field Level Media