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The Panthers bounce back with three goals in the final minutes and beat the Flyers 7-5

The Panthers bounce back with three goals in the final minutes and beat the Flyers 7-5


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Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power play with 1:59 to play, helping the Florida Panthers overcome a blown three-goal lead and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-5 on Thursday night.

Matthew Tkachuk added an empty-net goal in the final seconds to seal the win.

The Flyers got rolling as Owen Tippett scored back-to-back goals and Garnet Hathaway capitalized on a rebound in the crease to give them a 5-4 lead. Gustav Forsling tied the game at 5 with just over five minutes left after the Panthers had blown 3-0 and 4-2 leads.

Evan Rodrigues and Niko Mikkola scored in the first period, and Aleksander Barkov scored a power play goal three minutes into the second period for a 3-0 lead.

Flyers coach John Tortorella pulled goaltender Ivan Fedotov after he conceded two goals on seven shots in the first game and replaced him with Aleksei Kolosov. Kolosov stopped 16 of the 20 shots he faced.

Tyson Foerster and Nick Seeler, who stole a pass and fired one from the circle, cut the lead to 3-2 in the second period, but Carter Verhaeghe answered for Florida and made it 4-2.

Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov had three assists in his first career three-point game.

Panthers: Florida rebounded from a loss at Pittsburgh to win for the fourth time in five games.

Flyers: Philadelphia is on a three-game winning streak.

Tippett got off to a slow start for the Flyers this season until he scored two goals in a 23-second span in the final moments of the second period to tie the game 4-0. Michkov, who turns 20 on Monday, set up Tippett with an assist. His 22 points lead all NHL rookies.

The Panthers host the Sharks on Saturday and the Flyers also play the Bruins on Saturday.

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