OTTAWA — Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night.

Philadelphia’s Travis Sanheim opened the scoring first with his fourth goal of the season, but Senators captain Brady Tkachuk quickly tied it up with his team-high ninth goal of the season.

Ottawa dominated Philadelphia for most of the match and won the contest on shots 28-7 in forty minutes. Despite heavy offensive pressure from the Senators, Philadelphia kept the game within reach and the teams were tied 2-2 after two periods.

The Senators appeared to gain the advantage, taking a 4-2 lead midway through the third thanks to two goals from Josh Norris and Adam Gaudette.

However, Anthony Richard and Bobby Brink scored at 10:42 and 12:45 of the period, to send the game into overtime for the Flyers.

Takeaways

Senators: Ottawa outshot Philadelphia 36-19. The Senators have outshot their opponents 111-62 in their last three games.

Philadelphia: The Flyers had the fifth-most penalty minutes against heading into Thursday’s game and were shorthanded six times in the win.

Key moment

Brink’s third-period goal on a drive to the net tied the game with 7:15 to play.

Key statistic

The Senators scored on two of their sixth power plays and are 16 for 54 (29.6 percent) this season.

To be continued

The Senators visit Carolina on Saturday night. The Flyers host Buffalo on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published November 14, 2024.