Shayne Gostisbehere scored on the power play at 2:51 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Carolina gained the initial lead just 10 seconds into the first period when Sebastian Aho beat goaltender Joseph Woll with a snap shot, assisted by William Carrier and Andrei Svechnikov. The Flyers answered at 8:03 of the frame, tying the score 1-1 on Owen Tippett's first goal of the season off a pass from Trevor Zegras. Philadelphia went ahead 2-1 at 7:20 of the second period when Matvei Michkov scored his first goal of the year, assisted by Travis Konecny and Christian Dvorak.
Aho pulled Carolina even at 4:59 of the third period, firing a power-play snap shot past Woll with assists from Nikolaj Ehlers and Svechnikov. In overtime, Gostisbehere secured the win with a slap shot on the man advantage, converting passes from Jackson Blake and Aho to complete Aho's three-point evening.
Special teams shaped the outcome as Carolina converted two of four power-play opportunities, while Philadelphia went 0-for-4 with the man advantage. Woll stopped 37 of 40 shots for the Flyers in the overtime loss, while Pyotr Kochetkov earned the win for the Hurricanes by turning aside 16 of 18 shots. Carolina held a 40-18 advantage in total shots on goal.
The victory improved Carolina's regular-season record to 1-1-1. Philadelphia dropped to 0-1-2 on the season, extending its winless streak to three games.
The Philadelphia Flyers stay home to face the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, October 19. The Carolina Hurricanes will visit the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, October 20.
