Philadelphia Flyers ride Noah Cates overtime touch past Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center

The Philadelphia Flyers moved to a 32-23-12 record and 3 points in Anaheim, while the the Ducks went to 37-27-4 and 2 points in the overtime 3-2 game at Honda Center. The Philadelphia Flyers vs Anaheim Ducks recap opened with the Flyers registering 28 shots and the Ducks generating 36 shots in a game that ended at 12:41 AM EDT.

First period

The Flyers scored 1 goal in the first period while holding the Ducks to 0. The Flyers won 58 percent of the faceoffs in the game, and that edge started to show early as they finished with 29 faceoffs won to 21 for the Ducks.

Second period

The Flyers added 1 goal in the second period, and the Ducks answered with 1 goal in the same period. The Ducks went 1-for-4 on the power play with 5 shots, while the Flyers finished 0-for-4 on the power play with 8 shots despite 62 percent power-play faceoff success. Dan Vladar steadied the Flyers with 34 saves on 36 shots against.

Third period

The Ducks tied the game with 1 goal in the third period while the Flyers scored 0 in the frame, keeping the outcome level after regulation. The Flyers delivered 19 hits and 18 blocked shots, and the Ducks countered with 20 hits and 11 blocked shots as the Philadelphia Flyers vs Anaheim Ducks key moments shifted into special teams and shot volume.

Overtime

The Flyers scored the only overtime goal on their lone overtime shot, and the Ducks finished overtime with 0 goals on 1 overtime shot. Noah Cates, a game star, led the Flyers with 1 goal on 2 shots, and Cam York recorded 1 assist while logging 21:34 of ice time. The Flyers also got 1 goal on 5 shots from Owen Tippett, and the Philadelphia Flyers full-time result was set with the Flyers producing 3 even-strength goals while allowing 1 even-strength goal.

The Ducks received star billing from Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier, and Anaheim’s offense finished with 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points in the team summary. The Ducks’ goalie posted 25 saves on 28 shots against and took the overtime loss, and the Philadelphia Flyers final whistle reaction centered on Vladar’s win and the Flyers’ plus-8 mark against Anaheim’s minus-7.

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