Flyers blow late lead but pull off overtime win to start road trip

Thu, Mar 19, 2026

The Ducks tied it with under two minutes to play Wednesday night, but Noah Cates came up clutch in overtime of the Flyers' 3-2 win.

It's the beginning of the California swing for the Flyers.

First of three games in less than four days.

It starts here at Honda Center, the Flyers and the Ducks.

Bounce free this way, York in from the point.

Out behind the net, York's in deep.

Centers it in front and a shot, they score!

Luke Glendening, first as a Flyer, off the feed from York, and the Flyers, less than three minutes in, have the first one.

One-nothing, Philadelphia.

Out of his skates and then back down low for Tippett.

Tippett tried to center that, but blocked by Trouba.

Tokarski played it up, but not out.

Shot deflects to Tippett, he scores.

Johnny on the spot, Owen Tippett.

He'll push it home, and the Flyers take a two-nothing lead.

Owen Tippett with his 23rd of the year.

Ristolainen to it.

Shoved to the wall and knocked off the puck.

He gets it to Gauthier, and he scores.

Carter Gauthier on the board to make it two on off the turnover.

Michkov with the, the contact on Ristolainen.

That loosens the puck up, and Gauthier was left all alone in front, I think.

Now Leo Carlsson back to John Carlson.

Across.

Gauthier the shot, save, rebound.

And Leo Carlsson scores.

Slam dunk.

Game is tied at two.

And now Michkov is caught, and it's a two-on-one.

Seikwa holding.

Tried to make it through, and it's stolen by Cates.

Two-on-one with Michkov.

Cates with the puck.

Flyers trying to finish it here.

Cates waits, holds, dekes to Michkov.

He couldn't finish it, and now Cates scores.

Noah Cates takes it home, and the Flyers, not exactly how they drew up the rush, but they win the game in overtime.

3-2 your final.

Cates with his second overtime game winner this year.

They survived this game.

Good goaltending again, and then clutch performances.

They didn't fold when it got really tense.

You know, he coming back and could really take the spirit out of you late in the game when you get scored on.

Came right back.

I mean, the team-- You gotta say one thing about this team, when it looks like you're gonna count 'em out, here they come again.