Final - OT
Gostisbehere's goal in OT lifts Flyers over Hurricanes 4-3
Dec 16, 2015 - 5:50 AM PHILADELPHIA (AP) Flyers rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere already has a knack for scoring in overtime.Gostisbehere netted his third goal in an extra session this season, converting at 1:42 to lift Philadelphia past Jeff Skinner and the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday night.
''He's been effective in OT, no question,'' Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said.
Jakub Voracek had a goal and two assists, and Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier also scored for Philadelphia, which won its seventh in 11 games while improving to 7-6 in overtime.
Skinner had his second hat trick in three games and the third of his career for the Hurricanes.
Gostisbehere scored the winner with a forehand shot from the left side of the net after receiving a backhand pass from Voracek.
''Three-on-three is built for him,'' Voracek said. ''He's a great skater with a great shot. He's smart as well and knows when to jump in.''
Gostisbehere also had the winning goal in overtime in Philadelphia's 3-2 victory over Carolina on Nov. 23.
''It's definitely fun, for sure,'' said Gostisbehere, who has six goals and five assists in 15 games. ''It's the guys around me. (Voracek) with the pass - he's one of the best in the NHL for a reason.''
Said Hakstol: ''He made no mistake on a hell of a play by (Voracek).''
Skinner tied the game at 3 midway through the third period. He deked past Evgeny Medvedev along the right boards and then fired a wrist shot through the screen of Philadelphia defenseman Michael Del Zotto, off the left post and past goalie Michal Neuvirth.
Two hats were thrown onto the ice after Skinner's third goal, drawing loud boos from Flyers fans. Skinner, who also had three goals in Carolina's 5-1 win over Anaheim on Friday, has nine goals in his last six games.
''His compete is very good, he's on the puck, he's taking it to the net and paying a price offensively,'' Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. ''He's been hot here for a little while. Hopefully he can ride that as long as he can.''
Neuvirth, Philadelphia's backup, made his 14th start and third straight. He finished with 29 saves while improving to 8-4-2.
The Flyers went ahead with 3:31 left in the second period on a fluke goal. Couturier sent a pass from the right side toward the front of the net and it deflected off Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin's skate and in.
Skinner scored his second of the night 3:37 into the second on a power play to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead. Brett Pesce took the initial shot from the point before Jordan Staal tipped it in the air. Skinner then deftly deflected the puck out of midair for Carolina's eighth power-play tally in the last six games.
Schenn tied it at 2 just 58 seconds later with a wrist shot from the slot that beat Eddie Lack on the glove side.
The Flyers got on the board 23 seconds into the second period when Voracek redirected Radko Gudas' shot from the point through Lack's legs. It was the second goal of the season for Voracek, who scored at least 22 in each of the past three years and tied for fourth in the NHL last season with 81 points.
Voracek, shifted from his natural right wing position to left wing in this game, scored his only other goal this season on Nov. 14 in a 3-2 overtime win at Carolina.
''I played the same way, but I had a couple of lucky bounces,'' Voracek said.
NOTES: Philadelphia has won all three meetings this season in overtime. The teams will complete their four-game season series on Feb. 23 at Carolina. ... The Flyers' Wayne Simmonds fought Brad Malone with 6:47 left in the second period following Malone's knee-to-knee check on Michael Raffl. In addition to an instigator penalty, Simmonds received a 10-minute misconduct.
- CAROLINA: 3
PHILADELPHIA: 4
Final - OT
Feb 26 4:50 PM - Goal scored by Shayne Gostisbehere assisted by Jakub Voracek
Hurricanes 3, Flyers 4 OT - 3:18Dec 15 9:42 PM - CAROLINA: 3
PHILADELPHIA: 4
Final - OT
Dec 15 9:38 PM - CAROLINA: 3
PHILADELPHIA: 4
End of OT
Dec 15 9:38 PM - End of 1st OT.
Dec 15 9:37 PM - CAROLINA: 3
PHILADELPHIA: 3
End of Regulation
Dec 15 9:33 PM - End of 3rd Period.
Dec 15 9:32 PM - Goal scored by Jeff Skinner assisted by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Justin Faulk
Hurricanes 3, Flyers 3 3rd - 10:53Dec 15 9:10 PM - CAROLINA: 2
PHILADELPHIA: 3
End of 2nd
Dec 15 8:39 PM - End of 2nd Period.
Dec 15 8:39 PM - Goal scored by Sean Couturier assisted by Jakub Voracek and Matt Read
Hurricanes 2, Flyers 3 2nd - 3:31Dec 15 8:32 PM - Power play - Goal scored by Jeff Skinner assisted by Jordan Staal and Brett Pesce
Hurricanes 2, Flyers 1 2nd - 16:23Dec 15 8:07 PM - Goal scored by Brayden Schenn assisted by Michael Raffl and Shayne Gostisbehere
Hurricanes 2, Flyers 2 2nd - 15:25Dec 15 8:07 PM - Goal scored by Jakub Voracek assisted by Radko Gudas and Sean Couturier
Hurricanes 1, Flyers 1 2nd - 19:37Dec 15 7:59 PM - CAROLINA: 1
PHILADELPHIA: 0
End of 1st
Dec 15 7:41 PM - End of 1st Period.
Dec 15 7:40 PM - Goal scored by Jeff Skinner assisted by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Jaccob Slavin
Hurricanes 1, Flyers 0 1st - 18:04Dec 15 7:13 PM - Andrej Nestrasil won faceoff against Sean Couturier in neutral zone
Dec 15 7:10 PM - CAROLINA: 0
PHILADELPHIA: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Dec 15 7:09 PM
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