National Hockey League
Philadelphia 6, Florida 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 13, 2020
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Michael Markovic, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 15556

James van Riemsdyk had a goal and two assists and Carter Hart made 26 saves, leading the visiting Philadelphia Flyers past the Florida Panthers, 6-2, on Thursday night at Sunrise, Fla.

Tyler Pitlick, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Scott Laughton, Sean Couturier and Robert Hagg also scored for the Flyers.

Hart, 21, beat the Panthers for the second time in four nights as the Flyers improved to 9-3-1 in their past 13 games. It was Hart's first road win since Nov. 10.

Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov scored for the Panthers. It was the 20th goal for Huberdeau, marking the third straight season he has reached that milestone.

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing three goals in the first period, making just six saves. Two of the goals were allowed off of rebounds.

Rookie Sam Montembeault (16 saves, three goals allowed) replaced Bobrovsky.

The Panthers, who are 2-5-1 since the All-Star break, were booed on their home ice after falling behind 4-0.

Philadelphia opened the scoring with 4:24 gone in the first period as van Riemsdyk shoved home a short rebound of a shot by Matt Niskanen. The score came just 12 seconds after a Flyers power play had expired, with the Panthers never able to clear the puck in that final sequence.

The Flyers made it 2-0 with 17:37 elapsed in the period as Pitlick, skating on a one-man rush with only defenseman Josh Brown back, beat Bobrovsky on a hard shot from the right circle, handcuffing the goalie.

Just 55 seconds later, the Flyers were up 3-0 as Aube-Kubel scored on a long rebound of a Michael Raffl shot.

It took until 18:58 of the second period, but the Flyers finally beat Montembeault as Laughton's shot banged in off the left post.

Florida cut its deficit to 4-1 on Huberdeau's goal just 33 seconds into the third. MacKenzie Weegar's bullet cross-ice pass set up Huberdeau perfectly, right on the front porch.

The Panthers made it 4-2 on Barkov's goal at the 4:56 mark into the third. This time, it was Keith Yandle's cross-ice pass that set up the goal.

But Couturier's goal on a rush with 5:08 left served as the dagger to thwart Florida's comeback hopes.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Florida
James van Riemsdyk 3 Points Aleksander Barkov 1
James van Riemsdyk 1 Goals Aleksander Barkov 1
Justin Braun 3 Assists Aaron Ekblad 1
Robert Hagg 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carter Hart .929 Save Percentage Sam Montembeault .842
Carter Hart 26 Saves Sam Montembeault 16
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 28 6 1-3 1-1 4 37
Florida 28 2 0-1 2-3 8 24
Upcoming Games
  • Florida will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Panthers have a W/L % of .452 after a win and .615 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Flyers have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .556 after a loss.