PHILADELPHIA – Tyson Foerster hit for a double in the final minute of the middle frame on Saturday to help propel the Flyers to a 4-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday. 
The two goals gave the Flyers a 3-12 lead headed to the third period.
“He’s come back pretty seamlessly,” the Flyers’ Scott Laughton said. “He’s been great for us. He’s been good all year defensively, and now he’s starting to score some goals, which are crucial for our team.”
Felix Sandstrom, on a recall from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, made 24 saves in the win.
“I thought we had a good second period, but one minute left we gave them two goals,” Senators coach Jacques Martin said. “Those were gifts. Off the face-off we miss an assignment, and then a turnover at the offensive blue line with 12 seconds left and it cost us the game.”
The Flyers improved to 32-23-7.
“You don’t have to direct the group too much,” Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. “They’ve assessed themselves pretty well this year. I had full confidence coming into tonight’s game that they were going to answer the proper way.”
Joel Farabee staked the Flyers to a 1-0 lead at 1:08 of the opening the stanza.
Vladimir Tarasenko replied for Ottawa with a goal at 4:04 of the middle frame. to tie the game, 1-1, off an odd man rush.
The Senators dropped to 25-31-3 off their fourth straight loss.
“We made some mistakes and they found the back of the net,” Chabot said. “Once again we battled back, we give ourselves a chance. We hit a lot of posts there late in the third. One of those goes in we’ve got a tie game, or you never know what happens.”
Forester hit for his pair with less than a minute left in the second for the 3-1 lead.
“It’s easy for a coach to look at a guy for scoring but also know he’s probably one of your best
defensive players, too,” Tortorella said. “So, I’ve been looking his way pretty much all year long.”
Thomas Chabot trimmed the deficit to 3-2 for Ottawa with under two minutes left on the game clock.
“We made some mistakes and they found the back of the net,” Chabot said. “Once again we battled back, we give ourselves a chance. We hit a lot of posts there late in the third. One of those goes in we’ve got a tie game, or you never know what happens.”
Cam York sealed the the 4-2 win with a marker into an empty net with one second left on the clock.
Mads Sogaard made 36 saves in the loss.
For the opening face-off, Claude Giroux #28 of the Ottawa Senators vs Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators makes a glove save.
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Walker #26 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Joel Farabee #86 of the Philadelphia Flyers tips the puck past Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators in the first period.
Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers stops a shot by Mark Kastelic #12 of the Ottawa Senators
Noah Cates #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators makes a glove save
Tim Stützle #18 of the Ottawa Senators
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Cam Atkinson #89 of the Philadelphia Flyers attempts to redirect a shot past goalie Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators
Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers screens goalie Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators
Bobby Brink #10 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Mads Sogaard #40 of the Ottawa Senators makes a pad save against Morgan Frost #48 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Cam York #8 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Joel Farabee #86 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Marc Staal #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Vladimir Tarasensko #91 of the Ottawa Senators is congratulated by his teammates fro his goal in the second period.
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers dumps Erik Brannstrom #26 of the Ottawa Senators over the dasher into his team’s bench
The puck deflects off the facemark of goalie Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers get a group hug from his teammates for his goal against the Ottawa Senators.
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers is awarded a penalty shot.
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers is congratulated by his teammates for his penalty shot goal with under 12 seconds left in the third period.
Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a pad save
Vladimir Tarasensko #91 of the Ottawa Senators
Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers makes a glove save
A check by Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers buries Jacob Bernard-Docker #24 of the Ottawa Senators
The puck ricocheted off both post behind goalie Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers
A shot by Thomas Chabot #72 of the Ottawa Senators score in the third period agains the Philadelphia Flyers.
Thomas Chabot #72 of the Ottawa Senators being congratulated by his teammates for his goal in the third period.
Felix Sandstrom #32 and Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers defend their goal against Claude Giroux #28 of the Ottawa Senators
Teammates line up to congratulate goalie Felix Sandstrom #32 of the Philadelphia Flyers for his win against the Ottawa Senators.
Philadelphia Flyers Nick Deslauriers #44 give a congratulatory head-but to his teammate Felix Sandstrom #32 for his performance in net against the Ottawas Senators.
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