PHILADELPHIA – After the Nashville Predators tied the Flyers at two all with 20 seconds left in regulation it seemed the Flyers were on their heels.
But Shayne Gostisbehere returned the favor and scored a power play goal with less one minutes left in the extra session to give the Flyers a 3-2 win.
The goal came after a timeout by Flyers coach.
“It was actually the same exact play that we were trying the first time around [on the power play against the Predators], but we cleaned some things up and we were a little more patient this time I think,” Gostisbehere said. “It was a great play by [Giroux] to draw that up and great entry by Jake and [Simmonds] got [Rinne’s] eyes.”
The timeout settled the Flyers who capitalized on the too-many-men on the ice call against the Preds.
“[Assistant coach] Joey [Mullen] is not on the bench but he prepares the guys really well,” Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said. “That’s all the players and Joey. They did a great job.”
Mike Fisher’s goal with 20 seconds in left in the third gave the Preds a shot at the loser’s point.
“It was a big goal for us at the time,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. “We were pressing at the end. Had some chances. [Neuvirth] made some good saves. … Was good to get the extra goal and get to overtime, get the point.”
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