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Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win

Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Tyson Foerster (71) congratulates center Anthony Richard (90) after Richard scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Evan Rodrigues scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped five shots in overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday night for their seventh consecutive victory.

Sam Bennett, Dmitry Kulikov and Nate Schmidt had goals in regulation for Florida, while Rodrigues had a pair of assists before delivering the shootout winner. Bobrovsky got his 404th career win, breaking a tie with Grant Fuhr for 12th on the all-time list.

Anthony Richard, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored for Philadelphia, and Scott Laughton had two assists for the Flyers.

Aleksander Barkov also scored in the tiebreaker for Florida, and Owen Tippett tallied for Philadelphia.

Takeaways

Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, right, is congratulated by defenseman Niko Mikkola after Kulikov scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Flyers: Philadelphia is now 1-9-1 this season when allowing three or more goals. Samuel Ersson had 28 saves for the Flyers.

Panthers: Florida had a three-goal second period for the second straight game. The Panthers are now 6-0-0 this season when they have at least three goals in any period.

Key moment

The robes returned to Florida as the team’s choice of pregame arrival apparel. The Panthers wore the robes — a gift for their trip to Finland earlier this month — for a fourth consecutive game, and evidently intend to keep doing it until this winning streak ends.

Key stat

Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) is congratulated by teammates after he scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The game was the 2,000th as an NHL coach for Florida’s Paul Maurice, including postseason contests. He’s the second coach to reach that milestone, joining Hockey Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman (2,494 games).

Up next

Flyers host San Jose on Monday to start a stretch of six of seven at home. and Panthers host New Jersey on Tuesday to open a two-game series.

Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett, right, scores against Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes a save against Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) knocks the helmet off of Florida Panthers center Jesper Boqvist (70) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers left wing Joel Farabee (86) and Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt, rear, battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky deflects a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers left wing Joel Farabee, second from right, celebrates with teammates after he scored during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Rodrigues gets deciding goal in shootout as Panthers beat Flyers 4-3 for 7th straight win | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson (33) blocks a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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