Flyers show no quit, snap 3-game skid with overtime win

Flyers show no quit, snap 3-game skid with overtime win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers rallied three times for a much-needed, 5-4 overtime win Saturday night over the Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center.

They entered the third period trailing 2-0. Owen Tippett delivered the winner in OT.

“I’ve got to get him his ice time because I think he’s about ready to really take off,” John Tortorella said. “He was very important for us tonight.”

Morgan Frost scored two goals in the third period. His first drew the Flyers within 2-1. His second tied things up at 3-3.

But Jake Christiansen scored on a shot from distance with 4:11 minutes left to put Columbus back ahead.

With their net emptied, the Flyers tied it back up with 1:44 minutes remaining on a Tyson Foerster redirection.

Noah Cates scored the Flyers’ other third-period marker to make it 2-2. The Blue Jackets quickly answered with a goal from Kirill Marchenko before Frost countered.

Tippett also finished with three assists and Travis Konecny had two. Cates assisted Tippett’s winner.

The Flyers (15-15-4) snapped a three-game losing streak. They have an NHL-leading seven third-period comebacks. They went to OT for the 12th time.

Tortorella’s club improved to 3-5-1 in December. Last season, it went 8-2-3 in December.

The Flyers are 2-0-0 against the Blue Jackets (13-15-6) this season. The clubs have two more meetings to go.

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• Samuel Ersson had 21 saves on 25 shots.

He was not very sharp but made some big saves late.

Mikael Pyyhtia extended Columbus’ lead to 2-0 in the second period when Ersson had a turnover behind his net.

The Blue Jackets opened the game’s scoring in the first period after Jamie Drysdale committed a turnover that led to a Mathieu Olivier goal. Drysdale has a minus-6 mark over the last two games.

Columbus netminder Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 of the Flyers’ 30 shots.

• Back from his one-game benching, Cam York played a strong game. He made some things happen offensively, picking up an assist on Cates’ goal, and he was solid defensively.

• With Sean Couturier unavailable for a personal reason, the Flyers called up Olle Lycksell from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.

The Phantoms’ leading scorer (24 points in 25 games) had a goal overturned in the second period by a Blue Jackets coach’s challenge. The play was ruled offside and the Flyers remained in a 2-0 hole.

• The Flyers visit the Penguins on Monday (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP+) for their final game before the NHL-mandated holiday break, which runs Tuesday through Thursday.

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