The Anaheim Ducks erased a two-goal deficit and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with defenseman Tristan Luneau scoring the go-ahead goal early in the third period and finishing with three points.
Anaheim trailed 2-0 after the first period before scoring five of the next six goals, including two in the second period and two in the third. Judd Caulfield tied it 3-3 late in the second period, and Luneau’s snap shot at 2:00 of the third put the Ducks ahead for good. Beckett Sennecke tipped in a goal five minutes later to push the lead to 5-3 before Matvei Michkov’s second goal of the night pulled Philadelphia within one.
Key Moments: How The Ducks Rallied
Michkov opened the scoring on a snap shot at 13:59 of the first period off assists from Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras. Porter Martone tipped in a second goal just over a minute later to make it 2-0.
Anaheim answered with a three-goal second period. Leo Carlsson scored off a Cutter Gauthier assist at 8:38, A.J. Greer tied the game 2-2 at 13:07, and after Tyson Foerster briefly restored Philadelphia’s lead with a wrist shot, Caulfield batted in the equalizer at 16:19 to make it 3-3 heading into the third.
The decisive sequence came in the opening minutes of the final period. Luneau’s goal off a Travis Mitchell assist at 2:00 gave Anaheim its first lead of the game, and Sennecke’s tip-in at 7:10 made it 5-3. Michkov’s second goal at 8:17, assisted by Martone and Noah Cates, closed the gap to 5-4, but the Flyers could not find the equalizer.
Top Performers From Both Teams
Luneau led all skaters with a goal, two assists and a plus-3 rating in 17:47 of ice time. Caulfield and Greer also scored for Anaheim, while Carlsson and Sennecke each factored into multiple goals. Goalie Lukas Dostal stopped 28 of 32 shots for a .875 save percentage in the win.
Michkov paced Philadelphia with two goals, and Zegras recorded two assists. Joseph Woll made 21 saves on 26 shots in the loss. The Flyers outshot Anaheim 32-26 and went 2-for-7 on the power play (28.6%), but the Ducks scored on one of four chances (25.0%).
What It Means
Anaheim improved to 5-6-0 and moved to 10 points in the Pacific Division standings, still trailing San Jose, Seattle, Vegas and Edmonton. Philadelphia fell to 3-7-3 with nine points, last in the Metropolitan Division. The Ducks also took a 1-0 lead in the season series between the two clubs.
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