Cates scored twice in the Flyers' comeback win over the defending Cup champion Panthers, continuing his ascent into a greater role for the team up the middle.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored with 26 seconds left in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday. Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which improved to 5-0-1 over its past six games.

Ristolainen produced a power-play assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 4-3 win over the Panthers.

Ristolainen tapped a loose puck just across the goal line with 4:34 remaining in overtime. Detroit defenseman Moritz Seider tried to clear the puck from in front of the goal but happened to pin it against the post, allowing Ristolainen to have the easy tap-in.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and ... He made successive saves on Travis Konecny and Noah Cates when the Flyers were pressing to secure the win. Flyers: Rodrigo Abols ...

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke that got away from Owen Tippett in the blue paint. The defenseman was the one to crash in and clean it all up.

PHILADELPHIA — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and ... He made successive saves on Travis Konecny and Noah Cates when the Flyers were pressing to secure the win. Flyers: Rodrigo Abols ...

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the ... He made successive saves on Travis Konecny and Noah Cates when the Flyers were pressing to secure the win. Flyers: Rodrigo Ābols made his NHL ...

With the win, the Flyers extended their point streak to a season-high six games and are winners of three straight.

Continuing with the Flyers doppelgänger game You might not have caught this last week when we did this. I started off with some of the Flyers players that are currently on the roster and searched for the player they reminded me the most of from the past.

And so it goes. The Flyers struggle in the second half of a back-to-back rolls on. With a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night, they are now 1-7-1 on Day 2. It comes after a 6-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday,

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, 3-1, at UBS Arena on Friday evening. The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, 3-1, at UBS Arena on Friday evening. John Tortorella's team has sustained back-to-back regulation defeats after going 5-0-1.