Flyers 3-2 Ducks (Mar 18, 2026) Game Recap

ANAHEIM, Calif. — — Noah Cates scored on a deflection off goalie Lukas Dostal‘s skate at 2:17 of additional time and — after a assessment for offsides on the play — the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night time.

Pacific Division-leading Anaheim compelled additional time on Leo Carlsson‘s purpose with 1:54 left in regulation.

Dan Vladar made 34 saves to assist Philadelphia rebound from a 2-1 shootout loss to Columbus at house Saturday night time. The Flyers are six factors behind Boston and Detroit for the 2 Eastern Conference wild-card spots.

Luke Glendening had his first purpose of the season and Owen Tippett additionally scored for Philadelphia. Trevor Zegras was held off the scoresheet in his first recreation in Anaheim since his offseason commerce. He scored twice in Philadelphia’s 5-2 house victory over the Ducks on Jan. 6.

Cutter Gauthier additionally scored for Anaheim, and Dostal stopped 24 pictures. The Ducks beat Montreal 4-3 on Sunday night time to complete 2-2 on a Canadian swing.

Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas served the third recreation of a five-game suspension for kneeing Austin Matthews in a loss at Toronto on March 12. Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and can miss the remainder of the season.

Defenseman John Carlson He performed his second straight recreation for the Ducks after a trade-deadline cope with Washington. His Anaheim debut was delayed by a lower-body damage.

Glendening opened the scoring at 2:50 of the primary interval, his first purpose in 57 video games this season with New Jersey and Philadelphia. Tippett made it 2-0 at 7:53 of a second together with his twenty third of the season. Gauthier reduce it to 2-1 on an influence play with 38 seconds left in second together with his thirty fifth purpose of the season.

Philadelphia’s Nick Seeler fought Jansen Harkins within the third interval.

Up subsequent

Flyers: At Los Angeles on Thursday night time.

Ducks: At Utah on Friday night time.

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