Flyers score 3 in 2nd, end Canucks point streak at 9 - NHL.com

Egor Zamula, Sean Walker and Joel Farabee scored in the second for the Flyers (19-11-4), who have earned at least one point in 11 of their past 12 games (8-1-3).

“We played patient, waited for our opportunities. You get a couple of quick ones, it builds that momentum, and you go from there,” said Farabee, who also had an assist. “Really like how our group played coming off the (holiday) break. It would be easy to play loose and not play our system, but I really felt like every guy was pulling on the rope.”

Samuel Ersson saved 18 of 19 shots before leaving 2:36 into the third period because of dehydration. Carter Hart made eight saves in relief.

“That's the beauty of having two really good goalies,” Farabee said. “You know one guy is going to pick him up, and when both guys are in the cage, we have complete trust in both guys, so I don't think anyone skipped a beat there.”

Coach John Tortorella said Ersson “cramped up” but was getting intravenous treatment after the game and would be fine. Hart is expected to start the second game of a back-to-back at the Seattle Kraken on Friday.

“I thought Carter was outstanding,” Tortorella said. “All the time off we've had, the days off … to come in at that time a game, he probably had five or six shots but they were 10-bellers, they were great chances. Sam was really good, and I thought Carter cleaned it up for us in the third.”

Teddy Blueger scored, and Casey DeSmith made 21 saves for the Canucks (23-10-3), who were 7-0-2 during their point streak and lost in regulation for the first time since Dec. 5.

“We weren’t invested,” Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said. “They came at us and we didn’t have any push. In the second I thought we came back a little back and then that five-minute implosion. … It’s going to get harder and harder. This is a learning lesson. We’ve got to be more invested in the game.”

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Flacco throws three TDs, Browns clinch playoff spot with win over Jets - TSN

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joe Flacco has turned a seemingly cursed season into a charmed one.

Cleveland's quarterback for just over a month, Flacco passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and the Browns clinched an unlikely playoff berth — just their second since 2002 — despite numerous injuries this season with a 37-20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.

The Browns (11-5) are assured of a wild-card spot and still have a chance to win the AFC North and maybe the conference's No. 1 overall seed, something that seemed unfathomable just weeks ago as major injuries piled up.

But things have changed since Flacco arrived.

The 38-year-old quarterback improved to 4-1 as a starter with the Browns, who plucked the Super Bowl 47 MVP off his couch in New Jersey last month to hopefully rescue their season. He's done that and more.

In the final minutes, Browns fans chanted “Flac-co! Flac-co!” to a quarterback they once reviled with Baltimore and now revere.

“You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get,” Flacco said. “I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life.”

Flacco threw two TD passes to Jerome Ford in the first half as the Browns built a 20-point lead over the Jets (6-10), who chose not to re-sign the 15-year veteran after he spent three seasons with them — and after Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in Week 1.

Flacco torched New York for 296 yards in the first half and became the first QB in 34 games to go over 300 yards against the Jets. He's also the first Cleveland quarterback to pass for more than 300 in four straight.

While Flacco insisted revenge wasn't on his mind, but Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said the QB was out to prove something.

“He's wound like that,” Wilson said. “He told me at the end of last season, he wasn't going to be a backup. He was going to play and he held to that. Joe's a great guy. The type of teammate you want. He deserves everything."

The atmosphere was electric from the start inside Cleveland Browns Stadium as fans who have felt mostly heartbreak for decades got a chance to celebrate.

“It was special,” Flacco said. “This is obviously a unique situation for me, so I've got a lot of different emotions running through my head.”

The Jets were forced to start Trevor Siemian for the second week in a row with Zach Wilson sidelined by a concussion.

Siemian had some nice moments, but an overthrow late in first quarter was returned 30 yards for a TD by safety Ronnie Hickman to put the Browns up 20-7.

New York allowed a season-high in points and yards (428). Although the Jets gave up just 61 yards in the second half, they dug themselves too big a hole.

Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson had a pick-6 in the second quarter when he beautifully deflected Flacco’s pass to himself and returned it 37 yards.

Nothing has been easy this season for the Browns, who have continued to win despite being overrun by injuries since the opener. Flacco is their fourth starting quarterback, they’re missing both first-team offensive tackles and 12 players — including QB Deshaun Watson and running back Nick Chubb — are on injured reserve.

So, it was fitting they went into their biggest game this season missing their starting kicker, punter and wide receiver Amari Cooper, who was coming off a franchise record-setting 265-yard performance on Sunday in Houston.

NEW GUYS

The Browns got their first looks at kicker Riley Patterson and punter Matt Haack, both signed earlier this week.

Patterson, filling in for an injured Dustin Hopkins, went 4 of 5 on extra points and made a 33-yard field goal with 2:54 left.

Haack averaged 51.7 yards on three punts.

GARRETT & GARRETT

Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett ended a five-game streak without a sack by taking down Siemian in the first half.

Wilson went over 1,000 yards receiving for the second straight season. He also did it as a rookie in 2022 and is one of 10 active players with two 1,000-yard seasons to start their career.

SCARY MOMENT

Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore suffered a head injury in the second quarter.

After catching a 22-yard pass from Flacco, Moore’s helmet was driven into the turf as he went down. He rolled onto his back and appeared to twitch as teammates quickly called for medical personnel.

Moore, who spent the past two seasons with the Jets, was helped off the field and escorted to Cleveland’s locker room.

INJURIES

Jets: WR Allen Lazard (illness) was among the team’s inactives. ... RG Jacob Hanson suffered a concussion and was replaced by Xavier Newman, who was helped off the fourth quarter with an unspecified injury.

Browns: Cooper came in listed questionable, but was expected to play. However, after he tested a heel injury during an on-field workout, the Browns opted to have him sit rather than risk more damage. ... CB Mike Ford Jr. (calf) got hurt covering a kick in the first quarter.

UP NEXT

Jets: At New England on Jan. 7.

Browns: At Cincinnati on Jan. 7.

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Batherson scores twice, Senators rally past Maple Leafs - NHL.com

Parker Kelly and Brady Tkachuk scored, and Korpisalo made 34 saves for the Senators (13-17-0), who have won two in a row after a six-game losing streak. Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists.

“I think we had a slow start,” Ottawa coach Jacques Martin said. “I don’t think we were ready to play at the pace the Leafs came out with, and they got a 2-0 lead, but what I like is our resiliency, how we battled back, how we stuck with it.”

Matthew Knies and Tyler Bertuzzi scored, and William Nylander had an assist to extend his point streak to 12 games for the Maple Leafs (17-9-6). Martin Jones made 27 saves, and Auston Matthews had his personal seven-game goal streak end.

“We couldn’t score the third goal, or didn’t score the third goal, so we let them hang around,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. “I thought they were better than us in the second period for sure, and I think the period looks a lot worse because our power play gives them a freebie and gives them life and energy, and some of our details just slipped really on each of the goals against.”

Kelly scored short-handed to cut it to 2-1 at 10:17 of the second period when he took a pass from Claude Giroux on a 2-on-1 and beat Jones from the slot.

Batherson tied it 2-2 at 14:25 when he put in the rebound of Tim Stutzle’s shot.

“How we adjusted I thought was a big difference in the second period,” Martin said. “We started to get some pucks behind their defense, putting some pressure, creating some turnovers, creating some scoring chances and able to tie the game and continue on.”

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Bedard's 1st OT goal gives Blackhawks win against Jets - NHL.com

Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson praised the 18-year-old's maturity.

"I mean, he's a good kid,” Richardson said. “He really gets along with all his teammates, and he’s coachable. He listens and he asks questions, and obviously he’s trying to implement things like that into his game. He’s got a humble background. He’s really good person. I don’t think he really wants all the attention, but he’s going to have to get used to it. It’s going to be there.

“I think he really likes just going out and playing, and you can see when he celebrates a goal, he really enjoys it. But when he gets to the bench, he’s not a guy who’s taunting the other bench or the other team or anything like that. He’s just all business and he’s ready to go back out and do it the next shift.”

Morgan Barron tied it 1-1 at 3:47 of the second period, taking a pass from Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and scoring with a wrist shot between Mrazek’s pads from the left circle.

“I felt like we carried the play for a lot of the game,” Barron said. “For the first game after the (holiday) break, you obviously want to come away with a win, but to get a point and to play well, it’s going to help us kind of get back on track. We’ll be able to move on from that game. They’ve got some talent over there, as well.”

The Jets flew into Chicago earlier in the day.

“It was a long day, for sure,” Barron said. “No excuses. There’s a lot of teams around the League right now that kind of dealt with the same thing today. Yeah, you can definitely feel the legs getting a little heavier as the game went on. I would have liked to see us all kind of roll the lines a little bit, keep the shifts a little shorter, but we got stuck out there defending sometimes. It’s part of the game. It’s nothing unique to our team.”

NOTES: Bedard (18 years, 163 days) is the third-youngest player to score a regular-season overtime goal in NHL history, behind Sidney Crosby (18 years, 101 days) and Jordan Staal (18 years, 153 days). ... Jets forward David Gustafsson took part in morning skate but was scratched because of a lower-body injury. Dominic Toninato replaced him in the lineup and had one assist in 8:23 of ice time in his season debut. … Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson went 16-for-23 on face-offs.

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Batherson's two-goal effort leads Senators past Maple Leafs - TSN

TORONTO — The Ottawa Senators powered through a slow start to get the better of their rivals on Wednesday.

Drake Batherson scored two goals in leading the Senators to a 4-2 come-from-behind win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario. Ottawa improved to 2-2-0 with a two-game winning streak under interim head coach Jacques Martin.

"I think we had a slow start, I don't think we were ready to play at the pace that the Leafs came out (with) and they got a 2-0 lead," said Martin, who took over the job on Dec. 18. "But what I like is our resiliency, how we battled back, how we stuck with it, how we adjusted.

"I thought the big difference in the second period, we started to get some pucks behind their D, putting some pressure, creating some turnovers, creating some scoring chances. (We were) able to tie the game and went on."

Parker Kelly and Brady Tkachuk added the other goals for Ottawa (13-17-0), which improved to 2-1-0 against the Maple Leafs this season.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 34 shots.

"Those are our rivals over there … we want to be the better team in Ontario so tonight was a good job for that," Kelly said.

Matthew Knies and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Toronto (17-9-6), which fell to 5-3-3 this month.

Martin Jones made 26 saves.

"We didn't score the third goal, just let them hang around," Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said. "I thought they were better than us in the second period, for sure. Our period looks worse because our power play gives them the freebie, gives them life and energy.

"Some of our details just slipped on really each of the goals against, but I thought Ottawa got better and harder as the game went on and we didn't respond to that."

Knies opened the scoring 5:41 into the first period. He tipped in a low point shot from Auston Matthews.

Bertuzzi doubled down just 23 seconds later, tipping in a cross-ice pass from Morgan Rielly.

The Senators shifted the momentum in the second period, outshooting the Leafs 14-8. Toronto had outshot Ottawa 12-6 in the opening frame.

Kelly cut into the Leafs' lead 10:17 into the second with a short-handed marker. After a Josh Norris high-sticking penalty 41 seconds earlier gave Toronto the power play, Kelly blasted home a one-timer from Claude Giroux on a 2-on-1 break.

Batherson knotted the contest, firing in a rebound off a Tim Stutzle miss with 5:35 left in the middle frame.

Batherson scored again 3:44 into the third period to put the Senators ahead. The right-winger beat Jones from behind the goal line with a shot that bounced off the netminder's left shoulder and dropped into the net as he tried to catch it.

"I mess around with that a little bit," Batherson said of practising the shot. "Obviously, got it a few times before. Just kind of the angle of the shot, … the goalie was kind of off position so I figured I'd try and bank it.

"Lucky goal but I'll take it for sure."

Bertuzzi had an opportunity to tie the game eight minutes into the frame. Tavares flicked the puck past Korpisalo, who was off to the side of the net, and the puck landed about a couple of centimetres in front of the goal line.

However, Bertuzzi was tied up with a defender and failed to put the puck into the gaping net.

Tkachuk sealed it with an empty-netter with 2:27 remaining.

GOAL RUN

Matthews hasn't had much trouble finding the back of the net in 2023-24. The 26-year-old's two-goal game against Columbus last Saturday gave him a league-leading 28 goals in 30 games.

He became the first player to score 27-plus goals in his first 30 games of a season since Jaromir Jagr (30 goals) in 1996-97. Matthews is also the second Toronto player in the modern era (since 1943-44) to do so alongside Frank Mahovlich in 1960-61 (27 goals in 30 games).

UP NEXT

The Leafs are off to Columbus for a Friday night game against the Blue Jackets.

The Senators will be home to the New Jersey Devils on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2023.

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