Flyers 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT)
TORONTO - Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored 29 seconds into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday.
Gostisbehere, who has scored at least one point in 15 straight games, was set up by a pass in front of the goal by right winger Jakub Voracek.
The Maple Leafs (20-27-19) trailed 3-1 in the second period and battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the third only to have the Flyers (26-21-11) tie it.
Center Sam Gagner, Voracek, center Brayden Schenn and right winger Matt Read also scored for the Flyers.
Right winger Wayne Simmonds added two assists.
Centers Shawn Matthias, Nick Spaling, Peter Holland and Byron Froese scored for Toronto.
Center Nazem Kadri added two assists.
Toronto goaltender Jonathan Bernier started his second straight game but gave way to James Reimer just short of a minute into the second period after allowing his third goal in 13 shots. Reimer stopped 13 shots.
Flyers goaltender Steve Mason allowed three goals on 15 shots but was injured and was replaced by Michal Neuvirth after the Maple Leafs tied the game in the third period and he made eight saves.
The Maple Leafs tied the game at 3 on the ninth goal of the season by Holland at 3:16 of the third. Kadri did most of the work with some deft stickhandling to set up Holland with a pass to the front of the goal,
After the goal, Mason was replaced by Neuvirth.
The Flyers put the puck in the net at 4:13 but it was disallowed because of incidental contact with the goaltender, the second such call to go against Philadelphia in the game.
Froese put the Leafs into a 4-3 lead 19 seconds later with his second goal of the season. The Flyers answered at 5:04 with the 10th goal of the season by Read.
NOTES: Toronto C Leo Komarov started a three-game league suspension Saturday for his elbow to the head of New York Rangers D Ryan McDonagh in the Maple Leafs' 4-2 loss on Thursday. Komarov received a match penalty for the hit that knocked McDonagh out of the game. ... Philadelphia C Claude Giroux (upper body) missed a game for the first time this season Saturday after being injured on a hit by Canadiens D P.K. Subban late in the Flyers' 3-2 shootout loss at Montreal on Friday. Giroux, who had been one of five Flyers to have played every game this season, is listed as day-to-day. ... The Flyers complete a five-game trip when they play the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. ... The Maple Leafs play the third game of four straight at home when they meet the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.