Maple Leafs' four-goal flurry sinks Flyers
TORONTO --The Toronto Maple Leafs came back with four straight goals in the third period with Zach Hyman notching the go-ahead goal to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.
Leo Komarov added an unassisted short-handed goal at 11:32 of the third period to give Toronto a two-goal lead and Mitch Marner scored on a power play late in the game.
Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly and Martin Marincin also scored for the Maple Leafs (6-5-3).
Wayne Simmonds scored twice and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers (6-7-2).
Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly, Martin Marincin and Zach Hyman scored for the Maple Leafs (6-5-3).
Steve Mason, starting his second straight game in the Flyers' goal, made 16 saves.
Frederik Andersen made 30 saves in the Toronto goal.
The Flyers took a 3-2 lead into the third period and tied the score at 3 when Marincin wired a shot from the point home for his first goal of the season. Rielly and Kadri got assists.
Toronto took a 4-3 at 8:34 of the third period after several chances around the Philadelphia net. Hyman finally puck the puck home for his first goal of the season.
Komarov scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway with Toronto defenseman Roman Polak serving a slashing penalty.
Marner scored his fifth of the season at 15:21 of the third period.
The Maple Leafs led 1-0 when Kadri scored his seventh goal of the season at 2:54 of the first period after being allowed to break in alone through the slot.
The Flyers responded at 3:59 with Simmonds' first goal of the game, a tip-in of a shot by Claude Giroux on a power play, eight seconds after Toronto left winger James van Riemsdyk was penalized for tripping.
Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead on the fourth goal of the season by Konecny on a backhand shot at 4:25 after he outfought Toronto defenseman Connor Carrick for the puck in the slot.
The Maple Leafs tied the score 2-2 at 19:08 of the first period when they had a two-man advantage. Sean Couturier took a tripping penalty at 18:16 and nine seconds later, Chris VandeVelde was sent off for delay of game when he put the puck over the glass. Rielly tied the score at 2 at 19:08 with his first goal of the season.
The Flyers regained the lead at 3-2 on the second goal of the game and eighth of the season by Simmonds, who scored a short-handed goal on a breakaway at 2:53 of the second period with an assist by Couturier. Philadelphia defenseman Mark Streit was serving a tripping penalty.
NOTES: The Flyers recalled LW Roman Lyubimov from Lehigh Valley of the AHL. ... The game Friday was the first of three between the teams. Toronto will visit Philadelphia on Jan. 26, with the season finale between the teams on March 9 at the Air Canada Centre. ... Flyers RW Jakub Voracek had his 300th NHL assist in the 3-2 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. ... C Eric Lindros, who played eight seasons with the Flyers, and the late Pat Quinn, who was the fifth coach of the Flyers (1979-82) will be inducted Monday into the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... The Maple Leafs will visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for a game on Saturday while Philadelphia returns home to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.