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PHILADELPHIA — For much of the Flyers' matchup with the Ottawa Senators, it seemed like both teams were interested in playing overtime. They weren't generating quality scoring chances, and deploying a take-no-chances style of play.
Though they were able to respond to Senator goals with relative ease, the Flyers couldn't take firm control. If the Sens inched ahead, the Flyers rallied back.
Ultimately, the game was sent to overtime on Tuesday for the third time in their three-game season series. Jordan Weal scored the lone goal in the first round, and Steve Mason turned away all three shots he faced to secure the 3-2 win and two points.
Kyle Turris put the Sens ahead in the third with 7:25 left, and given that the Flyers couldn't seem to figure out Craig Anderson, it seemed that lead would hold. Weal, however, did figure him out — stripping him of the puck in front and tapping it home with 5:59 to play.
Perennial Norris Trophy candidate Erik Karlsson got the Senators started with a smooth wrister for a power-play goal, but with less than a minute left, Brayden Schenn tipped home a Shayne Gostisbehere drive for a power-play tally of his own. From there, the chess match was on.
Mason turned in a strong performance for the Orange and Black, turning aside 26 of 28 shots faced. Anderson was admirable as well, with a 33-save effort on 35 shots.
With the win, the Flyers conclude their season series against the Senators with a 2-1 record. It's the second Flyers-Sens matchup this season at Wells Fargo Center to end in a shootout, though Ottawa claimed the first one.
The Flyers' homestand continues Thursday, as they welcome the New York Islanders to town.
NOTES: Schenn's power-play goal was the Flyers' fourth in the month of March. … Roman Lyubimov, Nick Cousins and Nick Schultz sat out as scratches. … The Flyers' remaining schedule from here only includes Metropolitan Division opponents. US Army Gen. Carol Eggert dropped the ceremonial first puck. … Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek also shot for the Flyers in the shootout, while Turris, Bobby Ryan and Tom Pyatt shot for the Senators.
