After two sluggish periods, the Flyers awakened Thursday night and made goalie Petr Mrazek a winner in his debut with his new team.
Mrazek, acquired from Detroit on Monday, was superb, and Claude Giroux and blossoming rookie Nolan Patrick scored third-period goals as the surging Flyers rallied past Columbus, 2-1, before a surprisingly sparse crowd at the Wells Fargo Center.
The win moved the Flyers into a second-place tie with Pittsburgh and inreased their points streak to 10 games (8-0-2).
Columbus had been 18-2-2 when taking a lead into the third period before the Flyers overcame a 1-0 deficit in the final 20 minutes.