On the first night where the Flyers wore No. 1 in honor of the late Bernie Parent, Noah Cates scored his first of the season to tie things up 1-1 late in the second. But Florida’s Brad Marchand added one more in the third for a 2-1 Panthers win. The win snapped Philadelphia’s 10-season point streak across its last 10 season openers (good for an 8-0-2 record).
The basics
First period: No scoring
Second period: 5:29 – Anton Lundell (Evan Rodrigues, Jeff Petry) (PPG), 17:48 – Noah Cates (Tyson Foerster)
Third period: 2:19 – Brad Marchand (Luke Kunin, A.