Takeaways: Flyers battle back to tie but once again lose in a shootout to Carolina 3-2

The Flyers battled back to get a point but once against lost in a shootout to Carolina, this time 3-2 on the road.

Dec 14, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae (36) collides with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae (36) and goaltender Dan Vladar (80) during the first period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images

The Flyers were down 2-0, showed some moxie and character to tie the game up 2-2 late in the game, but lost their second consecutive shootout to Carolina 3-2.

The basics

First period: 5:44- William Carrier (Sean Walker, Jordan Staal), 15:53- Taylor Hall (Alexander Nikishin, Jackson Blake) (PPG), 19:07- Jamie Drysdale (Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov)
Second period: No scoring
Third period: 18:08- Trevor Zegras (Travis Konecny, Christan Dvorak)
Overtime: No scoring
Shootout: Seth Jarvis- No goal, Trevor Zegras- No goal, Andrei Svechnikov- Goal, Christian Dvorak- No goal, Jackson Blake- No goal, Matvei Michkov- No goal
SOG: 26 (PHI) – 33 (CAR)

Some takeaways

Comeback kids

The Flyers were down 2-0, but battled back.