PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 8:47 into overtime, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Stone also scored in the second period for the Golden Knights, who improved to 15-15. Zach Whitecloud added a first-period goal, and Jack Eichel had two assists. Goaltender Akira Schmid made 17 saves for the win. Trevor Zegras and Noah Juulsen scored for the Flyers, who fell to 16-13. Christian Dvorak assisted on both Philadelphia goals. Daniel Vladar stopped 18 shots in the loss. The game was tied 1-1 after the first period and 2-2 after the second, forcing overtime before Stone’s decisive wrist shot ended it before a crowd of 17,585.

PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 8:47 into overtime, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Stone took a feed from Jack Eichel, drove down the right wing and snapped a wrist shot past goaltender Daniel Vladar to give Vegas its second straight overtime win and even its record at 15-15. The Golden Knights, who also got a goal from defenseman Zach Whitecloud, have earned points in five of their last six games. Philadelphia, which received goals from Trevor Zegras and Noah Juulsen, fell to 16-13. The Flyers had won three of their previous four contests. A crowd of 17,585 at Xfinity Mobile Arena saw a tightly contested matchup that featured 10 combined power-play opportunities but no goals with the man advantage. Vegas goaltender Akira Schmid made 17 saves for the win, while Vladar stopped 18 shots in the loss. The game was a back-and-forth affair from the outset. Philadelphia opened the scoring at 16:11 of the first period when Zegras collected a pass from Travis Sanheim and beat Schmid for his 11th goal of the season. Christian Dvorak also assisted on the play. Vegas answered just under two minutes later. At 18:07 of the first, Whitecloud jumped into the play and converted a backhand shot for his first goal of the year, with assists going to Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman. The period ended with the teams tied 1-1. The Golden Knights took their first lead late in the second period during a power play. With Philadelphia serving a too-many-men penalty, Stone stationed himself at the top of the crease and deflected a Pavel Dorofeyev shot past Vladar at 24:53. Eichel earned the secondary assist. The Flyers responded just over seven minutes later to knot the score before the second intermission. Juulsen, from the right point, hammered a slap shot through traffic and past Schmid at 32:08 for his first goal. Dvorak picked up his second assist of the night, and Carl Grundstrom also helped on the play. A tense, penalty-filled third period saw neither team break the deadlock. Vegas killed off a critical elbowing penalty to Brett Howden in the final minutes of regulation, with Schmid making several key saves to force overtime. The extra period featured end-to-end action before Stone ended it. Eichel won a puck battle along the boards in the neutral zone and quickly transitioned it to Stone, who raced into the Philadelphia zone and fired the game-winner from the right circle. Stone, the Vegas captain from Winnipeg, Manitoba, finished with two goals on five shots and added four hits. He now has six goals and 28 points on the season. Eichel, from North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, had two assists, giving him 28 helpers for the year. For Philadelphia, Dvorak, a center from Palos, Illinois, was a key facilitator with two assists. Juulsen, a defenseman from Abbotsford, British Columbia, had the tying goal along with two shots and a hit. The game was a statistical anomaly compared to pregame projections. National Statistical’s game simulator had projected a 3-2 Philadelphia victory, while its ELO system gave Vegas a 58.1% probability to win. The Golden Knights closed as a 1.5-goal favorite on the betting line, and the total of five goals went under the over/under line of 5.5. Vegas continues its road trip Saturday at Columbus. The Golden Knights then return home to face New Jersey next Wednesday. Philadelphia begins a home-and-home series with Carolina on Saturday, hosting the Hurricanes before traveling to Raleigh for a rematch Sunday. The Flyers then embark on a four-game road trip starting Tuesday in Montreal. The victory gives Vegas a boost as it seeks consistency in the competitive Western Conference playoff race. The loss halts Philadelphia’s positive momentum as it navigates a challenging stretch of its schedule in the Eastern Conference.

Vegas, Philadelphia Meet in Cross-Conference Clash PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in a cross-conference matchup featuring two teams looking to build momentum as the NHL season approaches the holiday stretch. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Flyers (15-12-0) enter with a slight edge in the standings over the .500 Golden Knights (14-14-0). Philadelphia is coming off a narrow 3-2 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, a game in which captain Travis Konecny scored a goal and fired a season-high nine shots on net. Konecny has been a consistent offensive catalyst, recording points in five of his last eight games (3 goals, 5 assists). Vegas arrives following a successful Eastern road trip, having secured five of a possible six points. The Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 last Friday before edging the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. Center Brett Howden scored the game-tying goal against the Rangers and has points in three of his last five contests. Philadelphia has found success on home ice lately, winning four of its past five games at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Goaltender Samuel Ersson, who made 25 saves in the loss to Colorado, is expected to start. Vegas has relied on balanced scoring during its recent uptick, with contributions from top-line players like Mark Stone, who had two assists Sunday, and Tomas Hertl, who scored the overtime winner against the Rangers. Managing the Flyers’ aggressive forecheck and containing Konecny’s line will be a key focus for the visiting Knights. This contest opens a brief two-game homestand for the Flyers before a road-heavy schedule to close December. Vegas continues a four-game road swing before returning home next week. Following this game, Philadelphia will host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Vegas travels to face the Columbus Blue Jackets the same night.