{"id":82016,"date":"2026-01-09T04:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82016\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T04:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:35:26","slug":"laughton-scores-in-return-to-philly-and-maple-leafs-top-flyers-2-1-on-cowans-goal-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82016\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughton scores in return to Philly, and Maple Leafs top Flyers 2-1 on Cowan’s goal in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA — – Easton Cowan<\/a> scored 2:48 into a wild overtime and Scott Laughton<\/a> had a short-handed goal in his return to Philadelphia as the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> defeated the Flyers 2-1 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Cowan scored on a 2-on-1 rush off a pass from John Tavares<\/a>, ending a wide-open extra period as the teams went up and down the ice and both goalies made sprawling saves to keep the game going.<\/p>\n

Toronto netminder Dennis Hildeby<\/a> stoned Trevor Zegras<\/a> on a breakaway, and later made consecutive saves on Matvei Michkov<\/a> and Sean Couturier<\/a> to spring the odd-man rush that led to Cowan’s goal.<\/p>\n

Hildeby finished with 22 saves for the Maple Leafs, who lost their previous five road games.<\/p>\n

Laughton, who spent 12 years with the Flyers before being traded to Toronto at last year’s deadline, scored a short-handed goal to tie the score with 5:56 to play in the third period.<\/p>\n

Travis Konecny<\/a> scored the lone Philadelphia goal 55 seconds into the second period. It was the 14th this season for Konecny, who exited after the second with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n

Dan Vladar<\/a> stopped 21 shots for the Flyers, who are 1-10-3 in their last 14 games against Toronto.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Maple Leafs: Host the Vancouver Canucks<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Flyers: Welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> for the first of a two-game set in Philadelphia on Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nhl<\/a>br\/]<\/p>\n

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