The Flyers overcame forty straight minutes of poor play and tied the game on a fantastic individual effort from Shayne Gostisbehere, but then allowed the Toronto Maple Leafs to score the game-winning goal with eight seconds remaining and lost, 3-2.
There exists a feeling in the Philadelphia Flyers' locker room that no deficit is too large to overcome, even in the third period of games. Tonight, they both proved that theory and gained a better understanding of the risks inherent in always chasing an opponent on the scoreboard.
After watching the Toronto Maple Leafs take full control during the middle forty minutes of the contest, the Flyers evened the score at 2-2 in the third period due to a highlight reel goal from Shayne Gostisbehere.