Johnsson, Maple Leafs defeat Flyers in 11-round shootout
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Andreas Johnsson scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout for the Toronto Maple Leafs after Frederik Andersen denied 10 Philadelphia Flyers in a 4-3 win at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.
Kasperi Kapanen and Jason Spezza each had a goal and an assist, and Mitchell Marner scored for Toronto (7-5-3), which won for the first time in three games. Andersen made 37 saves through overtime.
Ivan Provorov and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist, and Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia (6-5-2), which was coming off a 4-3 shootout win at the New Jersey Devils on Friday. Brian Elliott made 23 saves through overtime and denied nine Maple Leafs in the shootout.
Marner tied the game 3-3 at 5:03 of the third period when he scored at 4-on-4. Marner jumped on a Flyers turnover at center ice, skated around Matt Niskanen on the right side and around the net, and tucked the puck inside the post on the left side.
Sanheim put the Flyers ahead 3-2 31 seconds into the third. His shot from the right side bounced off traffic in front of the net, and as Andersen dove to try to cover the puck, Sanheim skated behind the Toronto net and lifted a backhand.
Spezza tied it 2-2 when he reached through a crowd in the crease and poked the puck over the goal line with 2:55 remaining in the second for his first goal with Toronto.
Giroux scored a power-play goal at 3:12 of the second to give Philadelphia a 2-1 lead.
The Flyers tied it 1-1 with 4:58 remaining in the first period when Provorov’s point shot on the power play deflected off two Maple Leafs.
Kapanen gave the Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead when he skated around Sanheim, went in alone on Elliott, and scored at 5:55.
Philadelphia’s Travis Konecny and Spezza each scored in the eighth round of the shootout.
A wild finish in Philly.
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