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On Saturday night, a raucous, wild crowd helped fuel the Flyers to a victory against Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks. On Monday night, it was a scrappy Flyers squad that helped get the fans into it,

Cates scored twice in the Flyers' comeback win over the defending Cup champion Panthers, continuing his ascent into a greater role for the team up the middle.

Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny added three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on Thursday night. Morgan Frost, Garnet Hathaway, Cam York and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves as the Flyers won for the third time in four games.

Sam Reinhart had two goals and Uvis Balinskis also scored as Florida lost for the sixth time in nine games. Sergei Bobrovsky had 25 saves.

For quite some time, the Flyers have been desperate for depth and production at the center position. While Noah Cates may not be the answer as the team’s top-line center moving forward, he has definitely given the Flyers the production they need to win games.

In a season filled with experimentation and growth, the Philadelphia Flyers have found an unlikely but incredibly effective trio in Tyson Foerster, Noah Cates, and Bobby Brink.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Noah Cates scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from behind twice to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Monday night.

Cates' second goal broke a 3-3 tie at 14:09 of the third period. He won a race for a loose puck at center ice, tipped it past Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, gloved it down, skated in on Bobrovsky and lifted a backhand under the crossbar.

After a terrible first period, the Flyers pulled off a comeback against the defending champs for their first consecutive wins in a month.

Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway and Morgan Frost scored in the second period Thursday night for the Philadelphia Flyers, who beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in Elmont, N.Y.

The New York Islanders suffered their second straight loss, falling 5-3 at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat (PPG), Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee (PPG) scored for the Islanders,