Brad Marchand scores game-winner as Panthers beat Flyers, 2-1

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald on Oct 9, 2025

Published in Hockey

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SUNRISE, Fla. — Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.

Anton Lundell also scored for Florida (2-0-0), while Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves to get his 431st career win, moving him six shy of tying Jacques Plante for ninth overall in NHL history.

Marchand’s goal, scored 2:19 into the third period came on a wrist shot from the boards just beyond the left circle on a feed from Luke Kunin after getting on the ice during a partial line change.

Lundell scored his first goal of the season 5:29 into the second period on the power play. Evan Rodrigues sent Lundell a drop pass on the rush before the 24-year-old center fired a wrist shot past Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar, who made 33 saves.

Noah Cates scored with 2:12 left in the second for Philadelphia (0-1-0).

The Panthers close their season-opening three-game homestand on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators (7 p.m., Scripps Sports).

Notable stats

— Kunin and defenseman Jeff Petry each logged their first points with the Panthers. Kunin had the primary assist on Marchand’s goal, while Petry had the secondary assist on Lundell’s goal.

— The Panthers went 2 for 2 on the penalty kill are and 5 for 5 while playing a man down through two games this season.

Injury note

Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov left the game with 9:41 left in the second period with an apparent wrist injury after crashing into the boards while going in for a hit. He did not return.