Philadelphia Flyers beat Ottawa Senators 3 to 1
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Puck drop is Saturday, October 17, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET, at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Ottawa Senators are on the road in the 2026-27 NHL regular season. The Philadelphia Flyers play at home.
Ottawa carries a 5-2-0 record, 5 wins, 2 losses, 0 overtime losses, through 7 games. Its run, most recent first, reads L, W, W, W, L, W, W. The Senators lost their last game in regulation. Philadelphia is still searching for its first win: 0 wins, 5 losses, 3 overtime losses (0-5-3) through 8 games. Their run, most recent first, reads OTL, L, L, L, L, OTL, OTL, L. The Flyers lost their last game in a shootout.
Going into this game, Ottawa sits 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference, with 10 points, 21 goals for and 19 against. The Senators are 5-2-0 over their last 10 games. Going into this game, Philadelphia is 8th in the Metropolitan Division and 16th in the Eastern Conference, with 3 points, 10 goals for and 31 against. The Flyers are 0-5-3 over their last 10 games.
Our feed has 4 meetings since the 2025-2026 season. Ottawa won 2-1 on the road on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime at home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Ottawa won 2-1 in overtime at home on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Ottawa won 2-1 on the road on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
After the game OTT 1 – PHI 3 Loss
Ottawa Senators fell 3 to 1 against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The game went the full regulation distance.
The first period ended scoreless, 0 to 0. Ottawa broke through in the second. D. Batherson scored at 05:55, assisted by C. Giroux and T. Stützle. The Senators led 1 to 0.
Philadelphia answered at 09:03 through P. Martone, assisted by M. Michkov. The Flyers took the lead at 18:33 on the power play, with M. Michkov finishing a feed from P. Martone and D. Jiricek. Philadelphia led 2 to 1 after the second period. T. Zegras added a goal at 19:46 in the third, assisted by C. Dvorak and S. Couturier, closing out the scoring at 3 to 1.
The Flyers ran off three straight goals, from 09:03 in the second period to 19:46 in the third, unanswered the rest of the way. Ottawa never scored more than one goal in a row all night. M. Michkov was named the game's first star, ahead of teammate P. Martone and goaltender D. Vladar. The Ottawa Senators leave Philadelphia with a 3 to 1 loss.
Published Oct 16, 2026 · Updated Oct 18, 2026