Ducks Beat Flyers 5-4 as Luneau and Carlsson End Losing Run in Philadelphia

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The Flyers led 2-0 after the first period and the game was tied 3-3 after the second, before Anaheim outscored Philadelphia 2-1 in the third to take the win and snap a five game losing streak, with all five losses in regulation.

Philadelphia starts fast

Matvei Michkov opened the scoring on a 5 on 3 power play at 13:59 of the first period, his seventh goal of the season. Porter Martone added a power play goal at 15:02 to make it 2-0. Philadelphia had won three straight games after losing its first nine of the season, and the start fit that form. Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal kept the gap at two, and he finished with 28 saves.

Carlsson starts the comeback against his summer suitors

Leo Carlsson scored Anaheim's first goal at 8:38 of the second period off a pass from behind the net by Cutter Gauthier. The goal carried an edge: Philadelphia signed Carlsson to an offer sheet over the summer, which Anaheim matched to keep the 21 year old. Carlsson later assisted on Beckett Sennecke's power play goal in the third period. He finished with a goal and an assist, and he leads the Ducks in scoring with 13 points, on three goals and 10 assists. A.J. Greer tied the game 2-2 at 13:07 of the second, Tyson Foerster scored short handed for Philadelphia, and Judd Caulfield tied it 3-3 at 16:19 on a redirection of an Alex Killorn pass.

Luneau puts Anaheim ahead for good

Tristan Luneau had a goal and two assists for Anaheim. His first goal of the season, a shot that got past Joseph Woll two minutes into the third period, put the Ducks ahead 4-3. Sennecke's power play goal at 7:10 of the third, set up by Carlsson, made it 5-3. Michkov scored his second goal of the game, and eighth of the season, at 8:17 of the third to close it to 5-4, but Philadelphia did not score again. Woll made 21 saves for the Flyers. Trevor Zegras recorded two assists for Philadelphia against his former team.

The game in one line of numbers

The period scores tell the shape of the afternoon: Philadelphia won the first period 2-0, the second period finished 3-3 on its own goals after Anaheim scored three and Philadelphia one, and Anaheim won the third 2-1. Dostal's 28 saves against Woll's 21 gave Anaheim the edge in goal, and the Ducks left Philadelphia with the win that ended the losing run.