PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers took a swig from the fountain of youth, as the future of the franchise flaunted their talents against the Carolina Hurricanes. Apparently, it wasn’t big enough of a gulp.
Three of the Flyers’ four goal scorers in their 5-4 overtime loss to the Hurricanes were 24 years old or younger — 21-year-old Tyson Foerster, 24-year-old Noah Cates, and 23-year-old Joel Farabee. Trade-deadline-acquisition Brendan Lemieux scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to go up, 4-3, but the good feelings didn’t last long.
Winger Scott Laughton was called for holding with just seven seconds remaining in regulation and the Flyers up 4-3. With .3 seconds left on the clock, Hurricanes forward Martin Nečas tied the game. Sebastian Aho completed the hat trick just 28 seconds into overtime to earn the Hurricanes the victory.
