MIN @ PHI, OCT 18: THE THIRD PERIOD

OCT 18, 2025 · XFINITY MOBILE ARENA · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTMIN 1, PHI 2

AFTER 2MIN 1, PHI 0

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSMIN 16, PHI 21

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. Tippett had tied it 1-1 with 12:50 left. Philadelphia won 2-1, Cates scoring 2:37 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

OT 2:37

CATES SCORES. MIN 1, PHI 2.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE FLYERS SCORED ONE IN THE THIRD, MINNESOTA SCORED NOTHING, AND THE FLYERS WON 2-1 IN OVERTIME.

This third is in the Gauntlet's pool of real 2025-26 thirds. A run draws them at random.