Yakemchuk breaks late tie in the Senators' 2-1 victory over the Flyers

By AP | Oct 10, 2026

Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot (72) clears the puck while under pressure from Philadelphia Flyers' Tyson Foerster (71) and Matvei Michkov (39) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carter Yakemchuk broke a tie on a power play with 6:59 left and the Ottawa Senators held on to beat the winless Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Thursday night.

Nick Cousins opened the scoring for Ottawa at midway through the first period. Matvei Michkov tied it in a power play at 7:46 of the second.

Linus Ullmark made 29 saves to help the Senators improve to 3-1-0.

Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots for Philadelphia. The Flyers are 0-3-2.

Michael Bunting made his Flyers debut after signing with the team Tuesday and Ottawa defenseman Hoyt Stanley made his NHL debut.

Up next

Flyers: At Boston on Saturday.

Senators: Host Nashville on Saturday night.

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