Johnson scores twice as Blue Jackets survive Flyers rally in overtime
Columbus won 4-3 in Philadelphia after Jamie Drysdale forced overtime with 11 seconds remaining.
Kent Johnson scored the overtime winner and finished with three points as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Columbus had led 3-0 before Philadelphia came back to force the extra period at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Johnson and Adam Fantilli went in together without a defender between them and the net, with Johnson scoring at 2:22 of overtime. It was his second goal of the game.
The Flyers had drawn level with 11 seconds remaining in regulation. With goaltender Dan Vladar on the bench for an extra skater, Jamie Drysdale redirected Tyson Foerster’s pass into the net off his skate.
Columbus built its early advantage through goals by Fantilli, Johnson and Denton Mateychuk between 10:58 and 13:44 of the first period. Noah Cates scored in the second for Philadelphia, and Trevor Zegras reduced the deficit to one in the third.
Cam Talbot made 28 saves for Columbus. Vladar stopped 11 shots for Philadelphia, and Zegras also contributed an assist.
