Burke hits Bundesliga hat trick as Union Berlin beats Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3, Dortmund wins

BERLIN (AP) — Scottish forward Oliver Burke scored a Bundesliga hat trick as Union Berlin delivered a master class in counterattacking soccer before holding on to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 away on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Ilyas Ansah also starred, capitalizing on a mix-up in the Frankfurt defense to open the scoring in the ninth minute.

Ansah was involved again before Serbian forward Andrej Ilić sent Burke through for his first goal in the 32nd.

Nathaniel Brown pulled one back before the break but Frankfurt’s hopes of an equalizer were dented when Ansah got up after a foul and eluded two defenders before playing the ball out to Ilić, who crossed for Burke to make it 3-1 in the 53rd.

Ilić also set up the next goal three minutes for his fourth assist. Burke finished with a delicate chip over Kaua Santos in the Frankfurt goal.

One young Frankfurt fan cried in disappointment.

But Can Uzun pulled one back in the 80th and Frankfurt got a penalty when Jonathan Burkardt went down spectacularly. Leopold Querfeld had his hand near the Frankfurt forward’s neck and was penalized after a VAR check. Burkardt stayed cool to score from the spot in the 87th.

Union coach Steffen Baumgart was sent off shortly afterward for kicking a paper cup in frustration.

Karim Adeyemi's first-half rocket from 18 meters (yards) was enough for Borussia Dortmund to beat Wolfsburg 1-0 for its third straight Bundesliga win.

Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck returned after a six-month injury layoff because of a meniscus tear in his knee and played the whole game.

Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen made his Wolfsburg debut on the hour-mark but couldn't prevent the team's first league loss of the season.

Dortmund is second in the league, two points behind Bayern Munich.

Haris Tabaković scored Borussia Mönchengladbach’s first league goal of the season to earn a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in the team’s first match since firing Gerardo Seoane as coach.

Tabaković equalized with a header off a corner in the second minute of stoppage time for Gladbach to get a deserved point in its first game under interim coach Eugen Polanski, previously the under-23 team coach.

American midfielder Malik Tillman put Leverkusen ahead on a counterattack in the 70th, but the home team’s performance shows there is still much work to do for new coach Kasper Hjulmand. He inherited the rebuilding project from Erik ten Hag, fired after just three games in charge.

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Dortmund players celebrate at the end of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Dortmund's Ramy Bensebaini, right, heads the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Union's Oliver Burke scores his side's second goal during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frankfurt's Nathaniel Brown celebrates his side's first goal during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frankfurt's Elye Wahi is on the ground during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Frankfurt's Ritsu Doan is on the ground during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Union's Oliver Burke scores his side's fourth goal during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Porter Martone capped a fantastic first week in the NHL with a power-play goal to put the Philadelphia Flyers even closer toward ending a miserable playoff drought with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Martone — who just wrapped his season at Michigan State — is just the boost the Flyers needed down the stretch to earn that coveted playoff spot. His first career NHL goal in his fourth game put the Flyers into third place in the Metropolitan Division with five games left for them this season.

Flyers fans erupted when Martone capitalized on the 5-on-3 advantage — courtesy of a hook and a high stick — with 2:29 left in OT. Martone became the first player in Flyers history to score his first NHL goal in overtime.

The Flyers needed this win to get in Eastern Conference playoff position for the first time since Jan. 12.

The Bruins tied the score 1-1 only 35 seconds into the third period when Pavel Zacha knocked one past Dan Vladar on the power play for his 29th goal of the season.

Christian Dvorak took a perfect touch pass from Martone, the Flyers' 2025 first-round draft pick, and finished a 2-on-1 with a wrister past Joonas Korpisalo for the early 1-0 lead. Still buzzing from the early goal, Flyers fans erupted only moments later when Travis Konecny and Boston’s Charlie McAvoy briefly scrapped near the net.

The Flyers are playing meaningful hockey in the final week of the season for one of the few times over the past 15 seasons. Chicago beat Philadelphia in 2010 for the Stanley Cup, and the Flyers never recovered, winning only three playoff series since and they haven't made it all since 2020 in the bubble format. The Flyers haven't played a home playoff series since 2018.

The Bruins are safe in a playoff spot down the stretch while the Flyers play five pivotal games — the next three on the road, the final two at home — that will decide their postseason fate.

Bruins: Play Tuesday at Carolina.

Flyers: Play Tuesday at New Jersey.

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Philadelphia Flyers center Christian Dvorak (22) celebrates his goal with right wing Travis Konecny (11) and right wing Porter Martone (94) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Porter Martone (94) skates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)