PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 2:47 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
The winning goal was a partial gift, as Philadelphia’s Travis Konecny flubbed an attempted outlet pass near the Flyers net, allowing Vegas star Jack Eichel to take possession and then feed an onrushing Stone.
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Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae, center, is tripped by Vegas Golden Knights' Ivan Barbashev (49) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Noah Hanifin, right, skates the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Nikita Grebenkin during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Zach Whitecloud, center, scores a goal past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar and Travis Konecny (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone, center skates the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae (36) and Jamie Drysdale (9) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone (61) plays the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Carl Grundstrom during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Zach Whitecloud scored in the first period for the Golden Knights. Trevor Zegras and defenseman Noah Juulsen had the goals for Philadelphia.
The Golden Knights struck first when Ivan Barbashev sent the puck to Whitecloud and the defenseman beat Konecny’s backcheck and goalie Dan Vladar 6:07 into the game for his first goal of the season.
The Flyers tied it when Zegras slammed home a point-to-doorstep pass from Travis Sanheim, easily beating goalie Akira Schmid at 16:11.
The Golden Knights regained the lead in the second period with a power-play goal, helped by Vladar’s inability to catch a soft shot. The puck dropped into the crease, causing a scramble that Stone won for a 2-1 lead at 12:53.
The Flyers tied it again on a rare goal by Juulsen, who had uncharacteristically pinched into the offensive zone and was in the right spot to convert Christian Dvorak’s pass at 16:08 to make it 2-all after two periods.
It was Juulsen’s first goal this season and fourth in 182 NHL games.
The Flyers didn’t get a shot on goal for the first 8:12 of the third, until Sean Couturier’s shot off a clean breakaway was snuffed by Schmid.
Former Flyers goalie Carter Hart sat as Schmid’s backup in his first game in Philadelphia in nearly two years.
Hart, a top Flyers goalie for six seasons, was one of five players accused of sexual assault stemming from an incident with his Team Canada world junior teammates in 2018. They were acquitted of the charges in July, and Hart subsequently signed with Vegas. He last played for the Flyers on Jan. 20, 2024, and later that year became an unrestricted free agent.
Golden Knights: Play their fifth straight road game Saturday night at Columbus.
Flyers: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night to conclude a six-game homestand.
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Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae, center, is tripped by Vegas Golden Knights' Ivan Barbashev (49) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Noah Hanifin, right, skates the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Nikita Grebenkin during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Zach Whitecloud, center, scores a goal past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar and Travis Konecny (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone, center skates the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae (36) and Jamie Drysdale (9) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone (61) plays the puck past Philadelphia Flyers' Carl Grundstrom during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Surging floodwaters turned farmland into vast pools, washed out bridges and stranded people Thursday, with evacuation orders issued for tens of thousands of Washington state residents and authorities hoping levees prevent far worse damage.
“The flooding levels we’re looking at are potentially historic in nature, so we just want to emphasize how serious the situation is,” Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a news briefing Thursday, one day after declaring a statewide emergency.
About 78,000 residents of a major agricultural region north of Seattle were ordered to evacuate the Skagit River’s floodplain, officials said.
Along the river in Mount Vernon, teams knocked on doors in low-lying areas Thursday to inform them of evacuation notices, city authorities said.
Further north near the U.S.-Canada border, Sumas, Nooksack and Everson were evacuated after being inundated by flood waters, while the border crossing at Sumas was closed, according to Whatcom County. Sumas Mayor Bruce Bosch said much of the city has been “devastated” by the high waters just four years after a similar flood.
“I am deeply sorry that our community is facing this hardship again, but I am relieved that most residents evacuated when advised,” he said in an online statement.
Over 12,000 customers in Washington were without electricity Thursday night, according to PowerOutage.us. Dozens of roads were inundated or washed out across the state, some of which had no detour or estimated time for reopening.
A mountainous section of U.S. 2 was closed due to rocks, trees and mud, while a large section of state Route 410 was closed because of water covering the roadway, according to the state transportation department.
Thursday night, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent 150 fire and rescue crew members to help Washington.
Heavy rain and flooding washed out at least three bridges in the mountains of northwestern Montana, where an emergency shelter opened in a church in the small town of Libby.
The Snohomish River surged nearly a foot (30 centimeters) higher than its record in the picturesque city on Thursday, while the Skagit River rose just shy of the previous record in the mountain town of Concrete Thursday morning, according to the National Water Prediction Service.
Water stopped just short of getting inside Mariah Brosa's raised riverfront home in Concrete, but the raging water still slapped debris against the home and totaled her fiancé's work car, she said.
“I didn’t think it would come this high,” she said.
While updated projections are lower than previous estimates, the river was still expected to crest above the record in Mount Vernon on Friday.
Flooding from the river has long plagued Mount Vernon, the largest city in the county with some 35,000 residents. Flooding in 2003 displaced hundreds of people.
A floodwall that protects downtown passed a major test in 2021, when the river crested near record levels. Water was at the foot of the floodwall as of late Thursday morning, Donovan said.
In nearby Burlington, officials hoped dikes and other systems would protect the community from catastrophic flooding, said Michael Lumpkin, with the police department.
Some are worried that older levees could fail.
Business owners and residents stacked sandbags to protect buildings.
South of Mount Vernon, Fir Island wildlife reserve and farming area will be closed Thursday, authorities said.
Authorities across Washington state in recent days have rescued people from cars and homes after an atmospheric river soaked the region.
Crews in Snohomish had rescued 33 people and several pets since Wednesday night, including 11 residents from a home in the Tualco Valley as the nearby Skykomish river was rapidly rising, according to the Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue. And in a football field in Snoqualmie, a herd of elk swam and waded through neck-high water.
East of Seattle, residents along Issaquah Creek used water pumps as rushing floodwaters filled yards Thursday morning. Yellow tape blocked off a hazardous area along the creek.
Issaquah resident Katy Bliss said her home’s foundation was safe for now but that a pond had formed in her backyard. “It’s still scary walking around,” she said.
Amtrak suspended trains between Seattle and Vancouver.
A landslide blocked part of Interstate 90 east of Seattle, with photos showing vehicles trapped by tree trunks, branches, mud and standing water.
Climate change has been linked to some intense rainfall. Scientists say that without specific study they cannot directly link a single weather event to climate change, but in general it’s responsible for more intense and more frequent extreme storms, droughts, floods and wildfires.
Another storm system is expected to bring more rain starting Sunday.
This story has been corrected to show that the Skagit River is expected to crest above the record in Mount Vernon, not below.
Rush reported from Portland, Oregon. Associated Press writers Gene Johnson and Hallie Golden in Seattle; Martha Bellisle in Issaquah, Washington; Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska; and Mead Gruver in Fort Collins, Colorado, contributed to this report.
Floodwaters surround barns in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
A semi-truck crosses a flooded street in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
A n aerial view of a home and a barn surrounded by floodwaters in Snohomish, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
A cow drinks from the flooded Snohomish River in Snohomish, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
An aerial view shows homes surrounded by floodwaters from the Skagit River near Lyman, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
People stand on a bridge over the Skagit River in Lyman, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Volunteers load sandbags into a vehicle to prepare for major flooding expected along the Skagit River Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
A sign is placed on the window of a vehicle after waters from a rising and muddy Issaquah Creek flood the parking lot under an evacuated apartment building near downtown Issaquah, Washington on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
Waters from a rising and muddy Issaquah Creek flood the parking lot under an evacuated apartment building near downtown Issaquah, Washington on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
A flag ripples in the wind as snow falls in Lowville, New York, on Tuesday night, Dec. 9, 2025. The area faces a winter storm warning through Thursday. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)
Rescue workers with Chehalis Fire venture into a flooded neighborhood to pick up evacuees after heavy rains, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Chehalis, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A man checks on a car caught in flooding after heavy rains Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Napavine, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
