The Senators have blown a third-period lead three times this season, losing twice in a shootout and once in overtime. It appeared Couturier may have tied the game with 56 seconds left in the third. The Situation Room initiated a review to determine if his shot crossed the goal line, but the play was not reviewable because referee Steve Kozari was in the process of blowing his whistle after losing sight of the puck.
"We made it definitely interesting for our fans, made sure they don't leave their seats too early," Anderson said. "We just found a way. We don't want to make this a habit. We want to make sure we continue to play hard all the way to the end and not give the other team a sniff. We're learning. That's the nice thing. It's early in the year and we got learning to do and we're doing that right now."
Pageau scored his first goal of the season and the 10th shorthanded goal of his NHL career at 13:28 of the first period to give the Senators a 3-0 lead. Phaneuf (1:31) and Borowiecki (9:50) scored earlier in the period.
"We were just sloppy," Voracek said. "There's no way around it. A bad start. They score right away. Second goal was a blown coverage by me. I think we played better since the second period, but sometimes it's not good enough."
Voracek and Konecny scored 53 seconds apart in the second period to get the Flyers back in the game. Voracek's pass from behind the goal line deflected in off Phaneuf at 14:30 for his first goal of the season, and Konecny scored on a shot over Anderson's right pad at 15:23 to make it 3-2.
