PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday.
Michkov scored on a set play, taking a pass from Travis Konecny on the back door and slamming it home at 1:06 of overtime.
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Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae collide during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Petr Mrazek, left, blocks a shot by Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Maroon, right, and Alex Vlasic celebrate after Maroon's goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Lukas Reichel reacts after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Ilya Mikheyev, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Bobby Brink collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, right, scores the game-winning goal past Chicago Blackhawks' Petr Mrazek during overtime in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' TJ Brodie, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Tyson Foerster, right, reaches for the puck past Chicago Blackhawks' Ilya Mikheyev during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Alec Martinez, left, tries to get past Philadelphia Flyers' Morgan Frost during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic, right, collides with Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny during overtime in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Nick Seeler collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov reacts after scoring the game-winning goal during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, left, and Travis Konecny celebrate after Michkov scored the game-winning goal during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Trailing 2-0 in the third period, Sean Couturier and Noah Cates scored goals 2:38 apart to tie the score.
Couturier scored for the first time in 14 games and Cates scored for the first time this season.
Aleksei Kolosov made 19 saves to earn his first career win in the NHL.
Lukas Reichel and Patrick Maroon scored for the Blackhawks, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
Petr Mrazek made 34 saves for Chicago.
Blackhawks: It's not often that you get production from your fourth line, but Chicago's unit of Reichel, Craig Smith and Maroon were noticeable every time they took the ice. They accounted for both Chicago goals and combined to amass eight of the team's 21 shots on goal.
Flyers: The Flyers have struggled to score this season, but one thing they have been is a productive team when trailing late in games.
Alex Vlasic took a critical holding penalty to allow for the Flyers to get the power play in overtime. The penalty was a result of a turnover in the Flyers end by Chicago star Connor Bedard.
Scott Laughton, who was benched for a stretch of the Flyers' last game against Carolina, was all over the stat sheet without actually scoring. He led the Flyers in shots on goal with eight and was tied for the team lead in hits with four.
The Blackhawks are off until Wednesday when they return home to host Dallas.
Philadelphia wraps up a five-game homestand on Monday against Vegas.
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Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Emil Andrae collide during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Petr Mrazek, left, blocks a shot by Philadelphia Flyers' Sean Couturier during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Maroon, right, and Alex Vlasic celebrate after Maroon's goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Lukas Reichel reacts after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Ilya Mikheyev, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Bobby Brink collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, right, scores the game-winning goal past Chicago Blackhawks' Petr Mrazek during overtime in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' TJ Brodie, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Tyson Foerster, right, reaches for the puck past Chicago Blackhawks' Ilya Mikheyev during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Alec Martinez, left, tries to get past Philadelphia Flyers' Morgan Frost during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic, right, collides with Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny during overtime in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chicago Blackhawks' Jason Dickinson, left, and Philadelphia Flyers' Nick Seeler collide during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov reacts after scoring the game-winning goal during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, left, and Travis Konecny celebrate after Michkov scored the game-winning goal during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
BERLIN (AP) — Patrik Schick scored a hat trick and injury-hit Bayer Leverkusen overcame a scare before beating Heidenheim 5-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt all won, too, but Bayern Munich remains unbeaten and already has a commanding lead with just under a third of the season played.
Bayern powerbroker Uli Hoeneß promised the club's fans last week that the title will be returning to Munich after last season's trophy-less aberration.
And it's hard to argue with the 72-year-old former Bayern president with Frankfurt his team's closest challenger, six points behind. Leipzig is eight points back, Leverkusen nine, and Dortmund 10 after 11 games played so far.
Leverkusen announced before kickoff that Jonas Hofmann will be out for the rest of the year with a right thigh injury from training, adding to an injury list including Victor Boniface, Amine Adli and Nordi Mukiele.
Heidenheim then stunned the defending champions when Marvin Pieringer won the ball from Piero Hincapie for Niklas Dorsch to open the scoring in the 10th minute. Mathias Honsak surged past three Leverkusen defenders and shot inside the far post 11 minutes later.
Exequiel Palacios pulled one back in the 30th, two minutes before Schick equalized with a deft chip over the Heidenheim goalkeeper. Florian Wirtz crossed for Schick’s second in the 52nd and substitute Arthur crossed for his hat trick in the 71st.
Granit Xhaka completed the scoring before celebrating by sucking his thumb and making a baby gesture.
Leverkusen's injury concerns increased with Jeremie Frimpong limping off before the break and Martin Terrier going off late with an apparent hand injury.
Dortmund beat visiting Freiburg 4-0, easing the pressure on Nuri Sahin after four league defeats already this season. The visitors finished the game with nine players.
Dortmund was without Serhou Guirassy because of illness.
Before the match, Freiburg fans had protested against the home team’s sponsor, the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, with banners referring to the company with an expletive, and another saying, “No war on people, war on the federations!”
The sponsorship deal is set to be a major topic at Dortmund's AGM on Sunday.
Mario Götze scored on his 100th Frankfurt appearance in a 1-0 win over visiting Werder Bremen.
The German midfielder rifled the ball in before the break after a good layoff from Hugo Ekitiké.
Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush worked hard but was unable to add to his 11 league goals so far this season.
Jacob Bruun Larsen scored late for Hoffenheim to beat Leipzig 4-3 in coach Christian Ilzer's debut. Ilzer‘s team came from behind three times to prevail.
It's Leipzig's fourth straight game without a win and third away defeat in a row.
Stuttgart enjoyed a 2-0 win over Bochum, and Wolfsburg defeated Union Berlin 1-0.
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Bremen's Milos Veljkovic, left, and Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen in Frankfurt Main, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
Frankfurt's Tuta, left, and Bremen's Senne Lynen fight for a header during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen in Frankfurt Main, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP)
Hoffenheim's scorer Tom Bischof celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig in Sinsheim, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Stuttgart's scorer Justin Diehl, left, and his teammate Ermedin Demirovic, right, celebrate their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and VfL Bochum in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold, center, celebrates after the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP)
Freiburg's goalkeeper Noah Atubolu saves by Dortmund's Maximilian Beier during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Felix Nmecha celebrates after scoring during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, right, celebrates after scoring with his teammate Julian Brandt during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, right, celebrates after scoring with his teammate Felix Nmecha during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg at the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Leverkusen's scorer Patrik Schick, right, and his teammate Florian Wirtz celebrate their side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)
Leverkusen's scorer Patrik Schick, right, and his teammates celebrate their side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)
Leverkusen's scorer Patrik Schick, front right, and his teammate Arthur Augusto, left, celebrate their side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)