SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Derian Hatcher scored midway through the third period and Antero Niittymaki stopped 38 shots, helping the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 1-0 on Sunday for their third straight victory.
It was the third career shutout and first of the season for Niittymaki, who has appeared in 111 games over parts of four seasons with the Flyers.
Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun matched Niittymaki well into the third period, when the Flyers’ Stefan Ruzicka fired a wrist shot from the left circle. The puck deflected to Hatcher, who fired the go-ahead goal past Vokoun at 9:14.
It was Hatcher’s second of the season and 80th in 1,022 career games.
Vokoun, who was pulled during Friday night’s loss to Montreal, stopped 19 of 20 shots.
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