Noah Cates scored two goals and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied from behind twice to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3.

For quite some time, the Flyers have been desperate for depth and production at the center position. While Noah Cates may not be the answer as the team’s top-line center moving forward, he has definitely given the Flyers the production they need to win games.

In a season filled with experimentation and growth, the Philadelphia Flyers have found an unlikely but incredibly effective trio in Tyson Foerster, Noah Cates, and Bobby Brink.

Cates' second goal broke a 3-3 tie at 14:09 of the third period. He won a race for a loose puck at center ice, tipped it past Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov, gloved it down, skated in on Bobrovsky and lifted a backhand under the crossbar.

On Saturday night, a raucous, wild crowd helped fuel the Flyers to a victory against Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks. On Monday night, it was a scrappy Flyers squad that helped get the fans into it,

The Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers didn’t hold much back in their first two meetings of the 2024-25 season. Each was a back-and-forth affair not decided until the final moments, and excluding an empty-netter in their second contest,