Philadelphia Flyers' Michal Neuvirth, of the Czech Republic, catches the puck with his glove during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 5-1. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia Flyers' Michal Neuvirth, of the Czech Republic, catches the puck with his glove during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Philadelphia. The Flyers won 5-1. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Credit: ap — Chris Szagola

Philadelphia — Sean Couturier, Shayne Gostisbehere, Claude Giroux and Dale Weise all scored in the second period to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

The Flyers followed an 8-2 win against Washington with another dominant offensive effort, capped by the four-goal second.

Wayne Simmonds stole the show after the fourth goal when he dropped agitated Panthers center Michael Haley with a left-handed punch. Simmonds waved his arms toward the crowd and exhorted them to get louder as he skated toward the locker room to serve his major penalty. He high-fived fans and the orange-and-black faithful went wild for a period on the short list of the best in three years under coach Dave Hakstol.

Michal Neuvirth made the lead stand with 40 saves in his first win of the season. Valtteri Filppula scored an empty-netter for the Flyers.

Penguins 5, Rangers 4 (ot)

New York — Sidney Crosby scored the tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation, Evgeni Malkin put in the winner 58 seconds into overtime and Pittsburgh beat struggling New York.

Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel and ex-Ranger Carl Hagelin also scored for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, who handed New York (1-5-1) its fourth straight loss.

Maple Leafs 2, Capitals 0

Washington — Connor Brown scored the game-winning goal in the third period and Frederik Andersen stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout as Toronto continued its tremendous start by beating Washington.

The Maple Leafs have won five of their first six games. Washington has now lost two in a row since top defenseman Matt Niskanen went out with a long-term upper-body injury.

Canucks 3, Senators 0

Ottawa — Brock Boeser and Alexander Burmistrov had a goal and an assist each in Vancouver’s win over Ottawa.

Thomas Vanek also scored for the Canucks (2-2-1), while Anders Nilsson made 32 saves for a shutout in his first start of the season.

Craig Anderson turned aside 21 of 24 in net for Ottawa (3-1-2).

Predators 4, Avalanche 1

Nashville, Tenn. — Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi each scored a goal and added an assist to lead Nashville to a win over Colorado.

Colton Sissons and Austin Watson also scored for Nashville, which has won three of their last four.

Devils 5, Lightning 4 (so)

Newark, n.j. — Kyle Palmieri scored the lone goal in a shootout, lifting New Jersey to a win over Tampa Bay.

Drew Stafford scored twice in regulation as New Jersey improved to 5-1-0. Palmieri and Brian Gibbons each had a goal in the first period, and Cory Schneider made 33 saves.

Vladimir Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay, which had its four-game winning streak snapped and fell to 5-1-1.