Stutzle's dramatic overtime winner capped a strong defensive effort, securing a 2-1 victory for the Senators as they enter the Olympic break.

Stutzle won it when he took a pass from Brady Tkachuk, skated past Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim in the slot and scored with a backhand around the left skate of Dan Vladar. "They had a 2-on-1, they don't score, then I kind of just saw it going around the corner," Stutzle said. "'Chucky' bumped it to me, and then it was a good finish."

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers nearly headed into the Olympic break with a whimper after they managed just 13 shots through three periods. After what looked like a lifeless effort for much of the first two periods,

Sens winger Drake Batherson has picked up a point in four consecutive games and is skating with leading scorer Tim Stutzle on the top line and No. 1 power-play unit. With Batherson and Stutzle being on the ice for a high-end 5.51 goals per 60 minutes this season, look for No. 19 to mark the scoresheet again tonight.

Tim Stutzle scored an overtime game-winner in Philadelphia for the second time this season, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the Flyers on Thursday.

In their final game before the Olympic break, Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (25-20-10) host Travis Green's Ottawa Senators (27-22-7).

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Ottawa Senators face off in Eastern Conference play. Philadelphia has gone 13-9-6 at home and 25-20-10 overall. The Flyers serve 10.3 penalty minutes per game to rank sixth in NHL play. Ottawa is 27-22-7 overall and 13-12-3 on the road. The Senators have gone 25-9-3 when scoring at least three goals.

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