Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 in a strong home opener under Rick Tocchet, grabbing an early foothold in a brick-by-brick rebuild. Sean Couturier erupted for two goals and two assists, including the go-ahead tally with 4:10 left after a behind-the-net setup from Trevor Zegras. Tyson Foerster opened the scoring, and Christian Dvorak iced it with an empty-netter. Dan Vladař was steadier in goal as Philadelphia leaned into depth and a mehr-than-adequate special-teams night.

Emil Andrae debuted after being recalled from Lehigh Valley, Owen Tippett delivered physical presence with several hits, and Matvei Michkov logged time while a few youngsters showed promise. The Flyers’ power play crept toward productivity, and the team held off a Panthers surge to notch their first win of Tocchet’s tenure. Next up: a four-game homestand culminating with Winnipeg.