Aleksei Kolosov earns first NHL victory in Flyers' comeback overtime win

For the first two periods, it looked like the Flyers were en route to their third straight loss. They were getting a ton of scoring chances, but Petr Mrazek was stopping everything that came his way. But sticking with it, Philadelphia forced overtime.

And it was none other than Matvei Michkov who gave the Flyers the 3-2 win and snapped their two-game losing streak.

For all the excitement that ensued in the third period and overtime, the Flyers had some lapses that allowed the Blackhawks' fourth line to score the first two goals of the game. Philadelphia couldn't finish off a 4-on-2 rush, resulting in a rush the other way.

Lukas Reichel buried a wide-open look off a pass from Pat Maroon for the first goal of the game. Aleksei Kolosov, who earned his first NHL win, had no chance to stop it.

Maroon wasn't done yet as he put the Hawks up 2-0. It was an innocent backhand shot from the veteran forward. Kolosov was caught deep in his net, potentially playing for the cross-ice pass. The puck went off the Flyers' goaltender and in. But like he's done before, Kolosov didn't let that bother him. He would not give up another goal.

The Flyers were outshooting the Hawks, leading 10-7 after the first and 24-14 after two periods. It seemed like only a matter of time before they found a way to cash in. And that came in a span of 2:37 in the third period.

First, it was Sean Couturier with the tip over the pads of Mrazek off the feed from Rasmus Ristolainen. And then Noah Cates fired one from the point with Cam York providing the screen. Ristolainen nearly put the Flyers ahead shortly after that, but Mrazek was able to sprawl across and stop the wraparound chance.

With a power play in overtime, the Flyers made rather quick work of things. With Couturier in front to knock a Hawks' defender away from the play, Travis Konecny slid the puck across for the backdoor slam dunk from Michkov. It was Michkov's second overtime winner of the season. In the battle of him versus Connor Bedard, it was the Flyers' rookie who came out on top.

Aleksei Kolosov earns first NHL win

Kolosov isn't a finished product by any means. You can see at times that he isn't able to read the play or figure out his next move. But he has raw skill and athleticism to make up for it in certain situations.

He'd love to have the Maroon goal back as he gets caught assuming what the play is going to be. Maroon has been around this league for a long time so he likely saw how deep Kolosov was in the crease and knew he had a chance if he just threw it on the net.

Rebound control is also something that some seasoning in the AHL could help with. But there are other times when Kolosov finds a way to make the big save or stay with the puck enough to ward off tough chances. There was one in the first period where he was nearly beaten and tried to fall back on the puck. It ended up hitting the post and getting him in the back. It may have been lucky as well, but it was still a nice effort from the goaltender.

After the Blackhawks went up 2-0, Kolosov locked it down, stopping the next nine shots he would face. It doesn't sound like a lot of shots. But every save mattered as it allowed the Flyers to get back into the game. With the win, Kolosov became the first Belarusian goaltender to record a win in the NHL.

The Flyers can finish their home stand on the winning side as they welcome in the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night.