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The Flyers' season-opening magic came to an end Thursday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

Rick Tocchet's club started the 2025-26 campaign with a 2-1 loss to the Panthers. It marked the Flyers' first regulation defeat in a season opener since 2014-15. The team was 8-0-2 in its previous 10 season openers.

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Tocchet, a Flyers Hall of Famer, was working his first game in his return to the organization as its head coach.

Noah Cates scored the club's lone goal, which drew the Flyers even at 1-1 heading into second intermission.

When the Flyers went back down one in the third period, Travis Konecny had a golden opportunity to tie it with under eight and a half minutes left.

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