PHILADELPHIA -- Sean Couturier had two goals and two assists, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 5-2 for their first win of the season at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday.

It was Rick Tocchet’s first victory as Flyers coach. He was hired May 14 to replace John Tortorella, who was fired March 27.

Tyson Foerster , Bobby Brink and Christian Dvorak also scored for Philadelphia (1-1-1) in its home opener. Dan Vladar made 24 saves.

Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist for Florida (3-1-0) in its first loss of the season. Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves in his Florida debut.

Couturier's second goal gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead at 15:50 of the third period. Trevor Zegras made a backhand pass from behind the Panthers goal on the left to Couturier for a one-timer f

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