Jake Voracek's the hero as Flyers win again

And the beat goes on.

Never mind that the Flyers were missing their two top goalies and one of their leading scorers.

Never mind that they trailed with less than two minutes left in regulation and that the opposing goalie, Montreal's Carey Price, was resembling his old, dominating self.

Nothing seems to bother the surging Flyers these days.

Jake Voracek scored late in regulation and early in overtime Tuesday as the Flyers stunned Montreal, 3-2, and increased their points streak to nine games (7-0-2) at the Wells Fargo Center. They moved to within three points of first-place Washington in the Metropolitan Division.

"Jakey," center Scott Laughton said, "took over the game."

The Flyers are now 12-0-1 at home against Montreal since April 2, 2010.

Voracek won it with a shot from the high slot with 3:34 left in OT.

"You know what, we stuck with it," Voracek said after scoring his 12th and 13th goals. "I think we were a little bit tired, to be honest. Got to find a way. It wasn't the prettiest, but it was in overtime and that's when it cpunts."

With 1:25 left in regulation, just as goalie Alex Lyon (25 saves) was pulled for an extra skater, Voracek scored from above the right circle to tie the game at 2-all.

Late in the second period, Voracek and Cluade Giroux had a 2 on 0, but made too many passes and didn't get off a good shot.

"It's always easier to say we're overpassing," Voracek said with a smile. "On the ice, it's completely different. I hear 'shoot the puck' every time I touch it. If I did that, I would have 500 shots at the end of the season."

The Flyers have won their last seven games decided in overtime.

The one negative: Right winger Travis Konecny, who has 11 goals and 24 points in his last 25 games, injured his foot blocking a first-period shot by Jeff Petry. He returned to the game but appeared to be in pain and was being examined after the win.

The Flyers said they would have a medical update Wednesday.

Before Voracek's heroics, Montreal took advantage of some sloppy defensive play as Paul Byron scored from out front to give the Habs a 2-1 lead with 11:15 left in regulation.

No matter. Price lost his 10th straight road games since 3-2 victory in Calgary on Dec. 22.

Alex Lyon registerd his second straight win. He has beaten two of the NHL's marquee goalies for his first two wins: Henrik Lundqvist and Price.

Rookie Nolan Patrick replaced the injured Wayne Simmonds on the Flyers' first power-play unit, and as he skated through the slot he redirected a sweet left-circle pass by Claude Giroux past Price, tying the game at 1-1 with 12:42 left in the second. It was Patrick's seventh goal – and second in the last two games — and the first power-play tally of his young career.

Later in the period, the Flyers had great puck movement on their second power play but failed to connect. Voracek came close but hit the post.

Montreal, which dropped a 5-3 decision to the host Flyers on Feb. 8, took a 1-0 lead when Karl Alzner's point drive deflected off his defensive partner, Petry, and past Lyon with 2:13 left in the opening period.

Left winger Oskar Lindblom made his NHL debut Tuesday and played well on a line with Scott Laughton and Michael Raffl.

"I was a little nervous in the beginning, but after a couple shifts it felt normal again," he said. "..It was fun out there."

Especially the ending.