PHILADELPHIA _ For certainties, look no further than death, taxes, and Flyers home wins against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Flyers continued their uncanny Wells Fargo Center domination of the Red Wings on Wednesday night.
Dramatically.
Jake Voracek scored on a one-timer from the right circle with 3 minutes, 19 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Flyers to a riveting 4-3 win over the stunned Red Wings.
Claude Giroux set up the goal, giving him points in 10 straight games, a personal best.
It was their 12th straight regular-season home win over Detroit since 1997. (The Red Wings did beat the host Flyers in two 1997 Stanley Cup Finals games.)
The Flyers (5-5-1) have a two-game winning streak for the first time this season. Detroit (6-4-1) suffered its third straight loss, a skid that followed a six-game winning streak.
With 62 seconds remaining in regulation and the Flyers goalie pulled for an extra attacker, Mark Streit tied it at 3-3 after a wild scramble in front. Detroit challenged the call, claiming Brayden Schenn interfered with goalie Petr Mrazek. But the goal stood. Schenn was pushed into Mrazek by Detroit's Frans Nielsen.
Veteran center Henrik Zetterberg got behind Giroux, took a slick pass from Tomas Tartar, and scored from the right circle with 11:42 remaining to put Detroit ahead, 3-2.
Defenseman Radko Gudas lost the puck in the neutral zone to put the play in motion.
About four minutes before Zetterberg's first goal of the season, Flyers rookie winger Roman Lyubimov picked an opportune time to score the first tally of his young NHL career, depositing a rebound with 16:09 left to knot the score at 2-all.
It marked the seventh time in 11 games that the Flyers had erased at least a two-goal deficit.
Chris VandeVelde had cut Detroit's lead to 2-1 with 6:21 left in the second period, taking a right-wing feed from Schenn and making a slick forehand-to-backhand move to score his first goal since Dec. 21 _ 55 games ago.
It had been a whirlwind 24 hours for VandeVelde, who got little sleep the previous day because he was at the hospital as his wife delivered their second child, a daughter named Larkin.
"I'm a little tired, but by game time, I'll be ready to go," VandeVelde said after Wednesday's morning skate.
After he got the Flyers close, VandeVelde said, "I'm glad I can contribute and score a goal for her."
Schenn's assist was the 200th point of his career. He dropped down from the first to fourth line after the first period, trading places with Dale Weise.
Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou scored 16 seconds apart to give Detroit a 2-0 first-period lead.
Later in the period, Schenn appeared to elbow Brendan Smith in the head. He was not assessed a penalty, but may have a hearing with the NHL's disciplinary czars.
Turnovers in their own end plagued the Flyers in the opening period, one that included Mrazek's save on Nick Cousin's breakaway with the game scoreless and about 15 minutes left in the session.
Late in the period, Larkin made a dazzling move to get past the Flyers' defense, but his bad-angle shot kissed off the post.
The Flyers have been outscored in the first period, 13-4, in the first 11 games.
Detroit hasn't won a regular-season game at the Wells Fargo Center for the first time since Jan. 25, 1997, a 4-1 victory.
