"Peter Laviolette sent out his youngest player Thursday night to take a defensive-zone draw that could have meant the difference between the Flyers winning in regulation or playing overtime.

The Flyers were hanging on for dear life, up a goal on the Toronto Maple Leafs with 47.1 seconds to go. With Max Talbot in the penalty box and the Leafs' net empty, the Flyers were dealing with a 6-on-4.

The pressure was on 19-year-old rookie Sean Couturier, who was about to draw for puck possession with the Leafs' second-best faceoff man, Tyler Bozak.

When puck was dropped, Couturier got his stick down first and pulled the puck back to defenseman Braydon Coburn, who threw it down ice for a clear.

Toronto never threatened again, and the Flyers had a 4-3 victory, which ended their season-long losing streak at three games.

"We've got some young players taking faceoffs for us right now, and while we're improving, we still have to continue to improve to get better at it," said Laviolette, whose club will be back in action today, with the New York Rangers in town for a 1 p.m. game."