Porter Martone Does It Again With A Game-Winning Goal In Second-Straight Playoff Game

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Porter Martone was not satisfied with one playoff game-winning goal, so he did it again for the Philadelphia Flyers to take Game Two for a 2-0 series lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.

Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Plyers.

His goal came over halfway through the second period as Travis Konecny’s one-timed shot was deflected but went right to Martone’s stick who backhanded it in for the first goal of the game.

“We worked them down low and the puck found me back door and you know, I just buried it,” explained Martone. “That’s a big one for us.”

The Flyers defeated the Penguins 3-0, which makes Martone’s first goal the game-winner. He becomes the first teenager in NHL history to score the game-winning goal in each of his first two career Stanley Cup playoff games.

Martone has six goals and six assists for 12 points in his first 11 NHL games (regular season and playoffs).

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Porter Martone's First-Career Playoff NHL Goal Becomes the Game Winner

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Peterborough’s Porter Martone has once again wasted no time in making an immediate impact with the Philadelphia Flyers, as his first playoff goal was a game-winner in his postseason debut on Saturday night.

Photo courtesy of the NHL.

His goal came late in the third period with 2:37 left in regulation to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead. Martone was leading the rush into the offensive zone and despite being defended well, he did a U-turn, snapped a shot and went in, bar down against Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Stuart Skinner.

“It was a good high flip out of the zone and T.K. (Travis Konecny) made a great play to me,” explained Martone. “I kind of stopped up, I saw an opening and shot it. Luckily it went in.”

Bruins forward Bryan Rust scored with 61 seconds left in the game to make it 3-2 in favour of Philadelphia, which made Martone’s goal the game-winner.

Martone is the first player to score a game-winning goal as a teenager (19) in their playoff debut since 2019. On April 5, the Peterborough-born forward had his first NHL goal in his fourth-career game in overtime against the Boston Bruins for a 2-1 win.

The Peterborough forward was a member of the Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

He spent most of his OHL career with the Mississauga/Brampton Steelheads and had a brief stint with the Sarnia Sting.

Porter is the son of his father and former NHL player Mike Martone. The latter was known for scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the 1996 OHL Championship against the Guelph Storm.

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Porter Martone's First-Career NHL Goal Is An Overtime Winner

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It only took Peterborough’s Porter Martone’s fourth game to score his first career NHL goal and he did it in dramatic fashion, giving the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

Photo courtesy of the NHL.

The Flyers had a five-on-three advantage in overtime as Martone was playing the bumper spot. Philadelphia did some tic-tac-toe passing with Martone taking the shot but was stopped by Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. The Peterborough rookie pounced on his own rebound and buried the puck for his first-career NHL goal in walk-off fashion.

At 19 years old, Martone became the second-youngest player in NHL history to have his first goal be an overtime game-winner. His goal marks the first in franchise history that a Flyer had his NHL first goal in overtime and the 38th player to do so overall.

“I just hopped the boards and Dee-vo (Dvorak) fed me a great pass and the puck went in the net. It was an amazing feeling,” explained Martone.

The goal earned Martone the first-star of the game honours as he also had the primary assist on Philadelphia’s first goal, scored by Christian Dvorak.

The Peterborough forward was a member of the Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

He spent most of his OHL career with the Mississauga/Brampton Steelheads and had a brief stint with the Sarnia Sting.

Porter is the son of his father and former NHL player Mike Martone. The latter was known for scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the 1996 OHL Championship against the Guelph Storm.

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Porter Martone Signs Three-Year Entry Level Contract With Philadelphia Flyers

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Peterborough’s Porter Martone is one step closer to playing in the NHL as he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.

Photo byJordan Cooper.

He was drafted to the Flyers, sixth overall, in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft last June.

Martone is the first player from Philadelphia’s 2025 draft class to ink an entry-level deal. He is the fifth prospect to sign with the Flyers in the last month, which includes Noah Powell, Cole Knuble, Alex Ciernik and Riley Thompson. 

He committed to Michigan State University and the Spartans a month after being drafted. The team plays out of Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mi.

In the 2025-26 season, Martone completed his first season of collegiate hockey with Michigan State University and had 25 goals and assists in 35 games. He scored once and racked up two assists through two games at the 2026 NCAA Tournament. He led his team in both goals and points as a freshman throughout the season. Martone was the only freshman selected to the All-Big Ten First Team. He also took home Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors.

He spent most of his OHL career with the Mississauga/Brampton Steelheads and had a brief stint with the Sarnia Sting.

Martone also captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship in Finland.

The Peterborough forward was a member of the Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

Porter is the son of his father and former NHL player Mike Martone. The latter was known for scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the 1996 OHL Championship against the Guelph Storm.

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Porter Martone's Three-Point Effort Helps Team Canada Coast to 9-1 Victory Over Denmark at World Juniors

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Peterborough’s Porter Martone had two goals and an assist to help Team Canada cruise past Denmark in a 9-1 victory at the 3M Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship on Monday evening.

Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.

Martone’s first goal came 6:21 into the second period on the power play on a one-timer from inside the faceoff circle.

He recorded his only assist in the game in the third period. He was the primary assist, controlling the puck from behind the net and set up Michael Misa’s one-timer goal.

Martone scored later in the game with a wide-angle one-timer as Canada’s ninth and final goal.

Gavin McKenna had a hat trick for Canada and Michael Misa had three points with one goal and two assists as the team’s point leaders of the game.

The win gives Team Canada a 2-1-0-0 record with eight points. They look to remain undefeated in the preliminary round when they face Finland on Wednesday night for first place in Group B.

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Peterborough NHL Draftee Commits to Michigan State

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Less than a month after being drafted to the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL 2025 Entry Level Draft, Peterborough’s Porter Martone is leaving the Ontario Hockey League and committing to Michigan State University, announced on Monday.

Notable Michigan State Alumni to play in the NHL include Ryan Miller, Rod Brind'Amour, Torey Krug and Mason Appleton. Photo by Jordan Cooper.

Martone was drafted by the Flyers sixth overall last month.

In November, the NCAA Division I Council voted to amend its rules, permitting players who have skated in the CHL to participate in college hockey. Martone will join the Michigan State Spartans, who had a 26-7-4 record this past season. The team plays out of Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mi.

He spent most of his OHL career with the Mississauga/Brampton Steelheads and had a brief stint with the Sarnia Sting, playing 29 games during the 2022-23 season.

He finished this season with 37 goals and 61 assists in 57 games while captaining the Steelheads. He also captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship last year in Finland.

The Peterborough forward was a member of the Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

Porter is the son of his father and former NHL player Mike Martone. The latter was known for scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the 1996 OHL Championship against the Guelph Storm.

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Peterborough's Porter Martone Drafted Sixth Overall to the Philadelphia Flyers

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The NHL dream has come true for Peterborough’s Porter Martone as he was drafted sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Ca. on Friday evening.

Photo by Jordan Cooper.

Martone spent the majority of his Ontario Hockey League career with the Mississauga/Brampton Steelheads and had a brief stint with the Sarnia Sting, playing 29 games during the 2022-23 season.

He finished this season with 37 goals and 61 assists in 57 games while captaining the Steelheads. He also captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship last year in Finland.

The Peterborough forward was a member of the Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

Porter is the son of his father and former NHL player Mike Martone. The latter was known for scoring the game-winning overtime goal in the 1996 OHL Championship against the Guelph Storm.

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Peterborough's Porter Martone Draws Back Into Team Canada's Lineup At World Juniors

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After being scratched for two games, Peterborough’s Porter Martone is drawing back into Team Canada’s lineup ahead of their quarterfinal matchup against Czechia in the IIHF World Juniors at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thursday night.

Photo by Jordan Cooper.

The Brampton Steelhead forward had played their first two games with Canada against Finland and Latvia but could not register a point.

“When he’s on his game, he plays a 200-foot game,” said Dave Cameron, Team Canada head coach. “He’s physical. He’s making plays. He’s going. I think he’s been overthinking it a little bit, which has slowed him down a bit, but I expect a big game.”

He was not in Canada’s 3-0 win over Germany and 4-1 loss to the United States in the following games.

While Martone is dressing for Thursday’s game, it is unknown who is being scratched in his place.

Should Canada be victorious, they will play off against the winner of Finland and Slovakia, who are playing prior to their game.

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Peterborough Porter Martone Selected Among 32 to World Juniors Selection Camp For Team Canada

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Brampton Steelhead forward and Peterborough’s Porter Martone has been selected as one of 32 players to Team Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp at TD Place in Ottawa from Dec. 10 to 13, announced on Monday.

Photo by Jordan Cooper.

Martone is one of 16 players selected from the OHL among the 32 skaters.

“We are excited to announce the 32 players who have earned invitations to selection camp in Ottawa, and begin the road to our ultimate goal of winning a World Junior Championship gold medal on home ice,” said Al Murray, head scout. “This is a talented group of young players that is determined to represent Canada with pride over the holidays, and we expect a highly competitive camp with several difficult decisions when determining our final roster.”

On May 5, Marton captained Team Canada to an IIHF U18 World Championship Gold Medal by defeating the United States, 6-4.

Martone has scored 18 goals and 29 assists for 47 points this season in 23 games with the Steelheads.

Martone was a member of the Peterborough Petes U15 AAA team, scoring six goals and 15 assists in 36 games.

“(He’s) a chance to be chosen number one overall this year,” said Bob McKenzie, Canadian hockey analyst. “He’s a big power forward. He has the size and strength to be a power forward but he has the ability to be in tight, he’s got great hands, he can wheel, he’s can be a finesse player as well so this is a guy who can be a handful for junior-age hockey players with that size and strength and skill.”

The following are the 32 players selected to camp:

Goaltenders

  • Carson Bjarnason

  • Carter George

  • Jack Ivankovic

  • Scott Ratzlaff

Defencemen

  • Cameron Allen

  • Beau Akey

  • Oliver Bonk

  • Harrison Brunicke

  • Sam Dickenson

  • Andrew Gibson

  • Tanner Molendyk

  • Sawyer Mynio

  • Caden Price

  • Matthew Schaefer

Forwards

  • Porter Martone

  • Denver Barkey

  • Cole Beaudoin

  • Mathiew Cataford

  • Berkley Catton

  • Easton Cowan

  • Andrew Cristall

  • Ethan Gauthier

  • Riley Heidt

  • Tanner Howe

  • Jettt Luchanko

  • Gavin McKenna

  • Bradly Nadeau

  • Luca Pinelli

  • Carson Rehkopf

  • Calum Ritchie

  • Matthew Wood

  • Brayden Yager

The selection camp will see the invited players play two games against the U Sports All-Stars. 

A four-day training camp will be held from Dec. 15 to 18 in Petawawa after the roster has been finalized 

Canada has drawn Finland for their first World Juniors matchup on Boxing Day against Finland. 

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Peterborough's Porter Martone Selected to Team CHL for Prospects Challenge

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Peterborough and hockey forward Porter Martone has been selected to participate in the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge from Nov. 26 to 27.

Martone spent time with the AAA U15 Peterborough Petes during the 2019-20 season. Photo by Jordan Cooper.

Martone has been selected to Team CHL for the two-day event. The 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge debuts this season with top CHL prospects facing off against the United States under-18 team.

The former Mississauga Steelhead has 33 goals and 38 assists in 60 games this past Ontario Hockey League Season. In nine games with the now Brampton Steelheads, the Peterborough native has ten goals and ten assists in nine games.

In April, he captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship in Finland.

The event will be held at Budweiser Gardens in London on the 26th and at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa on the 27th.

The following is the CHL roster:

Forwards:

  • Carter Bear, Everett (WHL)

  • Justin Carbonneau, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)

  • Braeden Cootes, Seattle (WHL)

  • Caleb Desnoyers, Moncton (QMJHL)

  • Benjamin Kindel, Calgary (WHL)

  • Lynden Lakovic, Moose Jaw (WHL)

  • Brady Martin, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)

  • Porter Martone, Brampton (OHL)

  • Michael Misa, Saginaw (OHL)

  • Jake O’Brien, Brantford (OHL)

  • Cole Reschny, Victoria (WHL)

  • Cameron Schmidt, Vancouver (WHL)

  • Malcolm Spence, Erie (OHL)

Defencemen:

  • Kashawn Aitcheson, Barrie (OHL)

  • Quinn Beauchesne, Guelph (OHL)

  • Blake Fiddler, Edmonton (WHL)

  • Reese Hamilton, Calgary (OHL)

  • Cameron Reid, Kitchener (OHL)

  • Matthew Schaefer, Erie (OHL)

  • Jackson Smith, Tri-City (WHL)

Goaltenders:

  • Jack Ivankovic, Brampton (OHL)

  • Joshua Ravensbergen, Prince George (WHL)

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