PHILADELPHIA – Wild coach John Hynes figured it was probably better for his team to get back on the ice after a ghastly loss Friday night to the Capitals.

The effort he saw 24 hours later was more intentional than in that 5-1 mismatch, but the improvement didn’t translate into a win: After blowing a third-period lead, the Wild were downed 2-1 in overtime by the Flyers on Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, dropping their third game in a row to stand 2-3-1 on the season.

Stillwater’s Noah Cates capped off Philadelphia’s comeback with his first career OT winner.

Vladimir Tarasenko nabbed his first goal for the Wild, who earned their first point on this five-game road trip following regulation losses at Dallas and Washington. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 19 shots in his second start.

“We were much more competitive and I think engaged in the competitive areas of the game,” Hynes said. “So, I thought that was a step in the right direction.”

Cates, the former Minnesota Duluth captain, scored 2 minutes, 36 seconds into 3-on-3 overtime when he skated into the slot during a 3-on-2 break for the Flyers and wired the puck past Wallstedt — this after the Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek hit the post early in the extra session.

“Maybe I got a little deep,” said Wallstedt, who was making his second start and coming off a 4-3 shootout victory over the Kings on Monday. “Maybe I was a little late with coming with him as a lefty. But good hockey play from them.”

The Wild went on an 8-0 run in shots to start the second, with Tarasenko’s tally kicking off the pressure 1:55 into the period.