PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers’ Travis Konecny hit for the game-winning goal in the third period on Saturday to send them to a 3-2 win over the visiting Calgary Flames. 
“The first period was OK, but I thought the second and third we got outworked,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “They were the better team.”
Carter Hart made 22 saves in the win.
The Flyers moved to 0-13-6, snapping a four-game skid.
Morgan Frost had a goal and two points in the win, after being a healthy scratch in the previous match,
“‘Frosty’ is a great kid,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “Very quiet and unassuming, and I guess he’s probably been brought up, you just don’t talk to coaches. It’s different for me. I need the conversation. I think he took a big step and it’s going to help me try to help him. Where it all goes, I don’t know, but at least there’s a path there now.”
Johnathan Huberdeau staked the Flames to a 1-0 lead at 1:55 of the middle frame, scoring off a breakaway.
Frost picked up his goal at 4:15 of the second to tie the game, 1-1.
“I just had some things that I kind of wanted to get off my chest and it was a good back-and-forth,” Frost said. “Nothing crazy. … I’m probably a quieter guy, but just to go in there and kind of speak my mind and hear his thoughts and kind of just hash everything out was good. After being out again I just wanted to come play with energy.”
Calgary dropped to 17-17-5.
MacKenizie Weegar restored the Flames lead, 2-1, midway through the second.
“Maybe it’s puck luck or getting my shots through,” Weegar said. “Obviously, playing with [Rasmus Andersson] you’re going to get more time. It’s great to get your career high but would have been better to get the two points.”
Sean Couturier knotted the game, 2-2, with a power play goal at 16:06 of the middle frame.
“I definitely saw him kind of looking the other way and there was some room to bank it off of him, and just bounced it off of him,” Couturier said. “Maybe a little lucky, but it’s how it goes sometimes.”
Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves in the loss.
“Jacob was the reason this game was close,” Huska said. “Since he’s come back from his injury he’s been our most consistent player for sure. Every night he’s played he’s given us a chance to win. There was nothing different tonight.”
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