PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers’ Travis Konecny picked up two points on Saturday night, including a goal, to help Philadelphia hang on for a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. had a goal and an
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers stops a wraparound shot by Anthony Beauvillier #72 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Samuel Ersson made 31 saves in the win.
“It was huge,” Konecny said of the win. “It changes your mindset completely. We didn’t play a perfect game. We could have done a lot of things differently. But ‘Ers’ helped us out a ton. That gives us some confidence going into the break here.”
The Flyers took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a strike by Scott Laughton at 1:44.
The Flyers outplayed in the opening frame, being outshot, 10-2.
“Never had the puck,” said Philadelphia coach John Tortorella, who will be an assistant for the U.S. at 4 Nations. “They were quicker than us. They were much more determined than us for basically half the game I think. But [we] found a way.”
The Penguins tied it. 1-1, with less than five minutes gone in the middle frame on a marker form .Erik Karlsson .
“Let’s just state the obvious: We’re a little undermanned lately,” said Sullivan, who will coach the United States at the 4 Nations. “These guys are stepping up. They’re playing hard. We’re competing. It’s not perfect. We’re going to make some mistakes out there. It is a game of mistakes, but most of the mistakes are mistakes of enthusiasm. We’ll live with those and work through them. We’re competing hard.”
Garnet Hathaway staked the Flyers to a 2-1 lead at 12:26 of the middle frame.
Konecny made it 3-1 early in the third period.
The Penguins trimmed the deficit to 3-2 on a strike by Anthony Beauvillier at 5:42
“I think we played well today,” Karlsson said. “I thought we did well yesterday (in a 3-2 win at the New York Rangers) as well. Obviously on the back-to-back today, felt the guys were into it for the better part of this game. … I think we felt good about our game today even though the result wasn’t what we wanted.”
Joel Blomqvist. made 17 saves in the loss.
Goalie Joel Blomqvist #30 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
A shot by Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers gets past Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist #30
Philadelphia Flyers Scott Laughton #21 is congratulated by teammates for his goal in the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Vasily Ponomarve #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Erik Karlsson #65 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins avoids the sweeping stick check of Jacob Gaucher #78 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Andrei Kuzmenko #96 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Samuel Ersson #33 and Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers attempt to keep Kevin Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the crease.
A shot by Erik Karlsson #65 of the Pittsburgh Penguins gets past Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers in the second period.
Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers is upended by Ryan Graves #27 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers peers around Emil Bemstrom #52 of the Pittsburgh Penguins as Philadelphia Flyers Jamie Drysdale #9 battles for position
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist #30 failed attempt to clear the puck past Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers results in a goal.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist #30 failed attempt to clear the puck past Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers results in a goal.
Travis Konecny #11 of the Philadelphia Flyers scores on a slapshot from the blue line
Kevin Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Penguins raises his stick in celebration for his goal in the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers is called for a hold against Danton Heinen #43 of the Pittsburgh Penguins
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