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Behind Travis Konecny's 2 Goals, Flyers Edge Knights, End Skid
Travis Konecny scored both goals, including a shorthanded game-winner, ending the Flyers’ six-game losing streak and halting Vegas’ seven-game win run.
- On Monday, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 at T-Mobile Arena as Travis Konecny scored twice, including a short-handed goal at 7:22 of the third.
- Vegas' special teams struggled, going just 1 for 7 on the power play despite extra chances, while Philadelphia scored both goals off turnovers and breakaways.
- Goalies and late blocks decided the low-scoring game as Samuel Ersson made 24 saves including two during a late six-on-four sequence, Adin Hill stopped 15 shots, and Travis Sanheim blocked a last-second chance from Pavel Dorofeyev.
- The result leaves the Philadelphia Flyers, now 23-17-8, as the first road team to win at T-Mobile Arena in 2026; they continue their trip at Utah on Wednesday.
- On a broader level, despite Vegas' 47.1% power-play percentage since Jan. 6, they scored only one goal for the first time since Dec. 17, and Travis Konecny has 17 goals this season.
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Travis Konecny, Sam Ersson star as Flyers end six-game winless streak
After connecting on two rare shorthanded breakaway goals in one game on Monday night, maybe Travis Konecny should head for the casino. For sure, the cards fell in Konecny’s favor as those two scores were enough for a Flyers’ 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, ending Philadelphia’s six-game (0-5-1) winless streak. Conversely, the Knights’ seven-game winning streak came to a close. The Flyers’ Owen Tippett took a…
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