US EditionRising Flyers Trim Wild-Card Deficit, Top Wild in Shootout
Owen Tippett scored a shorthanded goal to tie late and Travis Konecny scored the shootout winner as Flyers rallied to sweep season series against Wild.
- On Friday, the Philadelphia Flyers erased a Wild lead, Tippett scored shorthanded, and Konecny netted the shootout winner for a 3-2 victory.
- The Wild built the lead with second-period goals, and Quinn Hughes assisted both, reaching 60 helpers this season, after both teams failed to convert first-period power plays.
- Dan Vladar made 20 saves, and the Wild killed a too-many-men penalty at 51.5 seconds plus an overtime penalty kill, in Thursday's game.
- The Wild's homestand continues Saturday when they host the New York Rangers, with Robby Fabbri replacing the injured player who was held out as a precaution.
- Filed by a partner news agency, the Flyers' defensive unit limited perimeter chances and marked a milestone with Zuccarello's 500th primary assist on Boldy's goal.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Rising Flyers trim wild-card deficit, top Wild in shootout
Travis Konecny scored the winning goal in the shootout round to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
The Toronto Star
Konecny scores lone shootout goal to lift the Flyers past the Wild, 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Travis Konecny scored the lone goal in a shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Wild Fall Flat In Loss To Flyers
That's Wild Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy were able to get on the score sheet against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but the Minnesota Wild succumbed to the shootout and only got one point out of the affair. [StarTribune] Unfortunately, to add to the loss, we couldn't see...
Owen Tippett’s shorthanded BLAST forces OT, Konecny WINS shootout | PHLY Flyers Postgame - PHLY Sports
The Flyers were in one of their toughest spots of the season on Thursday night, playing in the backend of a back-to-back after traveling from Philadelphia to Minnesota to faceoff with one of the NHL’s top teams in the Wild. Philly scored the first goal for only the 21st time this season, and despite falling behind 2-1, Owen Tippett knotted it up with a short-handed slapper, forcing overtime, making it 22 OT games this season for the Orange & Bla…
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