Flyers put on a show Ed Snider would have loved in chippy win over Flames originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
There’s no better way to honor Ed Snider’s legacy than with a hard-fought win.
That’s exactly what the Flyers did Saturday during their matinee matchup with the Flames, snapping a four-game losing skid in the process, with a 3-2 victory at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers split the season series with Calgary and redeemed themselves from the 4-3 loss on New Year’s Eve.
The Flames entered Saturday having won three in a row (6-2-2 in their last 10 games) and were coming off a six-goal offensive explosion in their latest win against the Predators.
Who else but TK?
The recently named All-Star scored in the third period to give the Flyers their first lead of the game and the win. After an iffy roughing call that sent Garnet Hathaway to the sin bin, Travis Konecny responded on the penalty kill. He continues to lead the NHL in shorthanded goals with five.
That shorthanded goal also nudged the Flyers back on top with the most in the league at 10. They entered this afternoon’s matchup in a three-way tie with the Flames and Blues (9).
Konecny has been on an absolute tear as of late, collecting eight points in his last five games (5 goals, 3 assists).
Fuel for Frost
After being healthy scratches in Thursday’s shootout loss to the Blue Jackets, both Cam Atkinson and Morgan Frost returned to the lineup.
The Flyers went down a goal early in the second period, when Johnathan Huberdeau snapped a 20-game scoreless drought to give the Flames the first goal of the game. Frost responded just moments later by burying a puck past Flames’ goaltender Jacob Markstrom. Sean Walker and Tyson Foerster both picked up assists.
Frost approached John Tortorella for a meeting to discuss the scratch and the head coach was thrilled about it.
“[Friday] was really a good, honest conversation of what’s happening now and just kind of big-picture stuff,” Tortorella said. “He’s the one who wanted the meeting. For me, I was thrilled that he came in and wanted to talk and gave me some of his thoughts, not agreeing.
“That’s a huge step for me with Frosty, is him coming in and saying, ‘You know what, this is what I think.’ It’s so important that players do that. It creates a little bit of a path for him and I as we try to go through this.”
Atkinson’s goal-scoring drought has now reached a career-high 23 games and has only tallied two assists in his last 10 games. While he…