By The Associated Press’s Anthony Sanfilippo
The city of Philadelphia Ivan Fedotov made 22 saves, Travis Konecny scored two goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Friday.
During a breakaway in the first period, Konecny put Philadelphia ahead by two goals by sliding a puck through the legs of Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin. In the last minute, he added an empty netter.
Philadelphia, who have scored at least one point in four consecutive games, also had a goal from Bobby Brink.
New York, which has now lost five in a row, scored through Vincent Trocheck.
Even though the Rangers spent the majority of the game in their defensive zone, Shesterkin made 32 saves to keep the team in the contest.
Takeaways
Rangers: New York’s recent slump came to a head in the first period, when they were outshot 15–4 by the Flyers and trailed 2-0. They didn’t get a shot on goal until 11:11 of the game. In the last six games, they have given up nine goals in the first period.
Flyers: After a sluggish start to the season, Philadelphia has rallied to surpass.500 for the first time since opening night. They have done so by emphasizing constant defense.
Key moment
A slam-dunk goal from Mika Zibanejad would have knotted it with two minutes remaining, but Fedotov made a sprawling left pad save.
On Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia, Ivan Fedotov (82) of the Philadelphia Flyers blocks a shot from Brett Berard (65) of the New York Rangers during the first period of an NHL hockey game. (Photo by Matt Slocum/AP)
Key stat
Konecny has scored 18 points for the Flyers in the previous 12 games. In 11 of the 12 games, he has at least one point, and he has seven goals and eleven assists.
Up next
Philadelphia is going to St. Louis, while the Rangers are starting a five-game homestand against Montreal on Saturday.
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