Travis Konecny scores twice, Flyers beat Blues to end road skid

Travis Konecny scored twice, Hayden Hodgson had a objective and an help in his NHL debut and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday evening.

The Flyers snapped a 13-game winless streak on the highway, profitable away from dwelling for the primary time since Dec. 29 at enlargement Seattle.

“I’ll say we have been due, that’s for certain,” Flyers interim coach Mike Yeo stated. “However , particularly contemplating we performed plenty of actually good highway video games, we simply haven’t all the time gotten wins.”

Patrick Brown additionally scored, Joel Farabee added an empty-netter, and Martin Jones made 26 saves for Philadelphia. Cam York and Kevin Hayes every two assists.

Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexei Toropchenko scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington made 22 saves. The Blues have misplaced three of 4.

“The work ethic wasn’t there, the compete stage and depth wasn’t there from plenty of guys — I’m very a lot in that group,” Blues defenseman Justin Faulk stated. “Didn’t have recreation by any means. However that’s simply not acceptable. We’ve form of had that. It’s been a little bit little bit of a theme, beginning sluggish and pondering we are able to rating our approach by way of within the seconds and thirds and discovering ourselves again in video games after which win.”

The Flyers had the leap from the beginning, outshooting the Blues 9-4 and taking a 2-0 lead within the opening interval.

“We simply wished to have begin and never fear about what was on the opposite aspect,” Flyers ahead Owen Tippett stated. “We simply wish to play our recreation and I feel we did that. I feel we got here out sturdy and it’s a tricky constructing to come back into, so I feel we performed a full 60.”

Konecny gave the Flyers the lead on the 6:27 mark with a fast wrister from the left dot. Kevin Connauton had the first help, giving him his first level in 29 video games this season.

“I’m simply attempting to work on a bunch of various issues and form of, , change into extra of a whole participant than only one dimensional,” Konecny stated.

Brown prolonged the lead with 5:09 left within the first. It was his fourth of the season, snapping a nine-game objective drought.

Tarasenko’s power-play objective at 1:47 of the second interval lower it to 2-1.

Seconds after Pavel Buchnevich’s turnover, Konecny’s slap shot trickled by way of Binnington’s pads to offer the Flyers a 3-1 lead with 7:31 left.

“We play properly towards good groups like in Washington the opposite evening after which we come dwelling and we’re taking part in towards the Philadelphia Flyers,” Blues coach Craig Berube stated. “I don’t know if it’s vanity or what it’s. However you don’t compete within the recreation, you don’t work, you will get embarrassed like we did tonight.”

Toropchenko scored for the Blues with 4:00 left within the second, instantly after Martin mishandled the puck behind the Flyers’ web.

Hodgson gave the Flyers some insurance coverage, banging dwelling a rebound off Hayes’ shot with 8:26 left within the third.

“I simply attempt to play a easy recreation and make my presence recognized and simply be bodily and simply be good defensively,” Hodgson stated.

Yeo stated he couldn’t draw up a greater debut.

“What a tremendous expertise,” Yeo stated. “He brings weight, he brings a presence to the lineup. He’s assured with the puck.”

STILL HOT

Blues LW David Perron’s career-high seven-game targets streak was snapped, however he bought an help on Tarasenko’s objective to offer him an eight-game factors streak. Perron has factors in 11 of his final 12 video games and has 19 factors (13 targets, 6 assists) throughout that span.

NOTES: Blues D Torey Krug (higher physique) is out week-to-week after struggling the damage at Washington on Tuesday. … Flyers RW Hayden Hodgson made his NHL debut and was credited with an help on Konecny’s objective. … Blues F Tyler Bozak (decrease physique) was positioned on the injured reserve and D Calle Rosen was recalled from Springfield, the workforce’s AHL affiliate.

UP NEXT

Flyers: At Colorado on Friday evening.

Blues: Host Carolina on Saturday evening.