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For now, though, Read’s off to an incredible start. He’s tallied five goals in the Flyers’ first seven games of the season — nearly half of what he registered last year alone (11).
Travis Konecny’s first NHL goal sparked a roaring comeback for the Flyers, who used three power-play goals in the third to rally back against the Sabres before taking the win in a shootout.
Three goals in the third period helped the Flyers even the score and earn one point. They managed to get the second one as well with a shootout win over the Sabres, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center.
The Orange and Black now return home for the latter half of a back-to-back matchup, this time taking on the Buffalo Sabres. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
Brendan Gallagher’s deflection gave Montreal the lead with 6:52 to play and that was enough for Carey Price and the Canadiens, who defeated the Flyers, 3-1, on Monday night.
A grueling week of hockey begins for the Flyers, as they begin a stretch of five games in seven days. The first is Monday night, as they take on the Montreal Canadiens.
Photos by our photographer Kate Frese from last night's game against the Hurricanes can be found here.
This edition of Flyers at 50 looks back to one of the memorable tilts of the late 70s between the Flyers and Montreal Canadiens.
On a night where goaltender Alex Lyon made his first professional start in goal, the Phantoms rallied back multiple times to force overtime, but ultimately fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 5-4, at home on Saturday night.
Saturday’s game was a much-needed bounce-back game from a host of players as the Flyers handled their first Eastern Conference opponent and picked up their first home win of the season.
