He’s the scrappy, fearless winger whose combination of grit and skill has endeared him to fans in orange and black. But despite being the Flyers' undisputed star, Konecny has long toiled in the shadows of broader NHL stardom.
Travis Konecny scored both Flyers' goals, but the Orange and Black dropped its third straight game overall and its second consecutive setback against Toronto.
For a second straight game, the Flyers outshot the Maple Leafs. And for a second straight game, the Flyers fell to Toronto, this time a 3-2 regulation decision Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers' perpetually awful power play and declining penalty kill were mostly to blame in Tuesday's loss to the Maple Leafs.
In their first home game since December 21, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, on Tuesday evening at Wells Fargo Center.
Travis Konecny scored twice to hit the 20-goal mark and the Flyers were dominant at full strength. But Toronto's power play was the difference.
Until the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and William Nylander realize why exactly fans are booing, there's no reason to believe anything will change when the playoffs begin.
Auston Matthews and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to their fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
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