Oilers vs Flyers

In the second game of their four-game homestand, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-9) will host Jay Woodcroft's Edmonton Oilers (29-18-4) on ...

He was getting a lot of puck touches, playing well on both sides of the puck and creating both scoring chances and power play opportunities for the Flyers. Overall, in his last 10 games, Konecny has posted three points (0g, 3a) and he's gone without a point in eight of the ten games. The rest of the game was quiet for TK, who finished without a shot on goal for the first time since Dec. Konecny had a nifty puckhanding sequence in the first period of Monday's game but the Flyers were unable to make the next play (with a potential scoring chance at stake). Since the start of December, the Oilers rank tied for 11th leaguewide with a 2.89 team GAA (the Flyers are 19th at 3.07). The Flyers rank second in the NHL with nine shorthanded goals, and opponents have to be aware when the duo of Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny are on the ice for the PK. At the time Travis Konecny notched a hat trick against the Washington Capitals on January 11, he was on a 10-game point streak (10g, 10a, 20 points). In the second game of their four-game homestand, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-9) will host Jay Woodcroft's Edmonton Oilers (29-18-4) on Thursday evening. Over the team's last 28 games, dating back to the start of December, the Oilers have scored at a 4.04 goals per game pace. The Flyers have trended in a positive direction in their two-way play over the last couple months but McDavid, Draisaitl and company can make opponents pay dearly for even the smallest lapses of detail. Foegele (2g), Kane (1g, 1a), Nugent-Hopkins (1g, 1a) and Philip Broberg (2a) all finished with multi-point games on a night where Leon Draisaitl was held off the scoresheet and without a shot on goal. The Oilers received two goals from Warren Foegele (6th and 7th) and one from Ryan McLeod (9th) as they overcame a 1-0 deficit entering the second period.

James van Riemsdyk scores the go-ahead shootout goal, and Carter Hart denies Leon Draisaitl to earn Philadelphia a 2-1 victory. By ...

[Evander Kane](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5251/evander-kane) scored and [Connor McDavid](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3895074/connor-mcdavid) had an assist for the Oilers, who lost for just the second time in 10 games. [Stuart Skinner](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4268767/stuart-skinner) stopped 35 shots for Edmonton. [James van Riemsdyk](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3822/james-van-riemsdyk) and [Morgan Frost](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4233685/morgan-frost) scored in the shootout, [Carter Hart](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4064582/carter-hart) made 34 saves and the [Philadelphia Flyers](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-flyers) defeated the [Edmonton Oilers](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/edm/edmonton-oilers) 2-1 on Thursday night. It was pretty obvious and the right call.” Van Riemsdyk then gave Philadelphia a 2-1 advantage by shooting past Skinner’s right pad before Hart clinched the victory with a pad save of Leon Draisaitl’s attempt. [Kevin Hayes](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5767/kevin-hayes) scored in regulation for Philadelphia.

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The Flyers picked up a big 2-1 shootout win Thursday night over the Oilers at the Wells Fargo Center. By Jordan Hall.

The Flyers picked up a big 2-1 shootout win Thursday night over the Oilers at the Wells Fargo Center. By Jordan Hall.

The Flyers host the Predators on Saturday (12:30 p.m. • Tanner Laczynski was on the ice Thursday morning prior to the team's optional skate. [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw) He has too much ability with his size and skill to not be aggressive with the puck. "He's another one that I think we need to get back into playing at a level he needs to be at." So he's going to create havoc out there, you've just got to limit the mistakes." That's why we have a chance to win the game. Despite going 2 for 12 in the faceoff circle, Noah Cates was impressive against McDavid. You don't win in the playoffs if you don't do that. "I don't think it's so much trying to just focus on [McDavid]," Konecny said Thursday morning. Tortorella had a key coach's challenge in the third period, which had Zach Hyman's go-ahead goal overturned for goalie interference.