Konecny has tiebreaking goal in 3rd period, Flyers beat Flames 3 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers ended a four-game losing streak on Saturday by beating the Calgary Flames 3-2. The game-winning goal was a short-handed goal, early in the third period by Travis Konecny. Another major contributor to the win was Morgan Frost who scored a goal and made an assist. The Flyers, had been on a losing streak, having lost six of their last seven games. Sean Couturier also contributed a goal, and goaltender Carter Hart saved 22 shots. Konecny, representing the team at the All-Star event, made his mark by launching a wrist shot past Flames' goalie Jakob Markstrom just 2:27 into the final period. This was Konecny's fifth short-handed goal of the season, an NHL record, and his 21st score overall. Having won their last three games, the Flames couldn't maintain momentum despite goals from Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar. The Flames did lead 1-0 and 2-1 in the second, however, the Flyers managed to pull back each time. In another game, Sam Reinhart of Florida Panthers scored a hat trick leading to an 8-4 win against the Avalanche in Denver. The player has been having a great streak, scoring 10 goals in the team's seven straight wins. In his 700th NHL game, Aleksander Barkov made four assists. Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals and made an assist, while Matthew Tkachuk made a goal and three assists. Colorado's responses came from Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin, Jonathan Drouin, and Josh Manson, with each player scoring a goal, and Nichushkin and Makar also contributing an assist. Despite the Panthers leading 3-0 and 4-3 at different stages, Colorado managed to equalize each time. Ross Colton was then penalized, and Reinhart went on to score his 28th of the season at 5:59, completing his hat trick.