Fedotov has up-and-down evening as Flyers fall to Flames for first loss

Fedotov has up-and-down night as Flyers fall to Flames for first loss initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers dropped the second recreation of their season-opening back-to-back set with a 6-3 resolution Saturday evening to the Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

John Tortorella’s membership trailed by just one with underneath 5 and a half minutes left. Nevertheless it additionally trailed for all however a bit over 5 and a half minutes of the sport.

Travis Konecny scored two of the Flyers’ objectives and Joel Farabee netted the opposite one.

The Flyers are 1-1-0. They beat the Canucks, 3-2, in a shootout Friday night.

In opposition to the Flames, the Flyers put up 40 photographs. Calgary slammed the door with an empty-net aim.

Saturday evening was the house opener for the Flames, who’re off to a 2-0-0 begin. The Flyers will not see them once more till March 4 in Philadelphia.

• Making his second profession NHL begin, Ivan Fedotov transformed 26 saves on 31 photographs. He was not practically as dangerous because the shot differential or his numbers might point out.

Two of Calgary’s objectives got here on the facility play, with the second at 5-on-3. Tyson Foerster and Travis Sanheim had been within the penalty field when the Flames cushioned their result in 3-1 throughout the second interval.

Foerster dropped the gloves to defend Jamie Drysdale after the defenseman took a giant hit from Martin Pospisil within the impartial zone. However the 22-year-old winger was given an instigator after which Sanheim was whistled for slashing.

Within the third interval, Calgary made it 4-2 off a 2-on-1 rush with 5:14 minutes remaining. The Flyers had been caught with 4 deep within the offensive zone and solely Cam York again in protection. After that aim, Jonathan Huberdeau scored 48 seconds later and that was just about the sport.

Earlier than the midway mark of the primary interval, Fedotov was harm by a cool ricochet off of Huberdeau after which an influence play blast from MacKenzie Weegar. The 6-foot-7 netminder struggled monitoring the puck on the person benefit aim however Weegar’s shot was legit.

May Fedotov have performed higher total? Completely. He was a bit unorthodox at instances. Nevertheless, the facility performs, the odd-man rush and the dangerous bounce did not assist, both.

Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf confronted the Flyers for the primary time in his profession and made 37 saves.

• Matvei Michkov notched his first profession NHL level with the Flyers on a third-period energy play and their web emptied for the additional attacker.

The 19-year-old winger discovered Konecny to trim Calgary’s result in 5-3. Konecny made positive to scoop up the milestone puck for Michkov.

The Flyers gave Jett Luchanko a breather with the sport being the second evening of a back-to-back set. The rookie heart turned 18 years outdated not even two months in the past and the Flyers had the dependable Noah Cates prepared with contemporary legs.

• Konecny’s different aim got here on a second-period penalty kill. His shorthanded sidekick Scott Laughton assisted it.

Konecny leads the NHL in shorthanded objectives since 2022-23 with 10, whereas Laughton is first in shorthanded factors over that span with 16.

• The injured Nick Seeler missed a second straight recreation because the Flyers went with the identical six defensemen from the opener.

• The Flames honored the lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau earlier than the sport. The brothers had been killed by a drunk driver on Aug. 29 in Salem County, New Jersey, whereas using their bikes.

Johnny Gaudreau performed elements of 9 years in Calgary and was a six-time All-Star with the Flames.

• The Flyers begin the again half of this season-opening four-game highway journey Tuesday after they go to Connor McDavid and the Oilers (10 p.m. ET/ESPN).

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