Led by Couturier, Konecny, Flyers win a ‘loopy' one to snap 6-game skid

Led by Couturier, Konecny, Flyers win a ‘crazy’ one to snap 6-game skid initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Flyers, in dire want of a win, received one Saturday afternoon.

A loopy one. However they received one.

It wasn’t the prettiest of victories however John Tortorella’s membership will take it. After relinquishing three separate leads, the Flyers dug in to beat the Wild, 7-5, on the Wells Fargo Middle.

Sean Couturier, Nick Seeler, Matvei Michkov, Travis Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen scored the Flyers’ objectives.

Ristolainen’s was the game-winner with 2:24 minutes left. Couturier completed off a hat trick with an empty-netter. His first purpose marked his five hundredth profession NHL level.

“I have been searching for facilities, proper? For 2 or three years since I have been right here,” Tortorella stated. “Who’s going to take over the No. 1 heart? Who’s the second heart? It goes proper into this 12 months. What Sean has achieved right here, after he was put on wing and has come again into the center, I hope it continues.”

Konecny’s third-period energy play marker drew the Flyers even at 4-4. Couturier regained their lead about three and a half minutes later along with his second of the sport.

“He is a hell of a pacesetter, he is our chief,” Ristolainen stated. “We hear, we observe him. He confirmed up massive time.”

In an enormous approach, the 31-year-old captain snapped a 32-game goal-scoring drought, which dated again to final season.

“I believed I used to be getting some possibilities these days, the puck simply wasn’t entering into,” Couturier stated. “You have got these nights generally the place all the things appears to go in, the puck finds you. Similar to these rebounds, they only appear to type of pop proper at me each time. These are good and you have to reap the benefits of these.”

Couturier had a five-point sport (three objectives, two assists) and so did Konecny (one purpose, 4 assists).

“One or two video games in the past, you possibly can simply sense it coming,” Konecny stated of Couturier’s breakout efficiency. “I am not shocked, I am positive you guys aren’t shocked, we have all seen Coots when he is going. It is simply nice to see the sport he had.”

The Flyers (2-5-1) halted a six-game shedding streak.

“We’re younger, we’re rebuilding, we’re going to take some intestine punches,” Tortorella said Friday. “However we’re higher than this.”

His crew received the much-needed win with out top-pair defenseman Cam York, who has an upper-body harm. More on his status here.

“It in all probability goes unnoticed however we defended our ass off,” Tortorella stated. “We spent numerous time in our finish zone, however we did a very good job defending. Nobody will speak about that, but it surely gave us an opportunity.”

The Wild (5-1-2) suffered their first regulation lack of the season. They visited Philadelphia on a four-game successful streak, with all 4 victories approaching the street.

• Samuel Ersson made 21 saves on 26 photographs.

Minnesota grabbed its first lead at 4-3 early within the third interval when Marcus Foligno deflected a shot previous Ersson.

The Wild tied the sport for a 3rd time at 5-5 on Jake Middleton’s purpose with 6:32 minutes remaining.

The Flyers have had a problem with committing too many dangerous penalties and that continued Saturday. Joel Eriksson Ek tied the sport at 3-3 with 3.2 seconds left within the center stanza. It was an influence play purpose after the Flyers had been whistled for too many males on the ice.

“We’re taking approach too many penalties,” Tortorella stated. “It is ridiculous the penalties we’re taking. We lead the league so far as the minutes being down. However we find yourself discovering a option to win a loopy sport.”

Wild netminder Filip Gustavsson stopped 16 of the Flyers’ 22 photographs.

Within the opening 3:51 minutes of the sport, Couturier struck first to finish his stoop and Seeler added on to make it 2-0.

“A reasonably particular participant,” Seeler stated of Couturier. “Blissful for him and he definitely received us going right this moment.”

Minnesota then turned it on and outplayed the Flyers for a big stretch, ultimately erasing the lead with objectives in a 33-second span of the second interval.

• Michkov had a two-point sport (one purpose, one help), giving the 19-year-old rookie 9 factors (4 objectives, 5 assists) by eight video games.

His purpose, which got here on a delayed penalty, reclaimed the Flyers their lead at 3-2 within the second interval earlier than the Wild tied it once more.

• Previous to the sport, the Flyers returned prospect Jett Luchanko to his junior membership Guelph. More on that here.

“He is undoubtedly going to be an enormous a part of this future,” Couturier stated.

• The Flyers are proper again at it Sunday once they welcome the Canadiens (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).