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Wrap: Flyers Down Jets, 3-1
In their final game before the NHL All-Star break the Philadelphia Flyers skated to 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night. The win marked just the third time this season the Flyers have won a game when trailing first. Philadelphia trailed 1-0 after the first period, tied the game in the middle stanza and then notched two unanswered goals in the third period to earn the win.
This was a game that the Flyers easily could have gone off the rails. Strong goaltending and a willingness to keep putting pucks at the net eventually paid off. The Flyers generally did a good job of keeping their feet moving in the first and third periods. They also maid Winnipeg pay for an own-zone giveaway and for yielding a 2-on-1.
After going winless (0-10-3) in 13 straight games, the Flyers will take back-to-back wins into the break. The Jets fell to 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Winnipeg has lost each of its last nine road games in Philadelphia (0-8-1) since a Jets' shootout win over the Flyers on Jan. 31, 2012.
Just 48 seconds after the opening faceoff of Tuesday's game, a Kyle Connor one-timer (25th goal of the season) gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead on the game's first shot. The score remained that way until Travis Konecny (8th) tied the score at 1-1 midway through the second period.
At 15:51 of the third period, a James van Riemsdyk rebound goal (11th) put the Flyers ahead. Oskar Lindblom (6th) added an empty netter to nail down the victory.
Carter Hart was outstanding in goal for the Flyers, making 32 saves on 33 shots to earn the win. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 35 Flyers shots in a losing cause.
The Flyers went 0-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
Ivan Provorov logged 25:30 of ice time, blocking three Winnipeg shot attempts and firing two on net at the other end. The pairing of Rasmus Ristolainen (21:48 TOI, six credited hits, two blocks, +2) and Travis Sanheim (21:23, one shot, one block) had a strong night. Up and down the lineup, the Flyers turned in workmanlike performances. Before being rewarded with a late empty netter, Lindblom won multiple puck battles and protected the puck well when it was on his stick.
It was initially questionable whether Morgan Frost would be able to play in this game after feeling under the weather on both Monday and Tuesday. He did suit up and turned in his fifth straight game of playing with good pace, although his three shot attempts each got blocked. Frost registered a hit and a takeaway and generated an entry and some good puck movement. This was the first game during the stretch where there was a little bit of a dropoff from Frost's linemates compared to other recent games.
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