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Wrap: Flyers Beat Blackhawks in OT, 5-4, in Season Finale |
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In the final game of the 2022-23 season, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime, 5-4, on Thursday evening at the United Center. The Flyers led by scores of 2-0 and 4-2 before pulling out a win in OT. Philadelphia finished the season with a 28-38-13 record.
Travis Konecny had a four point game with two goals and two assists. Owen Tippett (1g, 1a) and Morgan Frost (0g, 2a) also had multi-point games in the finale.
Konecny scored twice in the first period on feeds by Frost. First, TK hit a new single-season career milestone with his 30th goal of the season at the 0:26 mark. Konecny then tallied again (31st) at 6:21 on another goal assisted by Frost. Chicago then struck back for goals by Jujhar Khaira (6th) at 7:28 and Anders Björk (2nd) at 9:20.
The Flyers struck for two early goals in the middle frame on goals by Owen Tippett (27th) at 0:46 and Noah Cates (PPG, 13th) at 4:22. Jonathan Toews (PPG,15th) narrowed the deficit for Chicago to 4-3 at 7:40.
The Flyers were unable to close out the game in the third period. At the18:00 mark, Andreas Athanasiou (20th) scored a 6-on-5 goal to force overtime. In OT, Toews came within a whisker of a breakaway goal before Ivan Provorov (6th) dangled around the defense and scored at 3:09.
Felix Sandström stopped 34 of 38 shots to earn the win. Alex Stalock made 31 saves on 36 shots.
The Flyers went 1-for-1 on the power play. The Blackhawks were also 1-for-1.
The retiring Justin Braun and fellow Flyers impending unrestricted free agent James van Riemsdyk played their respective final games in orange and black. Braun took a solo lap at the start of pregame warmups and his dad, Paul, was a guest behind the bench for the Flyers in the season finale.
Chicago captain Toews, who will not be re-signed by the Blackhawks this offseason, played his final game as a Blackhawk. In overtime, right before Provorov scored, Toews stripped Frost of the puck just inside the Chicago zone and a breakaway with the game on his stick.
For full period-by-period synopses, analysis, highlights and more, see the Postgame 5 on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. The Flyers will hold exit interviews tomorrow morning, with players speaking to the media between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT. John Tortorella and Danny Briere will speak to the media on Monday.
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