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Travis Konecny ​​scores two goals as Philadelphia Flyers beat Blue Jackets to slip in three games


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Travis Konecny ​​scored twice in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game slide with their first win of December, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 Tuesday night.

Noah Cates, Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost also scored for Philadelphia. Matvei Michkov had two assists and Samuel Ersson made fifteen saves.

Sean Monahan finished with a goal and an assist, Zach Werenski scored on a man advantage and Kent Johnson added a goal for Columbus, which has lost four of its last five games. Elvis Merzlikins made 19 saves for the Blue Jackets.

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Takeaways

Philadelphia: In his second game back after missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury, Ersson held his own against Columbus’ high-powered offense, giving up just two goals, including one on the power play.

Columbus: The Blue Jackets were flat from the jump but found life in the second period with Werenksi’s power-play goal, the fourth goal allowed by the Flyers in as many games. Despite third-period goals from Monahan and Johnson, the Blue Jackets were never in serious trouble.

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Key moment

Columbus tried to find momentum in the second period, but Konecny ​​put a stop to it when he scored at 6:11, marking the 14th straight game in which the Blue Jackets have given up a power-play goal. His goal with a minute left in the second, after Columbus had closed to 3–1, pushed the Flyers’ lead back to three goals.

Key stat

Monahan’s assist on Werenski’s goal was his 13th point in the last 13 games (2-11-13), while Kirill Marchenko’s help on the same goal gave him 11 points in the last 10 games (4-7-11).

Next

The Flyers host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, while the Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals the same evening.

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