The Flyers lost to the Maple Leafs 3-2, extending their losing streak to three games. Travis Konecny scored both goals for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Leafs' late third-period goal.
Travis Konecny scored both Flyers ' goals, but the Orange and Black dropped its third straight game overall and its second consecutive setback against Toronto . Flyers Travis Konecny scores his second goal of the game against Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll during the second period.The Flyers finally returned to the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday night after a grueling six-game road trip but were unable to kick off their homestand on a positive note, falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs , 3-2.
With the game deadlocked at 2-2, Leafs forward Matthew Knies broke the stalemate with 6 minutes, 39 seconds left in the third period, tipping a point shot from Morgan Reilly past Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. The Flyers had their chances to respond in the waning minutes of the game, but the Leafs withstood them. Matevi Michkov drew a hooking penalty with 48 seconds left, and had the tying goal — and what would have been a hat trick — on his stick, but Toronto goalie Joseph Woll turned his shot aside. Q&A: Do the Flyers have a solution to their goaltending woes? What does the future hold for Noah Cates and Cam York? Connor Dewar set the tone for what proved to be a scrappy game. Both teams had fresh memories of, in which Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe left the game with an upper-body injury following a fight with Garnet Hathaway. Toronto forward Max Domi later elbowed Hathaway in the head, an infraction for which he was fined $5,000 for on Monday.Despite a few odd-man rushes and a power-play opportunity, the Leafs didn’t manage to register a shot on net until 5:38 remained in the first period. It was a tough first attempt for Fedotov, who made only his second start in over a month, but Fedotov stretched his 6-foot-7 frame to the far post in time to rob Domi. The Flyers had trouble staying out of the penalty box, and Toronto made them pay in the second period . John Tavares tied the game at 1 on the Leafs’ third power play with a snipe from the right faceoff circl
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