They got off to a very shaky start, rallied to tie, took the lead and eventually gave it up.
It was an eventful Monday night for the Flyers that ended with a 5-3 loss at the Wells Fargo Center to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Travis Konecny would have had a hat-trick but his third goal was scored with the net clearly off its moorings.
Instead, Brandon Dubinsky broke a 3-3 tie at 8:46 of the third period, ironically, with Konecny in the box.
The outcome should not have been in doubt as Columbus scored twice early against the Flyers, who pressured at the outset and still couldn't buy a goal.
Really, ever since the Flyers traded Sergei Bobrovsky to Columbus, the goalie has been lights out against the Flyers. Bobrovsky came into the game 6-1 with a 1.69 goals-against average and .943 save percentage against his old team.
Yet, the Flyers fought back. Had their power play been better, they would have won easily.
Missed chances
Matt Read got a juicy turnover in front of the net early on and failed to capitalize on Bobrovsky.
Notable goals
Cam Atkinson's 2-on-none early in the first period made it 2-0. It was his 31st goal of the season. Radko Gudas lost his skate edge and it created a turnover.
Notable goals II
Since his return to the Flyers' lineup from injury, Konecny has three goals and an assist in five games.
Goalie report
Steve Mason gave up three goals on the first 14 shots he faced. He never saw the third one given traffic in front of him. Bobrovsky faced the harder test the entire game.
Power play
Good and bad. The Flyers pretty much wasted yet another 5-on-3 and then the remaining 3:33 when their setup wasn't very good. They did get a goal from Brayden Schenn that tied it, 2-2, in the second period when they had four chances. They finished a terrible 1 for 8. Their final PP had no shots and 6-on-4 for 34 seconds. They had 14:30 PP time overall.
Penalty kill
The Flyers didn't have to do a lot of PK work against the NHL's sixth-best power play but Dubinsky punished them with a goal to break the 3-3 tie. That's seven goals against in the last 15 chances on the penalty kill.
Injuries
Konecny drew blood on a high-stick to the face.
Fights
A couple scrums.
Scratches
Defenseman Brandon Manning (upper-body injury) and forwards Dale Weise (healthy) and Nick Cousins (healthy).
Up next
The Flyers may not practice Tuesday at Skate Zone because of the snowstorm. They are scheduled to host the Penguins on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center. Pittsburgh is coming in from Calgary on Tuesday.
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