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National Hockey League
Philadelphia 4, Winnipeg 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 8, 2024
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 18049

Travis Konecny had one goal, one assist and one fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick to lift the host Philadelphia Flyers past the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday.

Morgan Frost and Ryan Poehling each added one goal and one assist while Tyson Foerster contributed one goal for the Flyers, who have won two in a row since the All-Star break concluded.

Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson made 28 saves.

Kyle Connor scored the lone goal for the Jets, who have lost five in a row (0-4-1).

The Jets played without defenseman Brenden Dillon, who began serving a three-game suspension for an illegal check against the Pittsburgh Penguins' Noel Acciari.

Winnipeg goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 17 shots.

The Jets, down 4-0, received their third power play early in the third period when Garnet Hathaway flipped the puck into the stands for delay of game. Sean Monahan couldn't quite get around Ersson's pad on an open net and Winnipeg wasn't able to generate much else.

The Flyers had a two-man advantage for 58 seconds when Jamie Drysdale was tripped at 11:49 of the third.

Winnipeg then got on the board at 14:48 when Connor scored.

The Flyers went ahead 1-0 at 3:37 of the first period when Poehling skated in and sent a crisp pass to Foerster for the tap-in.

The game soon became chippy as Konecny and Winnipeg's Neal Pionk became entangled in a fight at 6:03.

Philadelphia took a 2-0 advantage at 14:03 of the first when Konecny corralled a bouncing puck off Pionk and converted into the top corner of the net.

Frost ended a 10-game goal drought at 18:06 of the opening period when he located a loose puck in front and connected for a 3-0 lead.

The Jets managed only four shots on goal it the first 20 minutes, though Josh Morrissey had a stellar shot denied with 9.3 seconds remaining in the period.

Winnipeg came out aggressive to open the second period, fired a couple of shots and earned a power play at 2:22. However, the Flyers took quick advantage as Poehling scored a short-handed goal seven seconds later for a 4-0 lead. It was the Flyers' 11th short-handed goal of the season.

As the power play wound down, Monahan and Morrissey each had shots saved by Ersson.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Winnipeg   Philadelphia
Kyle Connor 1 Points Morgan Frost 2
Kyle Connor 1 Goals Morgan Frost 1
Josh Morrissey 1 Assists Morgan Frost 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Ryan Poehling 1
Laurent Brossoit .810 Save Percentage Samuel Ersson .966
Laurent Brossoit 17 Saves Samuel Ersson 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Winnipeg 29 1 0-3 4-4 13 22
Philadelphia 21 4 0-4 3-3 11 30
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Flyers have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .440 after a loss.
  • Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Jets have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .474 after a loss.