Travis Konecny Nets Two Goals in Flyers' 5-2 Victory Over Sabres, Assisted by Matvei Michkov

Saturday, November 16th, 2024

In Philadelphia, Travis Konecny netted two goals and provided an assist. Matvei Michkov contributed two assists, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Additional goals for Philadelphia came from Travis Sanheim, Egor Zamula, and Tyson Foerster, marking their third win in a row. The Flyers have won four of their last five games.

For Buffalo, Rasmus Dahlin scored a goal and provided an assist, while Ryan McLeod also scored. This marks the Sabres' second loss in their last six games.

Dahlin's goal continued his points streak, extending it to six games.

Philadelphia's Ivan Fedotov recorded 23 saves, while Devon Levi made 27 stops for Buffalo.

Konecny secured an empty-net goal with 17.2 seconds left, marking his 11th goal of the season, the highest on the team.

Key insights from the game include Dahlin's current points streak featuring five goals and four assists, and Michkov, the 7th overall pick in the 2023 draft, accumulating 15 points in 16 games. A pivotal play occurred when Konecny scored on a 2-on-0 with Michkov, pushing the Flyers' lead to 4-0, effectively sealing the victory.

A notable statistic from the game is that Flyers defenseman Erik Johnson played his 1,000th career game. Looking ahead, the Sabres will start a three-game road trip in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, while the Flyers continue their four-game homestand against Colorado on Monday.

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