Tocchet Takes Blame Off Konecny, Says Flyers Need Him in Game 3

Tocchet takes blame off Konecny, says Flyers need him in Game 3

Travis Konecny pretty much put the Flyers’ Game 2 overtime loss on himself. But Rick Tocchet wasn’t going there. The Flyers’ head coach pointed out that Konecny wasn’t the only player who didn’t capitalize on a scoring opportunity Monday night. Konecny couldn’t deliver on a breakaway with 4:45 minutes left in the bonus period, a wide-open look that he has buried so many times throughout his 10-year career. The Flyers outshot the Hurricanes 15-8 …

Flyers had one glaring issue in Game 2 and it cost them

After their ugly shutout loss to the Hurricanes to open up the series down in Raleigh on Saturday, it was certain that the Flyers needed to take a beat to regroup and refine their approach to their game, if they wanted to keep this series, at the very least competitive. There wasn’t time enough for a complete overhaul, but there were lessons aplenty that could be taken from how the Flyers approached that game — and how other teams have approache…

Travis Konecny Missing the Net on a Breakaway is the Snapshot of Flyers' Game 2 Overtime Loss

This was it right here: Travis Konecny had the game on his stick here. pic.twitter.com/1xRiIiCRMZ— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) May 5, 2026 Game on his stick and he misses the net entirely. That’s the snapshot that tells the story of Game 2. He wasn’t the only guy who had a chance, but he’s one of the few who has been here before and wears a letter on his jersey, so you’d expect a big moment at some point from a player who has been quiet in th…