Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny scored in the first period, Carter Hart stopped 31 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Thursday night in the opener for two teams looking to rebound from disappointing seasons.
, to a leg injury in the second period. The team said he had a quad contusion but coach Pascal Vincent said it isn’t believed to be serious.Merzlikins didn't have much of a chance on the Flyers first goal. With all the Blue Jackets caught behind the puck, Farabee andThe Blue Jackets tied it at 8:24 when Fantilli snapped a shot from above the left circle, and Bean was in position to beat Hart with the rebound.
Another Columbus turnover led to the Flyers' second goal, with Konecny zipping a shot past Merzlikins' outstretched glove from the left circle at 12:43 of the first.had an empty net goal for the Flyers with 1:29 left in the game. Laine scored for Columbus with 44 seconds left and, with the net open again, Konecny picked up his second goal.
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