PHILADELPHIA — Carter Hart made 31 saves for the Philadelphia Flyers in their season-high fourth straight win, 3-1 against the Winnipeg Jets at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, and Phil Varone and James van Riemsdyk scored for the Flyers (20-23-6). It’s Philadelphia’s longest winning streak since it won six in a row from Feb. 16-26, 2018.
The Flyers played without defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere because of a lower-body injury sustained during warmups.
Jack Roslovic scored for the Jets (31-16-2), who have lost two in a row. Laurent Brossoit made 28 saves.
Varone gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 9:47 of the second period. Christian Folin‘s shot from the point hit Michael Raffl in front, and Varone knocked the loose puck under Brossoit.
Roslovic ended a 22-game goal drought when he scored on the power play at 12:59 to tie it 1-1. Stationed in the high slot, he tipped Jacob Trouba‘s point shot under Hart’s glove.
Konecny, playing his 200th NHL game, gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead with 1:14 remaining in the second when he redirected Andrew MacDonald‘s shot from the right point past Brossoit.
Van Riemsdyk scored his seventh goal in six games with 3:35 left in the third period to make it 3-1. He jumped on a loose puck in the Winnipeg zone, slid it to Konecny, and then redirected Konecny’s return pass by Brossoit.
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