Travis Konecny was the star as the Flyers won their first game of the preseason at the PPL Center in Allentown by a score of 5-3.
After five long months of no Flyers hockey, even a mere preseason game was going to be enough to satiate the appetites of desperate fans. But with the outcome meaningless, the real focus shifted to whether the team's new acquisitions and their exciting prospects would live up to expectations.
Consider their first test passed.
Led by a standout performance from Travis Konecny, the Flyers were able to take down a weak New York Islanders roster at the PPL Center by a score of 5-3.