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Konecny returns to Flyers' lineup; Shayne Gostisbehere sits again

Rookie left winger Travis Konecny returned to the Flyers' lineup Monday night against visiting St. Louis. Second-year defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere did not.

Winger Matt Read was a healthy scratch, along with Gostisbehere, who sat for the third straight game.

"It's tough because a guy has to come out and they're playing good," Konecny, who had been benched the two previous games, said after Monday's morning skate in Voorhees, "but I'm obviously happy I'm in the lineup and hopefully I can learn from what happened and have a good game tonight."

By observing from the press box the previous two games, Konecny said "the little details of the game are so crucial.