Brian Elliott made 35 saves, and Travis Konecny picked up an assist on the Flyers’ only goal, a below-the-goal-line dish to Matt Niskanen in the slot, to keep his season-opening point streak alive.
That’s it. That was all the good that came out of that terrible game of professional ice hockey we all waited until 9 PM to watch.
Philly looked uninspired and, frankly, tired, icing the puck time after time, unable to string together passes or sustain any pressure against a Calgary Flames team that came into the night at 2-3-1, not exactly meeting expectations of the West’s top seed in the early going.