Playing their third game in four nights, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (19-20-5) are in Ohio on Tuesday evening to take on Dean Evason's Columbus Blue Jackets (20-17-6).

Ahead of the contest, it was announced that Flyers captain Sean Couturier would be missing the game for personal reasons. Sam Ersson was… Read More The post Flyers mount comeback win over Blue ...

Whether Konecny considers Columbus, Ohio, “random” enough isn’t clear, but regardless, the first Flyers-Blue Jackets meeting of the 2024-25 season at Nationwide Arena was, in fact, on a Tuesday.

Travis Konecny scored twice in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a three-game slide with their first victory in December, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3.

Playing their final home game of the 2024-25 season, interim head coach Brad Shaw's Philadelphia Flyers (33-37-10) will host Dean Evason's Columbus Blue Jackets (38-33-9) on Tuesday evening.

Only one team, the Flyers, accomplished that goal Tuesday. They pinned the Blue Jackets into their own zone for two-plus periods, building a 5-1 lead before finally backing off the gas pedal a bit.

As a 20-year-old defenseman, Jiricek is still very much adjusting to the NHL level. In 53 career games with the Blue Jackets, he has one goal, 11 points, 38 hits, and a minus-10 rating.

The Blue Jackets have a 12-4-3 record in games they score at least three goals. The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams play this season. The Flyers won 5-3 in the last meeting.

COLUMBUS — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.