Konecny said after morning skate<\/a>. “He’s one of those guys that has the knack to be around the net, he has got a great shot. Key piece to the team.”<\/p>\nMartone played his first home game with the Flyers and continued to fit in well.<\/p>\n
“I’m trying to come in here and just give a jolt to this group and help them try to win games,” Martone said. “It’s unfortunate we haven’t gotten one yet, but it’s a big response for us tomorrow.”<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old winger has a bona fide shot mentality, he plays around the net and there’s an edge to his game. He finished with nine shots in 18:15 minutes.<\/p>\n
“He knows his role, he knows what he’s good at, he sticks to it and he’s in good areas,” Konecny said. “He’s only going to get better.”<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPorter Martone and Travis Konecny spoke on Martone’s game against the Red Wings and the chemistry they’re developing.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\u2022 Samuel Ersson suffered his first loss since the Olympic break, dropping to 5-1-0. He had 15 saves on 19 shots.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was rock solid through two periods, but he wasn’t at his best in the third period.<\/p>\n
Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat beat him in the final stanza. The timing of DeBrincat’s 4-2 goal was killer. The shot from DeBrincat ricocheted off the stick of Rasmus Ristolainen.<\/p>\n
Kane, a future Hall of Famer, made it 3-1. It was a 2-on-1 rush for Detroit.<\/p>\n
In the first period, Tocchet became livid with the officials. The Flyers were whistled for two ticky-tacky penalties, the second of which led to the Red Wings’ first goal.<\/p>\n
The Flyers had one power play on the night.<\/p>\n
On Detroit’s go-ahead goal in the second period, Lucas Raymond was left alone right around the goal line. Ersson had no chance to stop the shot.<\/p>\n
Ersson came into the game with a 1.46 goals-against average and .933 save percentage since the Olympic break. But the third and fourth goals Thursday night were ill-timed.<\/p>\n
“I’ve got to come up with a couple of more saves to keep us in it,” Ersson said. “It sucks, but reload here and get ready for tomorrow.”<\/p>\n
Red Wings netminder John Gibson stopped 32 of the Flyers’ 34 shots. The Flyers had 21 missed shots.<\/p>\n
“We’re missing the net way too much, it has become a problem this year,” Tocchet said. “I love the effort tonight. … We had our chances, we just didn’t put them in.”<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Flyers are right back at it Friday when they visit the Islanders (7 p.m. ET\/NBCSP+).<\/p>\n
“Every game’s a must-win at this point, so that’s how we’re looking at it tomorrow,” Konecny said. “Another good team we’re playing against, but this locker room in here, we all believe that we’re better than any opponent we’re playing right now. Tough to get the loss, but we have all the confidence in the world that we’re going to keep playing good.”<\/p>\n