Flyers Veteran Hits Assist Milestone in Win Over Blackhawks

Moments after the halfway mark of the first period, Zegras collected the puck and instantly shifted the ice in Philadelphia’s favor following a successful penalty kill.

Fresh out of the penalty box, he initiated the zone entry alongside Konecny, circling low before pulling the puck out toward the faceoff dot. With defenders drawn to him, Zegras threaded a pinpoint feed across the crease to a wide-open Konecny on the back door, setting up a goal that showcased the vision and creativity that have quickly become his calling card.

With the assist, Zegras extended his career-long point-streak to nine games.

Power Play Magic

Something Philadelphia has struggled with this season has been the man-advantage.

The Flyers entered United Center boasting a bottom-10 league power play, sitting at 25th with a 16.5%. Despite the struggling stats, they were able to convert. The goal came with 43 seconds remaining on the power play and midway through the game, as Jamie Drysdale found Konecny, who slipped a blind pass to Noah Cates for a tap-in that made it 2–0.

The assist marked Konecny's 300th, and 509th career point.

Draft Class Success

The 2015 NHL Draft has aged into one of the NHL’s most accomplished classes, and Travis Konecny’s milestone further underscores its depth. With his 300th career assist, Konecny became the eighth player from the class to reach the mark, doing so despite being selected 24th overall and outside the top 10.

Players in the top-10 include Connor McDavid, Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel and Mikko Rantanen just to name a few.

Historic Numbers

Konecny became the 16th Flyer to hit the 300-assist marker. He is also the 16th in team history to reach the 500 point plateau.

The Ontario native sits just 55 goals below Flyers captain Sean Couturier's 564 goals. Couturier has played 227 more games than Konecny.

The Hockey News' Sam Carchidi projects Konecny is on pace to become the best Flyers goal-scorer ever. The 28-year-old is on pace to break Bill Barber's franchise-record 420 career goals.

Konecny and the Flyers travel to Seattle to begin the post-Christmas schedule. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m.