Farabee, Konecny score early as the Flyers spoil debut of Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent, 4-2
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny scored in the first period, Carter Hart stopped 31 shots and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Thursday night in the opener for two teams looking to rebound from disappointing seasons. The Flyers ruined the Columbus coaching debut of Vincent as well as the first NHL game for Adam Fantilli, the third overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, who started at center on the Jackets’ third line. Another Columbus turnover led to the Flyers’ second goal, with Konecny zipping a shot past Merzlikins’ outstretched glove from the left circle at 12:43 of the first. He’ll get his game going sooner or later.” Cam Atkinson had an empty net goal for the Flyers with 1:29 left in the game.