5 Observations: Konecny, Hayes Spark Flyers' Impressive Outburst In Win

It morphed into another Throwback Thursday at the Wells Fargo center, and the Philadelphia Flyers paid tribute to their stars from the '90s.

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Eric Lindros comes to town and bangs the drum to start a "let's move Flyers" chant before the sport.

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Playing their first game at home considering December 20, they conceded five second-round goals, five! — and defeated Arizona, 6-2.

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It was his most purposeful result this season, giving the Flyers (15-17-7) four straight wins for the first time in years.

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Goaltender Carter Hart called it one of the Flyers' best complete games of the season.

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“That's probably the worst game we've played in two years,” he said after the Coyotes (13-19-5) lost their 11th straight street contest.

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Can anyone provide an explanation of how Konecny was overlooked (to date) for the Metro department's big name team?

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No offense to Kevin Hayes, who is having his best season and was named to the team, but Konecny has been the Flyers' premier forward.

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