NEWARK, N.J. — Hockey, much like life, does not always make sense.
The New Jersey Devils controlled the pace of play through 60 minutes on Thursday night at the Prudential Center, outshooting the Flyers by a staggering 49-24 margin. But luckily for the Flyers, goalies play the game, too, and they have an excellent one in Carter Hart. His 48 saves paved the way to a 2-1 Flyers victory despite the Devils possessing a 13-7 advantage in high-danger scoring chances, according to Natural Stat Trick.
Tied, 1-1, going into the third period, the Devils overwhelmed the Flyers in shots, 10-3. But winger Travis Konecny scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway, capitalizing on a Devils turnover. All four of the Flyers’ games on this road trip have been one-goal games.
