CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Konecny scored and added his 300th career assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers past the Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday night and handing depleted Chicago its sixth straight loss.
Noah Cates had a power-play goal, Carl Grundstrom added an empty-netter and Philadelphia leading scorer Trevor Zegras assisted on Konecny’s goal to extend his point streak to a career-high nine games. The Flyers won their second straight, coming off a 5-2 win over Vancouver on Monday.
Samuel Ersson made 20 saves and Sean Couturier had two assists.
Chicago's Ryan Donato scored to end an 11-game drought. Spencer Knight stopped 23 shots for the Blackhawks, who've dropped eight of nine and have just three wins in their last 17.
Chicago played tight hockey in its fifth game without leading-scorer Connor Bedard. He's out until at least early January with a shoulder injury.
The Blackhawks also were without center Frank Nazar, sidelined for four weeks after being struck in the face with a shot Saturday at Ottawa. Captain Nick Foligno remains out with a hand injury.
Konecny opened the scoring at 10:17 of the first, 18 seconds after the Flyers killed a penalty to Zegras. Konecny drove down the right side of the slot and tapped in Zegras' pinpoint cross-ice feed for his 11th goal.
Cates muscled in a shot from the crease, despite being tied up by Alex Vlasic, for a power play goal at 11:13 of the second to up the Flyers lead to 2-0. The score capped a tight passing sequence, with Konecny feeding Cates from the edge of the crease with a slick backhand pass.
Donato cut it to 2-1 during a 4-on-4 with 1:30 left in the second, firing in a screened shot from the top of the slot.
Ersson made several sharp saves to preserve the lead, including on Teuvo Teravainen's one-timer with 3:45 left. Grundstrom's fired into an empty net with 2:08 left
Flyers: At Seattle on Sunday;
Blackhawks: At Dallas on Saturday.
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Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson makes a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Denver Nuggets 131-130 on Tuesday night.
Flagg’s career-high fourth 3-pointer gave Dallas a 126-121 lead with 3:17 left, and he assisted on Naji Marshall’s left-corner 3 that put the Mavericks ahead 131-125 with 1:12 left.
The Nuggets, who trailed 50-29 early in the second quarter, got their first lead early in the fourth quarter and pulled within a point in the final minute, having a shot to win after forcing the Mavericks into a 24-second violation with 7.8 seconds left. However, Peyton Watson’s 3-point attempt from the left corner at the buzzer rimmed out.
The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak, during which they blew fourth-quarter leads, and have taken the first two games from the Nuggets this season. They won 131-121 at Denver on Dec. 1.
Jamal Murray had 31 points and 14 assists, and Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 14 assists for the Nuggets, who had an 11-game road winning streak snapped. Jokic, the NBA leader averaging 12.1 rebounds, had seven to match his season low.
Denver’s Tim Hardaway Jr., a former Maverick, matched season highs with 23 points and seven 3-pointers.
Both teams completed back-to-backs. The Nuggets won 135-112 over Utah at home on Monday while the Mavericks lost 119-113 at New Orleans.
The Nuggets took their first lead 106-103 in the first minute of the fourth quarter.
Flagg, who has four double-doubles but no triple-doubles, tied his career high for points in a quarter with 14 in the first – hitting all seven field-goal attempts, two from downtown.
Nuggets forward Cam Johnson left the game with an apparent knee injury early in the fourth quarter. Denver coach David Adelman said the extent of the injury won't be known until Johnson has an MRI.
Nuggets host Minnesota on Thursday, and Mavericks visit Golden State.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Dallas Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford (21) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) makes a move to the basket between guard Ryan Nembhard (9) and Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (3) dunks during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) brings the ball up the court during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
