COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Denver Barkey scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to beat Columbus 4-3 on Saturday night, sending the Blue Jackets to their fourth consecutive loss and third straight at home.
Trevor Zegras and Matvei Michkov also scored, and Joseph Woll stopped 28 shots for Philadelphia, which won for the second time in its last six games and finished its five-game trip with points in four straight.
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Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Dmitri Voronkov (10) celebrates his goal with teammates in the fist period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves makes a glove save behind right wing Valeri Nichushkin (43) and defenseman Jake Christiansen (2) in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Porter Martone (94) watches as Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves (73) makes a save in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro, right, fight in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Dmitri Voronkov, Matthew Knies and Adam Fantilli scored for Columbus. Jet Greaves stopped 17 shots in his sixth straight loss.
Voronkov scored his first of the season at 3:19 of the first and Knies added a goal a minute later to give Columbus a 2-0 lead. Luca Del Bel Belluz, who replaced the injured Sean Monahan, notched his first assist of the season.
Zegras got the Flyers within one, scoring with 3:54 remaining in the first.
The Flyers pulled even with Michkov’s unassisted goal off a steal at 1:19 of the second period before Barkey gave them their first lead with a power-play goal at 2:21. It was Philadelphia’s fifth power-play goal in its last six games.
Fantilli tied it 3-3 at 5:44, extending his point streak against Philadelphia to seven games. The Blue Jackets have been outscored 25-9 in the middle frame through 18 games this season.
Barkey’s second goal, at 11:54 of the third period, put Philadelphia ahead for good and gave him the first multi-goal game of his NHL career.
Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness missed his second straight game because of a health issue. Assistant coach Don Granato, who assumed Bowness’ duties Thursday, will continue to lead the team in his absence. Bowness is considered day to day and is scheduled to undergo additional testing Monday.
Flyers: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.
Blue Jackets: At New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
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Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Dmitri Voronkov (10) celebrates his goal with teammates in the fist period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves makes a glove save behind right wing Valeri Nichushkin (43) and defenseman Jake Christiansen (2) in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Porter Martone (94) watches as Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves (73) makes a save in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Philadelphia Flyers right wing Owen Tippett, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro, right, fight in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Officials assured passengers that the U.S. airspace was safe and operational after a nationwide ground stop that was initiated out of caution caused massive travel disruptions.
The longest flight stoppage in 25 years lasted more than four hours and ended around 8:15 p.m. ET Friday, allowing some domestic flights to take off from U.S. airports.
Of the 41,000 flights scheduled Saturday, more than 6,400 had been canceled by Saturday night, according to FlightAware. More than 800 flights scheduled for Sunday were canceled, it said.
But officials said the air traffic control system was operational and expected airline schedules to fully recover by the end of Sunday, smoothing out ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication the failure was related to a cyberattack and no lives were at risk.
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Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford said the system was stable Saturday. Several thousand flights were able to fly after the ground stop, but ultimately, some 12,000 scheduled flights were unable to take off Friday, he said.
Officials acknowledged the disruption but said safety was paramount.
Bedford offered an apology for stranded travelers and thanked air traffic controllers, pilots and flight attendants for managing the fallout. He said officials were confident the system is operating safely or else they would keep airplanes on the ground.
Airlines are obligated to offer free rebooking on another flight or a full refund if a flight is canceled.
Bedford said the administration was working closely with airlines and said they were waiving all terms and conditions.
Some airlines were allowing passengers to rebook if they had travel scheduled Friday or Saturday. Others extended the offer to people with reservations for Sunday or even Monday.
Bedford advised passengers to contact their airlines.
A contractor was replacing a section of the system’s old and discontinued copper wire with new fiber wire in a remote location Friday afternoon, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Saturday. That kind of work has been happening across the country and across industries for decades, he said.
But on Friday, the router in that location started overloading the air traffic control system and causing intermittent disruptions to communications and radar feeds. When officials couldn’t quickly locate the cause of the overload, they grounded flights nationwide.
“We did that out of an abundance of caution,” Bedford said. “I’m sorry that we put you through this, but we did it for the right reasons.”
Officials stressed that the ground stop was not the result of a system outage or nefarious activity by a foreign actor. Duffy said officials were investigating whether contractor error or a faulty router was the cause.
The air traffic control modernization began last year after Congress approved $12.5 billion of funding. Duffy and the White House are pushing for $30 billion more to complete the work. About 70% of copper wire has been switched to fiber already, officials said Saturday.
Microsoft said Saturday that services were fully restored after its own massive outage. There was no indication the FAA ground stop was related to the service disruption that took Microsoft services offline Thursday, according to federal officials and a company spokesperson.
Over 430 million people use Microsoft 365 apps, Microsoft said on its website. Users reported Microsoft 365 services including Outlook, Teams and AI assistant Copilot were interrupted.
Two travelers sleep in the baggage claim area at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Baggage waits for travelers to claim in at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A traveler sleeps at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded flights nationwide. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A display board shows canceled flights to the U.S., in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. (Florian Wiegand/dpa via AP)
