Konecny, Giroux lead Flyers past Canadiens, 5-3
PHILADELPHIA — Claude Giroux didn’t like the way he was playing, so the Philadelphia captain called himself out. And he responded in a big way.
Two days after saying he needed to “step up and bring more for the team,” Giroux had a goal and two assists to help the Flyers to a 5-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
“When it’s not going your way, you have to challenge yourself,” Giroux said.
Giroux had been pointless in two of his previous three contests. Philadelphia survived his turnover in overtime Tuesday night in a 2-1 victory over Carolina when Brian Elliott made a spectacular stick save. That came one game after another Giroux turnover cost the Flyers a goal in a 4-3 shootout home loss to Ottawa.