It was a solid week for winger Travis Konecny. And despite the losses Philadelphia had in games where he scored in Columbus and Buffalo, Konecny’s goal-scoring touch was recognized Monday when the National Hockey League named him the third star of the week.
Lead the way, TK. 💫
Travis Konecny has been named the @NHL‘s Third Star of the Week! #LetsGoFlyers
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 2, 2026
Konecny had five goals and two assists in the four games Philadelphia played this past week. He scored a hat trick against Columbus, almost single-handedly putting the struggling team on his back before the Blue Jackets broke a 3-3 tie late in regulation. It marked the third career hat trick for the Flyers’ leading point-getter with 52 points. Konecny also scored four consecutive goals for the team when he potted the Flyers’ first goal in their game last Thursday night against the Bruins. The forward found himself in on all but one of the eight goals Philadelphia scored last week. The first star of the week went to Seattle’s Jared McCann while the second star went to Tampa’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, the latter who had his week highlighted by fighting Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman Sunday at the NHL Stadium Series matchup.
It was an interesting week of highs and lows for Konecny. While the points came fast and furious, the losses piling up seemed to weigh on him. Following the 6-3 loss to Boston, which put the Flyers in a deeper hole concerning possible playoff contention, Konecny said he was “tired of missing the playoffs.” Should the Flyers miss again this season, it will be the sixth consecutive season Philadelphia is on the outside looking in. Their last playoff run was during the pandemic-shortened season, with games not played in Philadelphia. You have to go back to 2017-18 when the Flyers last played playoff hockey in front of their hometown fans. In his career Konecny has 22 playoff games, 16 of which came in 2019-20. He has one goal and seven assists in those games.
Konecny hopes to see the team earn a few victories before the Olympic break begins. The winger won’t be part of Team Canada’s roster at the Winter Olympics unless a rash of injuries emerge this week. He was thought to be in the running for a spot and attended Team Canada’s orientation camp prior to the National Hockey League season starting. Konecny played as part of Team Canada during the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. He didn’t register a point in the two games he played.