PHILADELPHIA – Odd as it might sound, the Flyers seem to enjoy the challenge of playing against some of the NHL’s best.

Thursday night was another example of not backing down from any challenge.

Just four days after giving the Colorado Avalanche all they could handle, the Flyers took on Pacific Division powerhouse Vegas on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

For the most part, the Flyers kept the high-powered Golden Knights in check. But they lost it on a Travis Konecny turnover in OT, a 3-2 defeat.

The winning goal came off the stick of Mark Stone at 2:47.

At least the Flyers are playing Stanley Cup-contending teams such as Carolina, Colorado and Vegas down to the wire.

“I feel like we’re a confident group,” Travis Sanheim said after the game. “We’re right there, we can compete

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