Flyers
It proved to be a gut-check victory for the Flyers, who held off a late flurry from the Colorado Avalanche for a 2-1 win on Wednesday night at Pepsi Center.
The Flyers have been fighting for every point and need it as the season hits the final 10 days. The Flyers close out their last big road trip of the season, taking on the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
The Flyers have been to overtime or a shootout a whopping 24 times this season. Getting to overtime can be an accomplishment, but lately, it’s also been a way for the Flyers to mask their deficiencies and mask an otherwise dismal stretch of games heading into the playoffs.
A 2-on-0 just 40 seconds into overtime gave Dallas the win as Tyler Seguin fed Alexander Radulov for the game-winning goal, snapping an eight-game losing streak and sending the Flyers to a 3-2 loss on Tuesday night.
The Flyers have signed 2015 third-round pick Felix Sandstrom to an entry-level deal on Tuesday, GM Ron Hextall announced.
The Flyers continue a three-game road trip by taking on the Dallas Stars, a team that has lost eight straight games and is starting to see their playoff hopes slip away.
The Philadelphia chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has nominated Claude Giroux from the Flyers for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The Phantoms suffered two losses to Providence this weekend. Friday’s loss in overtime, 5-4, coupled with a regulation loss by Bridgeport to Syracuse clinched a spot in the playoffs for Lehigh Valley.
The Penguins completed a season sweep on the Flyers with a 5-4 overtime decision on Sunday afternoon, as the Flyers continued to slowly but surely move closer to a playoff spot, albeit with more performance issues creeping in.
Bryan Rust was able to deflect a pass from Sidney Crosby into the net at 2:25 of overtime, capping off a 5-4 Flyers loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.
