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Through two periods, it was too much of the same for the Flyers. The solid defensive play was certainly still present for the Flyers, but the goals still weren’t coming. Finally, one to break the ice in the third put the Flyers on the board, but it would still take overtime for the Flyers to snap a three-game losing streak and earn a crucial two points. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Sharks.
Wayne Simmonds scored on a breakaway at 1:04 of overtime, giving the Flyers a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.
The San Jose Sharks come to town for the final game of what has been a disappointing five-game homestand. The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.
The inevitable move of Travis Konecny heading to injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury that will sideline him for four-to-six weeks happened on Friday morning. Jordan Weal, who has spent the entire season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, has been called up to take Konecny’s place on the roster.
It is now mid-February and the Flyers have been struggling to find not only wins, but goals, and an identity of success for the team along with the struggles.
The Islanders were a motivated team and proved it on Thursday night, handing the Flyers a 3-1 loss to knock them out of a playoff spot at the moment. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Islanders.
Shayne Gostisbehere’s scratching, and Travis Konecny’s two-game benching prior to Monday’s game, left Flyers fans baffled. Dave Hakstol’s response in regards to the lineup is that he is dressing the best 20 players to win hockey games. But is he really? That’s certainly the question on Flyers fans’ minds.
After just one game back in the lineup from his two-game benching, Travis Konecny will miss even more time with a lower-body injury. Konecny is out for four-to-six weeks, as Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced on Tuesday.
The dominance that was the “Legion of Doom” in the late 1990’s for the Flyers was some of the most exciting Flyers hockey in recent memory. On this day, this fabled line was at it again in this tilt against the Montreal Canadiens. Together, they would set a team record with 16 points among them, in a 9-5 drubbing of the Habs.
The Kings came into the game on a four-game winning streak and the Flyers had won four of their last five, so with both teams riding waves of success of late, something had to give eventually in a physical game where space was limited and chances were few and far between. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Kings.
