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This was your typical game against the Canadiens. Chances were hard to come by, Carey Price was on his game and the Flyers needed an extra push to get the two points, but they managed to get those critical points. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Canadiens.
The Flyers honor the 18 captains in their history for Thursday night’s Heritage Night. Here’s a look back at all 18.
All of the good vibes of a three-game winning streak vanished quickly in what is quite possibly the Flyers ugliest performance of the season. The Carolina Hurricanes were a motivated bunch riding a five-game losing streak and it showed in their 5-1 romp over the Flyers.
Wayne Simmonds, the player who the Flyers acquired as part of a major roster shakeup, one who wasn’t even the highlighted player in the trade return, was regarded as the best player on the ice on Sunday, and has been among the Flyers best for six seasons now, bringing his career truly full circle.
In the semi-finals, Wayne Simmonds scored the first two goals for the Metropolitan Division in a 10-6 win over the Atlantic Division. In the final, Simmonds scored the deciding goal in the Metro’s 4-3 win and took home MVP honors with the three-goal performance.
As Wayne Simmonds represents the Flyers this weekend at the NHL All-Star Game, we reflect back to the last NHL All-Star Game to be held in Philadelphia, back on Jan. 18, 1992 at the Spectrum.
Hockey Hall of Famers and Flyers legends Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent and Eric Lindros were named to the NHL 100 list. Six other members of the list spent time during their careers with the Flyers: Darryl Sittler, Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Peter Forsberg, Chris Pronger and Jaromir Jagr.
Taking on the league’s hottest road team, the Philadelphia Flyers downed the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to the work of their oft-criticized fourth line.
The opponent for the Flyers on Thursday night is an upstart, young team in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who despite their overall lack of experience bring a ton of talent to the ice.
After going weeks living in the shadow of a 10-game winning streak that was becoming a further memory by the day, the Flyers strung together back-to-back wins with a shutout over the Rangers on Wednesday.
