Philadelphia Flyers
The NHL All-Star Game, set to take place on Jan. 31, recently announced the four team captains from the four divisions of the NHL. The new format, a 3-on-3 tournament, will feature all four divisional teams competing against each other in a winner-take-all format. The East-West matchup will remain, as the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions […]
Embed from Getty Images In a span of about eight hours, two Flyers defensive prospects showed just how bright the future is. The terms "prospect" and "future" are used loosely here. It's hard to be considered a prospect and part of the future when you're having success at hockey's highest level. Shayne Gostisbehere scored […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Flyers bounced back from their winless California road trip with a spirited performance against the Montreal Canadiens. It may have been a case of good timing, catching the Canadiens at a time when they haven't been playing very well, but the Flyers definitely played with more jump. The […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers win on Tuesday night was important for two reasons. For one, they needed to stop the bleeding that was three straight losses on the West coast. They needed points. They earned two in regulation with a strong showing in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Secondly, the […]
Embed from Getty Images Flyers prospect Ivan Provorov was the center of attention. His quick shot through traffic with 6.9 seconds left in regulation of Tuesday's gold-medal game at the World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland was deflected in by Andrei Svetlakov to tie the game at three against host nation Finland. Provorov had […]
Embed from Getty Images The road trip to California ended in disappointment for the Philadelphia Flyers. In three games against talented Western Conference teams, they returned home pointless. The road trip record: a 4-2 loss in Anaheim on Dec. 27, a 4-2 loss in San Jose on Dec. 30 and a 2-1 loss in Los Angeles […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Flyers finished their California road trip last night with against the Los Angeles Kings. The Flyers continued to tweak their lineup, now with their full choice of players. The result was Matt Read scratched, and the team going with 11 forwards and seven defensemen. On this night, the […]
There are two telling storylines to the Flyers West coast trip that has now concluded after Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The first is the difference between last season's trip to California and this season's. The Flyers picked up a crucial win in Los Angeles last year, not a close loss. The Flyers also […]
It had been a disappointing road trip and return from Christmas break for the Flyers. As the new year began for the Flyers, the struggles did not end. Two goals in the first period were enough for the Kings, as they helped send the Flyers to a winless road trip with a 2-1 loss at […]
Embed from Getty Images 1 2 3 T Flyers 0 0 0 Kings 2 0 2 Instant Analysis It was a better period in terms of shot suppression and penalty killing for the Flyers, but offensively, the Flyers are in trouble. The Kings have the Flyers right where they want […]
