playoffs
Embarrassing loss puts Flyers on brink Embed from Getty Images There was a lot to be embarrassed about in Monday's 6-1 loss for the Flyers in Game 3 to the Washington Capitals. The Flyers allowed five power-play goals and six unanswered goals. Embarrassing. The Flyers resorted to the fisticuffs when the game got out […]
Embed from Getty Images It started with a bang, a quick strike just 57 seconds in. But as the game played out, it all unraveled. The Flyers continued to be no match for the Washington Capitals, as they dropped Game 3, 6-1, to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series on Monday night […]
Flyers return home for Game 3 against Capitals Embed from Getty Images The series shifts back to Philadelphia for what is sure to be an emotional game. For the Flyers, it is a must-win if they want their season to extend beyond this week. The Flyers face a 2-0 deficit in the series after […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers are two games deep into their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals and two losses away from the season ending as things head to Philadelphia on Monday night for Game 3. To keep matters in perspective, many Flyers fans didn’t even think the team would make it […]
April 11, 1989: Hextall Scores on Capitals in Playoffs He had a goal two years prior in the regular season, so why not take a stab at it in the playoffs too? That’s exactly what Ron Hextall did. He hit the back of the empty net in the Cap Centre in the Flyers 8-5 win […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers officially announced that Sean Couturier will be out for the remainder of their series against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. The injury will likely feature a two-week recovery, long enough to keep him out for the remainder of the series. Couturier, the second-line center, was expected […]
Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia If dropping Game 1 to the Washington Capitals by a 2-0 score wasn’t bad enough, the Philadelphia Flyers also lost the services of second-line center Sean Couturier for the rest of the series. The Flyers lost the battle and may have lost the war all in one night.
Special teams, loss of Couturier hurt Flyers Embed from Getty Images The story of the Flyers 2-0 loss in Game 1 to the Washington Capitals comes in three parts. There's the special teams part, the Sean Couturier part and the Steve Mason part. All three were a key factor in what went right and what […]
Embed from Getty Images Dave Hakstol said a day before the Flyers playoff opener that discipline wasn't a problem. It hurt the Flyers in Game 1 in a series where special teams could easily decide the series. The Capitals scored on the power play late in the second and added a third-period goal to take […]
1st Round Series opens in D.C. Embed from Getty Images It's time. Playoff hockey is back. The Philadelphia Flyers made their return to the playoffs against tough odds, overcoming a slow start and injuries to several top players to boot. The Washington Capitals, meanwhile, only posted the best record in the NHL, won the […]
