Photographer: Kate Frese
The Flyers may not be making the playoffs, but they have closed the season to this point with a solid stretch of games, opening up their winning streak to four with Saturday’s emotional win over the Devils. Now they close out the season series with the Rangers, looking to solve their road woes at MSG.
The Flyers look to beat the Devils for the first time this season with any remaining playoff hopes on the line and elimination looming.
At first glance, Flyers forward Sean Couturier would appear to be overpaid when compared to the players making money in the same range. But with a strong month of March coming to an end, Couturier is proving the offensive ability is there, even if it wasn’t on display for much of the season.
The Flyers look to keep their playoff hopes alive Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
The Philadelphia Flyers face the end of another disappointing season. It’s become a regular notion with the team’s current core of players. Now they must be held accountable.
There are 10 games remaining, including three incredibly difficult opponents on the remainder of this road trip, starting with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
The Flyers essentially rode Steve Mason’s coattails to a lengthy winning streak, looking like a playoff contender with an established No. 1 goalie back in December. But after watching the Flyers performance dip and Michal Neuvirth return and be handed the reins and a new contract, Mason has performed admirably given the surrounding circumstances.
Wins in any of the Flyers remaining 12 games — which started Sunday — should be viewed with the glass-half-full mentality, about the things that go right and the things that go wrong. The Flyers 4-3 overtime win on Sunday featured several things that went right and wrong. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Hurricanes.
Ivan Provorov scored the first goal of the game and had two assists for a three-point game, and Travis Konecny’s game-tying goal with 42.8 seconds left in the third set the stage for Brayden Schenn’s game-winning goal in overtime to give the Flyers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers host the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night as the final 12 games for the Flyers begin. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.