ALLENTOWN— In a Sunday matinee performance, the Phantoms were taken down by the league’s best, falling 3-1 to the Manchester Monarchs, who clinched the first playoff spot of the Eastern Conference last night. The Phantoms season has been on a downward spiral since the first of the year. Saturday the Phantoms got a glimpse of…
Even 10 years later, there are still a lot of people who think the 2005 NHL Draft Lottery — the first version of the event, which sent Sidney Crosby to Pittsburgh — was fixed. The Penguins were a struggling franchise that was on the brink of moving to Quebec or Kansas City or where ever…
Craig Berube must fuel his players with the bottled tears of Pittsburgh Penguins fans. That’s the only explanation for this remarkable run at the Consol Energy Center. The Flyers held Pittsburgh to just seven total chances while cranking out 17 of their own. Even with copious opportunities on the man advantage, the orange and black…
* Horrible news, but Kelly Hinkle has quit writing the Fly By here at Broad Street Hockey. We’re pretty bummed about it, but we understand and will miss her. We’re looking for her replacement. * The Flyers are in Pittsburgh tonight to take on the Penguins. 8 pm, NBCSN, #RivalryNight, etc. The Flyers have won…
*The Islanders are in town tonight. Thrilling stuff! Puck drops at 7, we’ll preview the game this afternoon. Probably. *Brayden Schenn has been named the NHL’s second star of the week, so that’s good stuff. [BSH] *It helped that Schenn is pretty great at making life miserable for the Penguins. [CSN Philly] *Looking back at…
* Hey, remember the last time the Flyers lost to the Penguins? It’s funny, because you probably don’t! Recap of Sunday’s season-series-sweep-clinching win is here. * Steve Mason was very good in that game, as we all just sort of expect at this point: [CSN] * Less exciting: the Flyers lost another shootout on Saturday….
On Wednesday, a Flyers team with little left to play for showed up the Penguins in their own house. Steve Mason barely had to lift a finger as his team cruised to a 4-1 victory. Fast forward 4 days later, and we were reminded why the Philadelphia Flyers are destined for a Top-10 draft pick….
The Flyers are making a habit of winning sloppy in the closing weeks of the season. For the second game in a row, Steve Mason was forced to cover up for his team’s numerous defensive miscues. It was only a matter of time before an early Philly lead crumbled on its shaky foundations. All that…
The Phantoms kick off a four-game home stand as their 2014-2015 season comes to a close, with just seven games remaining. Leigh Valley will host three games in four days for “fan appreciation” weekend as they take on Wilkes-Barre Wednesday, and back-to-back matchups against Norfolk on Friday and Saturday. The Phantoms will conclude its four-game…
After tough back-to-back shutout losses to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the last six days, the Phantoms welcome last-place Norfolk as they try to continue a perfect series against their East Division foe in a double-header this weekend. Friday kicks off a back-to-back battle versus the Norfolk Admirals (25-38-6-3) in Allentown, as the Phantoms (31-32-6-1) try…