The Eagles set the stage and the Flyers followed up with a worthy encore for a near-perfect Philadelphia sports Saturday. Sean Couturier scored two goals and added an assist as the Flyers beat the Devils, 5-3, on Saturday night for their fourth-straight win. Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek and Ivan Provorov all added two assists as…
Corsi Report Flyers raw CF% leaders Player TOI CF CA CF% CF% Rel Scott.Laughton 11:15 8 9 47.06 18.85 Taylor.Leier 11:36 7 9 43.75 14.64 Jakub.Voracek 15:09 12 17 41.38 14.11 Jordan.Weal 11:52 7 10 41.18 11.69 Michael.Raffl 15:45 12 19 38.71 10.58 Valtteri.Filppula 16:53 11 19 36.67 7.44 Sean.Couturier 14:49 9 16 36 6…
After seeing their win streak snapped on Monday by the Los Angeles Kings, the Flyers will look to rebound tonight against the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit is coming off of a 6-3 win last night vs the Flyers’ Metropolitan division rival, the New York Islanders. Despite being out shot 37 to 22, the Red Wings…
On this week’s episode of BSH Radio, the crew talked about whether the Philadelphia Flyers’ inability to produce at even strength has more to do with coaching or the overall skill of the team. With concerns over lack of scoring against teams that focus on defense first, or low-event hockey, it’s fair to ask if…
The good news is that the Flyers finally scored some goals! The bad news is that the other team scored more of them. Goals from Brandon Manning, Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov, and Nolan Patrick weren’t enough for the Flyers, who gave up a power-play hat trick to Sean Monahan in the second period before falling…
The Flyers lost their sixth-straight on Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders, but there was more to it than just the box score. Here are 10 observations from the proceedings…in no particular order. First line clicking as usual Though the dangerous Flyers’ top line finished with just three points, they drove play…
Every year, The World Junior Championship gives us a chance to see some of the best hockey players around the world under the age of 20 years old represent their country in an international tournament. Almost every player in the tournament is either a prospect of an NHL team or eligible for the upcoming NHL…
The summer of 2011 was a weird time to be a Flyers fan. After a goaltending carousel in the 2011 postseason, former team owner Ed Snider and former general manager Paul Holmgren decided the team needed a true number one goalie. Unfortunately, they concluded that their number one goalie should be Ilya Bryzgalov at the…
Four in a row! Since losing ten straight between November 11th and December 2nd, the Philadelphia Flyers have now extended their string of victories to four, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night, marking Philly’s first win at home since defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on November 9th. The Claude Giroux – Sean…
If the Flyers have proven anything so far this season it’s that they’re streaky for better or worse. In this case it’s worse as the Flyers dropped their third-straight on Thursday night by a 3-2 final against the Florida Panthers. Playing in their first game since the holiday break, the Flyers got off to a…