Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Horrendous third period undoes strong effort otherwise In most of the Flyers’ regulation losses this season, the team has managed to find itself overwhelmed in either the first or third period of the game. Last night, we…
Since you read Broad Street Hockey Dot Com four times a day, you are likely aware that it’s the 50th anniversary season for the Philadelphia Flyers. And tonight when the team hosts the Arizona Coyotes at the Wells Fargo Center, it’ll be first of several “Heritage Nights” they host. They’ll welcome 15 members of the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Are the Flyers now a one-line team? My big concern after news broke that Matt Read would miss four weeks due an upper-body injury was that this might be one lost piece too many for the roster…
Tonight’s game can be seen locally on The Comcast Network (TCN) and heard on 97.5 The Fanatic. NBC Sports Network will carry the game everywhere else, as will the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. For the Tampa perspective, check out Raw Charge. Thanks to Couturier’s injury and the Scott Laughton call-up, we have no idea…
* The Flyers played a pretty solid game on Saturday night and they scored four goals on Carey Price. They still lost. Recap and observations from a tough one. * They did have Michael Del Zotto on the ice for the first time all year, though: [CPSJ] * Some words on the Flyers’ goalies, who,…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: A game where both teams deserved a point In recent weeks, the Flyers have lost a number of games where they outplayed the opposition in terms of raw shots on goal and overall even strength play-driving metrics….
The story of the season for the Philadelphia Flyers has been one that plagued the franchise for years, even if in recent seasons it had been dormant and hibernating. The goaltending, last year maybe the team’s biggest strength, was consistently letting the team down, taking dominant efforts and turning them into losses on a nightly…
* SO LET’S TALK ABOUT NHL ALL-STAR GAME MVP WAYNE SIMMONDS. First, a recap of Sunday’s game: [BSH] * Simmonds talks more about what it meant to him to be as warmly received as he was in the city that traded him six years ago: [NHL.com] * Here’s a recap of the Skills Competition on…
Today’s game can be seen, locally and nationally, on NBC, and can be streamed via NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App. Locally, you can also catch the game on radio via 97.5 The Fanatic. For the Rangers perspective, check out Blueshirt Banter. No word on lineups as of now (afternoon games lead to mystery), so…
Let’s talk about Jakub Voracek. He has seven goals and 17 points through 19 games this season; also, as of Nov. 17, he has a son. We’ve known for a couple of months now he was going to be a dad, but it’s all the more incredible when it actually happens, you know? Voracek does…