Steve Mason has been one of the pleasant surprises this season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Mason has an 8-12-6 record this year with a .920 save percentage. He has been impressive when he has played, and is ranked among the top half of all goalies in the league by save percentage even with the low-quality…
*Pens tonight. Winning would be preferable. Puck drops at 730, check back this afternoon for a preview and a sacrifice to the hockey gods. *Yesterday afternoon’s game against the Islanders? Not so great. Not really good in any measurable way, really. Recap! *And here’s an article in which those ways are measured. [Buzz On Broad]…
Sean Couturier (and his line) were a minus-5 against the New York Islanders on Monday afternoon. That’s a really bad number, and a whole huge crew of Flyers beat writers made sure to point it out time and time again throughout the day. Couturier line gives up another. It’s 6-3 … and I think that’s…
*The Flyers‘ Tuesday night win against the Penguins was fun and all, but is this another case of a long break killing any possible momentum? [CSN Philly] *The Nerd Report from the game reveals a win we should all take with a grain of salt. [BSH] *A broader look at the fancystats from the game…
For fans that measure a team’s success by how many opposing players get their teeth kicked in, this will probably be a good night. For everyone else, they saw more of the same Flyers team that was ineffective at even strength, and relied almost solely on their powerplay to generate offensive pressure. The first 30…
*Winning is fun woo!!! RECAP! *Petr Straka was called up for the first time for last night’s game and was pretty chill about the whole thing. [Inquirer] *Hey did you know that the owner of the Arizona Coyotes is from Philadelphia? Well now you do. [Daily News] *Sidney Crosby hopes Zac Rinaldo will learn a…
The Phantoms traveled home to the Lehigh Valley last night after the Syracuse Crunch handed them their fourth loss in the last five games in a 4-2 setback. Putting an end to their busy schedule, the Phantoms will play their sixth game in nine days tonight as they welcome the IceCaps (18-20-5-1) to the PPL…
ALLENTOWN— A four-day All-Star break was no help for the struggling Phantoms, who allowed the Albany Devils to take an important two points in a 4-1 defeat on home ice. With tonight’s contest being their final meeting of the regular season, the Devils sweep the series 4-0 over their formal state rivals. The Phantoms struggled…
The Phantoms return to Lehigh Valley after a much-needed all-star break to take on the Albany Devils tonight in their final matchup of the season with hopes to avoid being shut out by their former state rivals. After a rough 2-4 slate last week, where the Phantoms (20-16-4-1) were outscored 23-17, Lehigh Valley fought for…
In a refreshing change of pace, the Flyers thoroughly dominated the opposition both at even strength and on special teams. If not for a few early gaffes by Ray Emery, this could have easily been a blowout in the Flyers favor. A ho-hum 1st period left the Flyers chasing on the scoreboard and in the…