In a thrilling back-and-forth affair, the Flyers won 6-5 with outstanding efforts from Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, and got enough offensive support to withstand a talented Edmonton team whose speed gave the Flyers fits at times. The Flyers looked to build on a six-game winning streak, one which saw them jump to the top of…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Flyers generated shots and chances, couldn’t finish After such a frustrating loss, it can be difficult to go back and look at it with a positive lens. But if you listened to the Flyers’ players in their…
One step forward, one step back. I guess. The Flyers will make lineup changes ahead of tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues. The good news is that after two games off, Travis Konecny will check back into the lineup as Dave Hakstol has come to his senses regarding his young rookie forward. The bad…
This is probably the weirdest thing I’ve come across while covering a Flyers game. A couple got married before the game tonight against Washington … in the hallway of the balcony level at the Wells Fargo Center. They were going to get married in their suite, but the Flyers apparently like to turn up the…
Another Saturday, another matinee against the Dallas Stars. The Flyers will be down in Texas, trying to make their win streak one game bigger in their second matchup with the Stars in the last week. Since we last saw the Stars, they’ve put up a 3-1 loss in Chicago, a 6-2 win at home against…
A night after a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over the Washington Capitals, the Flyers are up the Turnpike for another Metropolitan Division matchup against the New Jersey Devils. It’s technically the first game of a four-game road trip, but with a Christmas break ahead of them, the Flyers will return home for the weekend before…
#1: Yes, you’ve watched this game before It’s tough to find a new way to summarize a Flyers game like yesterday’s, since it’s one that we’ve seen unfold numerous times this year, whether against Tampa or Montreal or Pittsburgh or Arizona. The Flyers seemed to be in control of the flow of the game for…
Goals, hats and a shirtless Wayne Simmonds — yes, really — were all on display as the Flyers and Ducks took center ice on New Year’s Day. In an east meets west game, it was the Ducks that came out on top by way of shootout as the Flyers were on the wrong end of…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Defensive issues didn’t disappear despite Ghost scratch Even though the Flyers won on Thursday night against the Vancouver Canucks, some lineup changes were inevitable, for a few reasons. To start, Mark Streit was finally ready to return…
Flyers prospect Tanner Laczynski is one of 27 players who were named to the preliminary Team USA roster for the 2017 World Junior Championships, which will be held Dec. 26 through Jan. 5 in Toronto and Montreal. Laczynski, selected by the Flyers in the 6th round of the 2016 NHL Draft, is one of 16…