Early on this season, it was fair to say Ivan Provorov was having a rough go around, and was not the Flyers best defenseman. His underlying numbers were mediocre to below-average, and he wasn’t producing at his scoring pace from last season. Since the new year, however, his underlying numbers are improving, and the points…
The Flyers beat the Penguins today 6-3 and took sole-possession of second place in the East and now trail the New York Rangers by only two points with about a hundred games in hand. B&P’s Take: Honestly the best game of the year for the Flyers. They played a strong, solid 60 minutes and Marty…
The Philadelphia Flyers are surging and clicking on all cylinders. They took care of the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center with a dominating 6-2 victory, scoring four goals in the first period alone. Carter Hart was incredible once again, keeping Anaheim from coming back in the second period. Hart made…
Defenseman Randy Jones, who has been out all season with a hip injury, might return to the lineup tomorrow night against Colorado. He has been cleared to play by doctors and he says he’s ready to go, but coach Stevens wants to be sure he’s ready before throwing him in the lineup. “Medically he’s been…
First Period The opening minutes of this one featured some nice pace from both teams, with a scary moment coming from Carter Hart. He turned the puck over behind the net, but because he is our best boy, he recovered to make a point-blank save. Shortly after, less than two minutes into the game, Ryan…
Because how is it that the Philadelphia Flyers are fourth in attendance and yet have just one player (Kimmo Timonen) among the leaders in the East? — Yahoo!’s Puck Daddy, asking why we don’t stuff the ballot boxes like Pens and Habs fans.It’s probably because we realize the all-star game and it’s voting are a…
A season starts with hope and optimism and the Philadelphia Flyers stumble out of the gate, seemingly dead in the water as the calendar hits December. Suddenly, the points start accumulating and the team goes on a second half run to either squeak into the playoffs or just miss. Sound familiar? This has basically been…
They say that eight is great. The Philadelphia Flyers have now won eight-straight games and are red hot! Carter Hart was outstanding once again, making 41 saves on 42 shots. Sean Couturier and Jake Voracek paced the Orange and Black on offense. The win gave the Flyers their 2000th victory in franchise history, making them…
photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images via d.yimg.com [AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Extended Stats] – [NHL.com Highlights] That was a good old fashioned butt-whoopin’ there, that’s what that was. I don’t have an answer honestly. It was just an awful effort by our hockey team, right through our lineup. … We were awful tonight. We…
It isn’t just Philadelphia Flyers’ fans who are recognizing how well Carter Hart is playing. After he was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month honors for January just a few days ago, Hart has now been named the Second Star of the Week across the league for the week ending on February 3rd. Here’s…