Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Dominant second period erased a sloppy start The NHL scheduling algorithms did the Flyers no favors this season, forcing the club to start their season on the west coast and against a high-end opponent already playing their…
Tonight’s game is on NBCSN across the country, unless you are in the Boston area. The local broadcast there is on NESN. In Canada, the game can be seen on Sportsnet Ontario. 97.5 The Fanatic will carry the Flyers radio call. A live stream can be found here. Philadelphia lineup Forwards Michael Raffl – Claude…
If there’s one thing Claude Giroux loves, it’s grilled cheese. Oh, I’m sure there are other things he loves. Hockey, being a good person… but grilled cheese has to be at the very top of that list. Good thing there’s a way for him to combine all of that together. .@28CGiroux and his 6 yr…
Remember when Ivan Provorov won the Flyers’ sandcastle contest? That was… something. This is much better. Courtesy of /u/BipolarPenguin, a Rangers fan, we can now see this beauty. I don’t know who, exactly made it, but whoever they are, hopefully they know they did an extraordinarily good job. View post on imgur.com That caption is…
In last night’s preseason finale, Radko Gudas ran afoul of the on-ice officials due to a check of Bruins’ forward Austin Czarnik. Gudas was given a two-minute penalty for boarding on the play. Late hit by Gudas here, hope Czarnik is okay! pic.twitter.com/dLzF3IuIZl — Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) October 8, 2016 Apparently, the Department of…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Power play saved Flyers from defeat The advanced metrics may have given the Flyers the edge in most of the major 5v5 categories last night, but this comeback was not driven by even strength heroics. The main…
The Flyers are home for the second game of this four-game homestand tonight, hosting the Ottawa Senators … who are … good? Well, kinda. They’re sitting at 9-5-1 through their first 15 games, good for third in the Atlantic Division. They are allowing 2.29 goals per 60 minutes, which is the fifth best number in…
Tonight’s game is on CSN Philly and 97.5 The Fanatic locally. In the New York market, you can catch the game on MSG Plus. NHL.tv and NHL Center Ice are your options for watching elsewhere. For the New York perspective, check out Lighthouse Hockey. Philadelphia lineup (subject to change) Forwards Brayden Schenn – Claude Giroux…
You may remember, in the Flyers’ season-opening win over the Los Angeles Kings, longtime Kings netminder Jonathan Quick wasn’t in net that night. That was because in the Kings’ own season opener, he suffered an injury that we’ve since learned will sideline him for a few months. This is obviously bad news for the Kings,…
PHILADELPHIA (SB Nation Wire Service) — The #Number1HockeyBoy Panel on Wednesday released its latest rankings of the Number 1 Boy in Hockey. It’s the first installment of the highly-anticipated rankings during the 2016-17 season. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, known by the panel as “Sharp Provolone”, has been named the Number 1 Hockey Boy for…