Joacim Eriksson got used to shutouts last season when he broke ex-NHLer Ed Belfour’s one season shutout record for Leksand in Allsvenskan. Last night it was time for Eriksson’s first shutout in Elitserien, when he stopped all 31 shots against the Frölunda Indians. “Great”, Eriksson says. “Truly, truly great to get the first shutout in…
Where we are Week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 GP W L Standing in Division 2 1 1 T-3rd We had a lighter week of action, relative to how things have been going recently, but it sure was an eventful weekend, all the same! And, okay, maybe it was a little front-loaded, as Friday’s…
A rock solid penalty kill and late-game heroics from goaltender Michal Neuvirth helped the Philadelphia Flyers to their first win of the season in their home opener against the Florida Panthers. Two days after falling to the same Panthers by a lopsided 7-1 score, the Flyers tightened things up defensively and kept Florida off the…
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury should probably stop going by “Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.” The 32-year-old has reportedly waived his no-movement clause for purposes of being exposed in the NHL Expansion Draft, and it’s almost certain that his career with our cross-Commonwealth rivals is over. So, what next for him? There’s a solid chance…
The first night of the 2023 NHL Draft saw fireworks for the Philadelphia Flyers. They were the ones that almost skipped their way to the stage to select the Russian phenom Matvei Michkov with the seventh-overall selection and they wrapped it up by picking defenseman Oliver Bonk at No. 22. An almost historic day for…
[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Complete Coverage] – [OTT Reaction] Welcome back Danny Briere. In his first game back from a quad injury, Briere scored twice to power the Flyers past Ottawa tonight. Ray Emery made 22 saves against his former team, but this game goes under the “games you should win” category. Here, the Flyers…
Excited and priviledged to be joining the @NHLFlyers family as their Director of Sports Science. — Ben Peterson PhD (@Ben_J_Peterson) August 14, 2016 Quietly over the weekend, the Philadelphia Flyers hired Ben Peterson, the former direct of research and analytics at Catapult Sports. His new title with the Flyers? Director of Sports Science. According to…
One can’t argue the fact that the Philadelphia Flyers are on a three-game winning streak. It is, factually, impossible. However, one could argue that this particular winning streak hasn’t been pretty in the least bit. Any type of win was going to be welcomed last Monday when the Orange and Black beat the Calgary Flames…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] There were a lot of questions prior to today’s game vs. the New York Rangers on Peter Laviolette’s decision to start Sergei Bobrovsky for the second straight day. When it came down to it, Bob didn’t disappoint, making 30 stops and keeping the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The end-of-game statistics would have you believe that this was an evenly matched game that could have went either way. And in some ways, it was — it took about four fantastic Steve Mason saves in the third…