The Noon Number: 5

5 – The number of posts the Flyers hit last night against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Flyers had a hell of a time converting in last night’s game, despite a good number of high quality shots. Seriously, the Wells Fargo Center sounded like a church on Sunday with all the ringing that happened in that…

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Friday Morning Fly By: It’s over! It’s over!

*Oh you thought the first Fly By after the Philadelphia Flyers season ended was going to start with something about hockey? No, JayPo experienced the Chicago-famous Italian beef sandwich. [Broad Street Hockey] *Now, then, hockey. The Flyers ended the season last night with an overtime win in Chicago: [Broad Street Hockey] *Boy, the Flyers really…

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After a year of tracking Flyers zone exits, what have we learned about the defense?

Microstat Tracking is a new feature that attempts to quantify the performance of the Philadelphia Flyers in the offensive, neutral and defensive zones. All statistics are manually tracked by Charlie O’Connor. All numbers are at 5-on-5. Zone Exits – Defensemen Player Total Defensive Zone Touches Successful Exit Percentage Controlled Exit Percentage Turnover Percentage Exits Per…

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