[Boxscore] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Colorado Reaction] [Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [EV Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — For a good bit of time in the third period of tonight’s hockey game, it looked as though a weak goal allowed by Sergei Bobrovsky — the first weak goal…
Even if it is just the preseason, it’s good to get a dominant effort from start to finish. The Flyers did just that in their 5-1 drubbing of the Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. Five different players scored and the Flyers struck twice on the man-advantage to end their recent power…
*So before we get on to the news from yesterday, let’s look back at what we learned from a very frustrating loss in Nashville on Tuesday night. [BSH] *Everyone is doing observations these days, so we might as well read them. [NBC Sports Philly] *Let’s see what the Predators fans thought of their team’s comeback…
We detailed on Sunday night just how big tonight’s home game between the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings is, so we won’t rehash it too much except to say … well, the playoffs are here. This game is essentially a playoff game. The Devils are basically out of it after a terrible 7-1 loss in…
*Reminder: Please keep all discussion related to the Olympics to the Olympics thread. Let’s keep the Fly By spoiler-free.* *The Flyers won their final game heading into the break, and that was awesome. RECAP! Scoring chance summary for the game here. *Meltzer on Saturday’s game and with some interesting thoughts on advanced stats and Nicklas…
The 2015 Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s best defensive forward as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, belongs to Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron. The finalists were Bergeron, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks. Here’s the full ballot: Selke voting: pic.twitter.com/9MMLcpJvgE — Travis…
* So the Flyers keep on scoring goals but they don’t keep on winning games. How does this happen? The answer may shock you! [BSH] * (Or it may not! The goaltending. The answer’s “the goaltending”.) [Sons of Penn] * Some more goalie talk, because it’s all the rage right now! Also, Matt Read skated…
One of the most common complaints I see about the Phiadelphia Flyers is that they don’t draft well. “Their picks never hit.” “They’re too safe.” “Cam York and Jay O’Brien were bad picks when Cole Caufield and K’Andre Miller were sitting right there.” Calling York a bad pick is a bit unfair; he looks like…
*The Flyers won a game! Suddenly everything is right with the world. Recaps from BSH and our friends at Defending Big D, in case you missed it. *The scoring chance summary for the game reveals a pretty even game, numbers-wise. [Let’s Go Flyers] *Overtime hero Claude Giroux spoke post-game about the team’s first win. [Flyers]…
In a spooky day bombshell, the Philadelphia Flyers have recalled defenseman Philippe Myers, forward German Rubtsov, and forward Carsen Twarynski. The players going back to the Phantoms as a result of said move are Mikhail Vorobyev, and Samuel Morin who is on a conditioning stint and will not have to clear waivers. Scott Laughton has…