Flyers
At this time of year, four-point games are incredibly crucial and the hungrier team will come out on top. The Flyers were victimized by a hungrier team that played a more polished game. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Maple Leafs.
Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere scored in the Flyers’ 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs
They head to Toronto to take on a team that stands directly in their path to the second wild card spot.
The Flyers season looked dismal following the Stadium Series loss to Pittsburgh that held the Flyers at 63 points in the standings with very little progress being made over the previous weeks. It was at that time that I wrote that it would be better if the Flyers missed the playoffs. And that may still be true. But there’s one thing we didn’t account for: the rest of the playoff hopefuls keeping the Flyers in the race.
Scoring hasn’t come easy for the Orange and Black, but they sure made it look easy in Buffalo, matching their highest output of the season with six goals in a big win. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Sabres.
Six even-strength goals powered the Flyers to a big win over the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday night.
After taking Washington to the brink in overtime, the Orange and Black are looking to rebound against the Sabres, a team just two points behind them in the standings. The Flyers are three points out of the final wildcard spot as play begins on Tuesday night.
The Phantoms playoff push is alive and well with a successful weekend, winning two of three games. They could also receive some help down the stretch from two budding Flyers prospects.
The Providence Bruins broke the game open in the second with three goals and added three more in the third for a 7-3 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
In this late winter matchup, just four words are needed to describe the powder keg that exploded late in the third period. Flyers. Senators. Fight Club.
