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The Flyers were embarrassed by the Bruins in a 6-3 loss. Losses like this make the negatives all the more present and easier to identify. So let’s get to it. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Bruins.
Second periods have been a problem of late for the Flyers. On Tuesday in Buffalo, they allowed three goals. On Thursday against Vancouver, they allowed three more. Saturday’s game they did one better, allowing four to the Bruins in a 5-3 loss to Boston on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden.
In honor of the 50th anniversary season for both franchises, the Flyers and Penguins alumni will take the ice at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. The Flyers have had alumni games in the past, notably the 2012 Winter Classic and last year’s game in Reading, but this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime game.
It seems like every season, and every meeting, between the Flyers and Bruins holds some sort of meaning, and the same holds true on Saturday afternoon, when the two teams, clinging to playoff spots at the moment, meet for their second of three games this season. The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms got 12 power plays on of a night where both teams combined for 64 penalty minutes. The Phantoms scored on four of those power plays, capitalizing on Hershey’s undisciplined play for a 6-2 victory at home on Friday night over the Bears.
Mark Streit returned to the Flyers lineup, and Boyd Gordon was waived to make room for him.
Stellar goaltending, strong defense and an offense that scores at will are just a few parts of the machine that is the 2016-17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the halfway point of this season. That combination has gotten the Phantoms into third place in a stacked Atlantic Division and fourth place overall. Through 34 games, Lehigh […]
It wasn’t a pretty game, but it was a crucial two points the Flyers needed. After going 2-6-3 in their previous 11 games, the Flyers picked up points in the standings for the third time in the last four games, finished strong and conquering the shootout for a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Canucks.
Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly writer The Flyers came back three times on Thursday night. They trailed 1-0, 2-1, and 4-3. Each time they managed to get the score even. When 65 minutes wasn't enough, the captain decided he had seen enough. Claude Giroux scored the game winning goal in the […]
(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly writer The Philadelphia Flyers (21-16-6) make a brief stop at home on Thursday night to host the Vancouver Canucks (20-19-4). This is the first of two meetings between the two clubs and the lone game in Philadelphia. Opening face off is set for 7:00. Philadelphia will […]
