Edmonton Oilers
The first preseason game of the NHL season happened at 2:30 a.m. ET. The game was held in Shenzhen, China, the first of two games between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the preseason taking place in China. That and more in Around the NHL.
Click on the picture above to view Kate Frese's photo gallery from yesterday's game against the Oilers.
(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly Writer Two times tonight the Edmonton Oilers held two goal leads. Two times tonight the Philadelphia Flyers erased them. Behind three third period goals, the Flyers came back to extend their winning streak to seven games as they defeated Edmonton 6-5 on Thursday night. Edmonton […]
(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly writer The Philadelphia Flyers (15-10-3) return to the ice tonight for a showdown with Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers (14-10-4). This is the first of two meetings with Edmonton. The teams will face off on February 16th in Alberta. Opening face off is set for […]
Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia The Flyers win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday made history. No, it was not because the Flyers actually won a shootout — the Orange and Black are 3-8 this season in that department. By even getting the game to overtime, the Flyers had earned a point that eliminated the Ottawa Senators from playoff […]
Flyers shoot blanks against Oilers Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details]
Ugly loss to Oilers knocks Flyers farther back in standings Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Make no mistake about it, the Flyers controlled the second period of play on Thursday night. They really could have scored three of four times by the time Shayne Gostisbehere lost control of the puck at the blue line, allowing Taylor Hall […]
Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With the first three games of the homestand going as well as you could hope, the Flyers were bound to face some adversity sometime soon. Thursday night, they faced plenty of it, too much to overcome. The Oilers struck midway through the first and twice in short order in the second and […]
Flyers welcome McDavid, Oilers looking to keep winning ways rolling Embed from Getty Images The Flyers could not have asked for a better start to the six-game homestand, taking the first three contests as the calendar turns to March. Their first meeting of March comes against one of the NHL's most highly-touted rookies. Connor […]
View image | gettyimages.com The game might as well have ended after 20 minutes. It may have been just a 1-0 deficit for the Flyers after the first period. But after facing an arsenal of 19 shots from the Oilers, the Flyers had it coming in the later periods. 49 shots for Oilers managed […]
