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There were plenty of reasons the Flyers turned things around to get two crucial points, but it’s only the beginning for a team that still needs a big push for a playoff berth. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Canucks.

It’s a wonderful feat for an undrafted rookie to make it to the NHL. It would be icing on the cake if he were to record a point and get on the scoresheet in his first NHL game. Being called up from Springfield of the AHL, Al Hill was about to make is NHL debut and also Flyers history.

When Flyers rookie forward Travis Konecny was injured there was immediate speculation as to who would get the call up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Many fans were pleased to hear Jordan Weal was getting the call and would have his chance to make an impression on the Flyers brass.

It’s hard to determine just what rock bottom would be for this Flyers team, but Thursday night’s game may have been it. The Flyers scored three goals for the first time since Feb. 2, but that was hardly enough in a 6-3 loss to the Oilers at Rogers Place.

Fresh off another loss that hurt their playoff chances, the Flyers return to the ice in a virtual must-win game against the Edmonton Oilers. The opening face-off is set for 9 p.m.

As the Flyers season continues to see-saw between playoffs and not, the Flyers prospects continue to keep hope high within the organization. Here’s a look at some of the prospects and their performances from the last week.

The Flyers sat Shayne Gostisbehere for three games after a 5-1 drubbing to the Hurricanes in their first game back from the All-Star break. For eight days, Gostisbehere got extra time to work on things in practice and observe games and his mature approach to the situation has things back on track so to speak.

On Feb. 9, 1995, the Flyers traded winger Mark Recchi and a 1995 third-round pick to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Eric Desjardins, along with forwards John LeClair and Gilbert Dionne.

Through two periods, it was too much of the same for the Flyers. The solid defensive play was certainly still present for the Flyers, but the goals still weren’t coming. Finally, one to break the ice in the third put the Flyers on the board, but it would still take overtime for the Flyers to snap a three-game losing streak and earn a crucial two points. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Sharks.

Wayne Simmonds scored on a breakaway at 1:04 of overtime, giving the Flyers a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.

The San Jose Sharks come to town for the final game of what has been a disappointing five-game homestand. The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.

The inevitable move of Travis Konecny heading to injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury that will sideline him for four-to-six weeks happened on Friday morning. Jordan Weal, who has spent the entire season with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, has been called up to take Konecny’s place on the roster.

It is now mid-February and the Flyers have been struggling to find not only wins, but goals, and an identity of success for the team along with the struggles.

The Islanders were a motivated team and proved it on Thursday night, handing the Flyers a 3-1 loss to knock them out of a playoff spot at the moment. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Islanders.

Shayne Gostisbehere’s scratching, and Travis Konecny’s two-game benching prior to Monday’s game, left Flyers fans baffled. Dave Hakstol’s response in regards to the lineup is that he is dressing the best 20 players to win hockey games. But is he really? That’s certainly the question on Flyers fans’ minds.

After just one game back in the lineup from his two-game benching, Travis Konecny will miss even more time with a lower-body injury. Konecny is out for four-to-six weeks, as Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced on Tuesday.

The dominance that was the “Legion of Doom” in the late 1990’s for the Flyers was some of the most exciting Flyers hockey in recent memory. On this day, this fabled line was at it again in this tilt against the Montreal Canadiens. Together, they would set a team record with 16 points among them, in a 9-5 drubbing of the Habs.

The Kings came into the game on a four-game winning streak and the Flyers had won four of their last five, so with both teams riding waves of success of late, something had to give eventually in a physical game where space was limited and chances were few and far between. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Kings.

This was your typical game against the Canadiens. Chances were hard to come by, Carey Price was on his game and the Flyers needed an extra push to get the two points, but they managed to get those critical points. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Canadiens.

The Flyers honor the 18 captains in their history for Thursday night’s Heritage Night. Here’s a look back at all 18.

All of the good vibes of a three-game winning streak vanished quickly in what is quite possibly the Flyers ugliest performance of the season. The Carolina Hurricanes were a motivated bunch riding a five-game losing streak and it showed in their 5-1 romp over the Flyers.

Wayne Simmonds, the player who the Flyers acquired as part of a major roster shakeup, one who wasn’t even the highlighted player in the trade return, was regarded as the best player on the ice on Sunday, and has been among the Flyers best for six seasons now, bringing his career truly full circle.

In the semi-finals, Wayne Simmonds scored the first two goals for the Metropolitan Division in a 10-6 win over the Atlantic Division. In the final, Simmonds scored the deciding goal in the Metro’s 4-3 win and took home MVP honors with the three-goal performance.

As Wayne Simmonds represents the Flyers this weekend at the NHL All-Star Game, we reflect back to the last NHL All-Star Game to be held in Philadelphia, back on Jan. 18, 1992 at the Spectrum.

Hockey Hall of Famers and Flyers legends Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent and Eric Lindros were named to the NHL 100 list. Six other members of the list spent time during their careers with the Flyers: Darryl Sittler, Paul Coffey, Adam Oates, Peter Forsberg, Chris Pronger and Jaromir Jagr.

Taking on the league’s hottest road team, the Philadelphia Flyers downed the Toronto Maple Leafs thanks to the work of their oft-criticized fourth line.

The opponent for the Flyers on Thursday night is an upstart, young team in the Toronto Maple Leafs, who despite their overall lack of experience bring a ton of talent to the ice.

After going weeks living in the shadow of a 10-game winning streak that was becoming a further memory by the day, the Flyers strung together back-to-back wins with a shutout over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Steve Mason made 34 saves in a shutout win for the Flyers, who defeated the Rangers, 2-0, at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.