Matt Read
Seven shots. That was all the Flyers had to show for 40 minutes of play against the Carolina Hurricanes. No one would blame you if you had already chalked this up as the ninth loss in 10 games for the Flyers, with more on the way. But the Flyers still had a chance, down one […]
View image | gettyimages.com It all continued. The losing, the listlessness, the struggles at both ends of the ice. It was easily exploited by a talented opponent. The scale did not shift in its strange way on Thursday night. The Flyers did not come with their best for an opponent higher in the standings. […]
As the Philadelphia Flyers crawled out of their six-game losing streak with a win against the Winnipeg Jets, fans can finally be hopeful. With improving power-play action, offense hopefully getting fire under their skates and scoring and defense carrying pucks with no turnovers, one may dream of improvements. Dream of quick improvements. Here are three […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers power play had gone scoreless in the previous 16 attempts entering Saturday's game in Winnipeg. They were beyond due for some success. Success came in the form of a 2-for-5 night that helped the Flyers defeat the Jets, 3-0, snapping a six-game losing streak. Finally, it all came […]
A five-day break bred a 2-1 loss to Dallas on Tuesday night, dropping the Flyers to 2-2-1 on the season. Five points in five games is not miserable, but the Flyers could certainly have done better. As expected, this team has experienced growing pains of learning a new system under a new coach and trying […]
The Philadelphia Flyers (2-1-1) return to action tonight for the first time in six days. The Flyers will welcome the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars (4-1-0) to the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7:30.
On a night when they honored Kimmo Timonen, the Flyers turned in a defensive performance that served as a fitting tribute. Against the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Flyers continued to play the tight defense they displayed on Monday. Michal Neuvirth was also on point again. The Flyers backup goalie turned in his second straight […]
On Thursday night, when the Flyers skated off the ice following a 3-2 overtime loss, there were many positives about the effort and how it could beat many teams. That was against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the defending Eastern Conference Champions and easily a pick to be in the Stanley Cup hunt again this season. […]
It goes down as an overtime loss for the Flyers, who fell victim to the NHL's newest form of overtime: 3-on-3. But against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the Flyers earned a small moral victory. The Flyers 3-2 overtime loss starts them with a point in the standings and a step in the right direction […]
Twice, the Flyers were given the golden opportunity for a goal. A penalty shot. It happened to Claude Giroux in the first. It happened to Scott Laughton in overtime. Both times, the Flyers failed to capitalize. In the overtime, it proved costly as moments after, Jason Garrison scored on a breakaway for his second goal […]
