Morgan Frost
Samuel Ersson picked up his third straight win and made 28 saves in a 4-1 win for the Flyers over the Ducks.
Ersson allowed a goal on the first shot he faced in his NHL career and was eventually pulled after allowing five goals. In relief, Hart was back in goal, until he was forced to exit with an injury, sending Ersson back in during a whirlwind 6-5 loss for the Flyers to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
Two quick goals made the game competitive again, but the Flyers rally fell short in a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday afternoon.
Since returning from the injury on Dec. 1, Konecny has points in eight of 10 games, including a two-goal showing on Tuesday night as the Flyers claimed a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Wells Fargo Center.
The Rangers capitalized in transition and on cross-ice passes in a 6-3 victory over the Flyers.
The Flyers road trip shifts to Colorado, where the Avalanche now have a few players back in the lineup from last week’s defeat in Philadelphia.
Clayton Keller’s goal with 22 seconds remaining in overtime capped off a hat trick in a 5-4 loss for the Flyers to the Arizona Coyotes.
Through two periods, the Flyers were seemingly doing everything that would be viewed as a positive this season. The effort was there, they were generating shots, they were playing with structure, and locked in a 1-1 game with the best team in the Eastern Conference. Less than two minutes into the third period, a miscommunication […]
John Tortorella is focused on building the Flyers from the footers, knowing that this is more than a one-year process to get it right. GM Chuck Fletcher seemed to have a different message, showing a disconnect between coaching and management.
Sonny Milano scored with 2:58 remaining in the third, setting up overtime where Alex Ovechkin won it with his 790th career goal in a 3-2 loss to the Capitals that sent the Flyers streak to eight games.