Tag: Travis Konecny
Flyers-Sharks: Game 35 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers will still be down several regulars as they take on the Sharks, who are also dealing with several absences, on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Penguins: Game 34 Preview
| Leave a CommentWhile the Flyers deal with a depleted lineup from COVID and injuries, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in town on Thursday night, fresh off their ninth straight win.
Read more »Flyers-Ducks: Game 33 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe four-game road trip out of the holiday break ends with one more game on the West coast on Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks, albeit with many players out due to COVID protocol on both sides, including both team captains, a budding young star for Anaheim, and the Flyers other top-pairing defenseman.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Saturday’s Flyers-Kings Game
| 1 Comment on Flyers 5: Takeaways from Saturday’s Flyers-Kings GameThe law of averages essentially caught up to the Flyers. Out of the break, they were lucky to get a win in Seattle and stole a point in San Jose. Deservedly, they have nothing to show for a defeat that featured more sloppy play, more poor puck management, and continued lapses in defensive coverage.
Read more »Flyers-Kings: Game 32 Preview
| Leave a CommentA short trip from San Jose to Los Angeles marks the next stop on this post-holiday road trip, as the Flyers try to extend the points streak to eight games against the Kings.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Thursday’s Flyers-Sharks Game
| Leave a CommentInjuries, COVID, and everything else aside, the Flyers are not clicking the way they need to. They may be turning the corner in terms of results, but they may be turning into a head-on collision with some of the best teams in the league still ahead on the schedule.
Read more »Flyers Rally Late, Fall in OT to Sharks
| Leave a CommentOne night after getting the win in overtime, the Flyers didn’t get the same fate on this night. Tomas Hertl scored on a rebound with 30.8 seconds remaining to hand the Flyers a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Read more »Flyers-Sharks: Game 31 Preview
| Leave a CommentIt’s a quick turnaround on Thursday, as the Flyers head to California to finish up the four-game road trip. Their first game comes in San Jose, as they take on the Sharks.
Read more »Flyers-Kraken: Game 30 Preview
| Leave a CommentCOVID is still running wild in the NHL and the rest of the world, but the Flyers make their return with five new additions to the COVID protocol list over the last several days, but also three players back from protocols. They will face the Seattle Kraken in their return, opening up a four-game road trip on Wednesday night.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Saturday’s Flyers-Senators Game
| Leave a CommentIt wasn’t pretty, and against another of the NHL’s bottom-feeder teams, the mistakes being made and the habits continuing to take center-stage are still troubling. But the Flyers also have strung together wins and points, and that’s what was needed against these teams. Now they need to continue to form better habits and apply it, perhaps as soon as next week against some tough Metro Division competition, if the schedule allows.
Read more »Flyers Down Senators on Sanheim’s OT Winner
| Leave a CommentTravis Sanheim scored the game-winning goal at 1:35 of OT, giving the Flyers a 4-3 win over the Senators on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Senators: Game 29 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers face off against the 30th-ranked Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. But don’t be fooled, the Senators have won five of their last seven games, including convincing wins over Tampa Bay and Florida in the last week.
Read more »Flyers-Canadiens: Game 28 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers and Canadiens meet for the first time since the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday night, as the Flyers go for a fourth straight win.
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Game 27 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Devils are back on the schedule for the Flyers on Tuesday night, closing out the three-game season series, this time trying to pick up a third-straight win.
Read more »JVR Scores 2, Flyers Get Back-to-Back Wins
| Leave a CommentA pair of goals by James van Riemsdyk paced the Flyers offense, as they claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since Oct. 27 and 28, defeating the Arizona Coyotes, 5-3, on Saturday night.
Read more »Flyers-Coyotes: Game 26 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers close out a three-game road trip in Arizona to face off against the NHL’s last-place team, the Coyotes.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Friday’s Flyers-Golden Knights Game
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers didn’t snap their fingers and suddenly become a force to be reckoned with. There was plenty in their process in this game that left a lot to be desired. But as we’ve done with numerous wins already this season, the Flyers can turn to their goalie and thank him for being the catalyst that ended this streak.
Read more »Flyers Snap Streak, Beat Vegas with Power Play in 3rd
| Leave a CommentA pair of power-play goals in the third period proved to be the difference, as the Flyers held off the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, on Friday night, snapping a 10-game losing streak.
Read more »Flyers-Golden Knights: Game 25 Preview
| Leave a CommentFriday’s game brings the Flyers to Vegas to face the Golden Knights, a team that has won three straight, as the Flyers try to avoid an 11-game losing streak.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Wednesday’s Flyers-Devils Game
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers losing streak reached 10 games with another lifeless, boring, and uninspired effort. That’s beyond concerning for a team that should be prepared for much more change and uncertainty over the next few weeks if nothing changes.
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Game 24 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers hit the road for the first of three games. It starts with a short trip to face the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.
Read more »New Coach, Same Result as Avalanche Hand Flyers 9th Straight Loss
| Leave a CommentJust like it has so many times during this losing streak, the momentum disappeared in an instant and the snowball effect started. A shorthanded goal for the Avalanche got the game tied and was the first of four straight goals. The Flyers managed a small rally in the opening period to trim the margin to one twice in the game, but eventually fell for the ninth straight game with a 7-5 loss to the Avalanche at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Game 20 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers are battered with injuries, but have faced teams dealing with significant losses in their own right and have struggled to keep up in a five-game losing streak. The New Jersey Devils have lost five of their last six game entering Sunday night’s action.
Read more »Flyers-Hurricanes: Game 19 Preview
| Leave a CommentFollowing an off day on Thanksgiving, the Flyers return to the ice to face the top team in the NHL, the Carolina Hurricanes, in the annual Black Friday game. The Flyers used the hot goaltending method to earn a 2-1 win against Carolina on the road earlier this month and they may need another one to salvage a week that certainly hasn’t been good so far.
Read more »Ekblad’s OT Winner Sinks Flyers in Florida
| Leave a CommentAfter stopping six shots for the Panthers to start the 3-on-3, Martin Jones couldn’t stop a one-time blast from Aaron Ekblad in a 2-1 overtime loss for the Flyers on Wednesday night.
Read more »Flyers-Panthers: Game 18 Preview
| Leave a CommentLess than 24 hours after a blowout loss in Tampa Bay, the Flyers face off on Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers.
Read more »Flyers-Lightning: Game 17 Preview
| Leave a CommentA brutal week begins against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flyers suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Lightning last Thursday, and will have to dig deep again to try to earn two points and avoid an extensive losing streak for the first time this season.
Read more »Flyers-Bruins: Game 16 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers are 6-0 after a loss this season. They face another of those situations, as the Flyers welcome the Boston Bruins back to Philadelphia for the second time this season on Saturday night.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Thursday’s Flyers-Lightning Game
| Leave a CommentClaude Giroux’s second goal of the game earned the Flyers a valuable point against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. It was just another example of their resilience in the face of adversity, another quick response just when you think this team is starting to reach the breaking point.
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