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Provorov’s Highlight-Reel Goal Lifts Flyers to OT Win Over Montreal
| Leave a CommentIvan Provorov pulled off a highlight-reel goal, beating Keith Kinkaid 31 seconds into overtime to give the Flyers a 4-3 win over the Canadiens, their fourth straight win to close out the month.
Read more »Flyers-Flames Observations: Missed Opportunity
| 1 Comment on Flyers-Flames Observations: Missed OpportunityThe Flyers were 1:23 away from a regulation win, but a perfect bounce helped the Flames force overtime and ultimately win in a shootout, a missed opportunity for the Flyers to pick up two points.
Read more »Flyers Lose Late Lead, Fall to Flames in Shootout
| Leave a CommentThe Flames scored a late goal to force overtime and eventually a shootout, where they were able to snap their six-game losing streak against the Flyers in a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Panthers Observations: Sloppy in Sunrise
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers losing streak reaches four games with a loss to the Florida Panthers. Some observations from a rough night in Sunrise, Fl.
Read more »Frost Scores in Debut, but Flyers Struggle in Loss to Panthers
| Leave a CommentMorgan Frost made his NHL debut and scored his first NHL goal, but the Flyers still fell far short of the Panthers in a 5-2 loss on Tuesday night.
Read more »Flyers Extend Points Streak, Fall to Capitals in Shootout
| Leave a CommentFacing the league’s best team proved to be too much for the Flyers in the end, with the Flyers dropping a 2-1 decision in a shootout to the Washington Capitals, but not before a highly competitive and entertaining game at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.
Read more »Flyers-Maple Leafs Observations: Role Reversal
| Leave a CommentWith goals from Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier, the Flyers managed to secure their second shootout win in eight days, this time beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in the shootout and 3-2 in the game. Observations from the Flyers shootout win over Toronto.
Read more »Flyers-Canadiens Observations: Just Rewards
| Leave a CommentSean Couturier had the heroics, scoring the game-winning goal on a shot that leaked through Price in the Flyers 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Thursday night, a just reward for the team that had dominated for most of regulation. Here are some observations from the Flyers overtime win.
Read more »Flyers-Maple Leafs Observations: A Hard-Fought Point
| Leave a CommentA fortunate goal got the score even and somehow the game was tied after one period. From there, the Flyers played the dominant forechecking game they have proven to be capable of and actually kept the game in their favor for some time. They got the game to overtime, earned a solid point in the standings, before falling in a marathon shootout that went 11 rounds in a 4-3 defeat to Toronto.
Read more »Flyers Fall to Maple Leafs in Marathon Shootout
| Leave a CommentIn the 11th round of a marathon shootout, Andreas Johnsson managed to beat Brian Elliott for the deciding goal, as the Flyers dropped a hard-fought contest, 4-3, to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Devils Observations: A Much-Needed Road Win
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers 4-3 shootout win against the New Jersey Devils certainly was not pretty, but it was a much-needed road win to get things back on track. Here are a few observations from the win over the Devils.
Read more »Farabee’s 1st Ties Game, Flyers Get Win Over Devils in SO
| Leave a CommentJoel Farabee’s first NHL goal came with 8:31 remaining in the third period to tie the game at three and ultimately force overtime. The Flyers were able to finally get an edge in the shootout, defeating the Devils, 4-3, on Friday night from Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Read more »Flyers-Penguins Observations: Dreadful Defense
| Leave a CommentIn two straight games, the Flyers have not been close to competitive and played atrocious defense, certainly alarming signs with more divisional games still to come.
Read more »Penguins Score 4 in 1st, Rout Flyers
| Leave a CommentThe Penguins scored four goals in the first period on their way to a 7-1 win over the Flyers.
Read more »Flyers-Islanders Observations: Long Night on the Island
| Leave a CommentPerhaps the Islanders slept through the first shift of the game, giving up the puck on a turnover and the glorious chance for Voracek to put the Flyers in front. From there, nothing was easy for the Flyers offensively and the Islanders gave them a taste of their own medicine with physical play and a tenacious forecheck.
Read more »Hart, Defense Struggles as Islanders Down Flyers
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers could not recover from three first-period goals and another quick pair of goals to start the second, falling to the Islanders, 5-3, on Sunday night to snap a three-game winning streak.
Read more »Giroux, JVR Net 1st Goals of Season in Flyers Win Over Hawks
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers got the first goal of the game again and Giroux and van Riemsdyk finally got on the board as the Flyers picked up a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Read more »Flyers Rally to Force OT, Fall to Canucks in Shootout
| Leave a CommentOskar Lindblom tied the game with 5:02 to play in the third, helping the Flyers force overtime and keep their points streak alive at three games. But Jacob Markstrom and the Canucks got the last laugh in a 3-2 shootout win.
Read more »Flyers-Devils Observations: Showing Potential
| Leave a CommentThis is how teams that make the playoffs look on a regular basis. It may just be the second game of the season for the Flyers, but what you got was a showing of potential, the possibilities that are there with this team. Observations from the Flyers win over the Devils.
Read more »Flyers-Blackhawks Observations: A Good First Impression
| Leave a CommentAfter a fairly sloppy and wide-open first period against the Blackhawks, the Flyers started to tighten things up in the second and third periods, playing a solid all-around game. It’s only the first step to having a better start than in years past, but very early on you saw the potential the Flyers have to offer.
Read more »Flyers Name Final Roster; Farabee, Myers Sent Down
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers final 23-man roster includes three injured players on the non-roster injured list — but not long-term injury list — and 20 active players. There are a total of 11 forwards and seven defensemen on the roster. To complete the final cuts, Joel Farabee and Phil Myers were sent down to the AHL.
Read more »Flyers Make More Cuts, Roster Down to 27
| Leave a CommentFlyers GM Chuck Fletcher announced seven additional roster cuts on Tuesday that bring the roster to 27 with just two games remaining in the preseason and two days left until the team heads to Europe.
Read more »Bruins Rally Late, Down Flyers in OT
| Leave a CommentThe Bruins got a goal with 1:46 left in the third to tie the game then won in overtime with a power-play goal to hand the Flyers a 4-3 defeat on Monday night.
Read more »Flyers-Bruins: Preseason Game 5 Preview
| Leave a CommentTwo games remain before the Flyers hit the road for Europe ahead of the start of the 2019-20 season. It starts on Monday night when the Flyers face the Boston Bruins.
Read more »Flyers-Islanders Observations: Outmatched at the End
| Leave a CommentThe end results have not been as desired to start the preseason, but that means very little before the regular season. There are no points on the line and rosters are not fully constructed. All you had to do was look at the two rosters in Tuesday’s game on the road for the Flyers to see the disparity.
Read more »Flyers-Islanders: Preseason Game 2 Preview
| Leave a CommentFollowing Monday’s preseason opener, a 3-1 loss to the Islanders, the Flyers will get right back on the ice for another preseason tilt on Tuesday night on the road against the Islanders.
Read more »Flyers Place Bets on Moves Made Before Free Agency
| Leave a CommentFor every team that made a big signing as free agency opened, it is a calculated risk. The New York Rangers landed prize forward Artemi Panarin and are waging their success on him. The Flyers made their bet before free agency began on Kevin Hayes, Matt Niskanen and Justin Braun.
Read more »Flyerdelphia Podcast: Draft Recap & Free Agency Preview
| Leave a CommentThe guys review the Flyers draft, analyze the Sanheim and Elliott deals and the Hartman trade, try to project what kind of deals Provorov, Konecny and Laughton could get and look at some possible free agent targets for the Flyers as free agency begins on July 1.
Read more »Fletcher Addresses Flyers Recent Moves, Free Agency
| Leave a CommentAs free agency weekend approaches, Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher discussed the recent moves and upcoming free agency on Wednesday during development camp.
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