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Takeaways: Gutsy effort leads Flyers over Wild in 3-2 shootout victory

A tired Flyers team overcame a somewhat off night by Dan Vladar, another string of horrid power plays and a rested Minnesota Wild to eke out a 3-2 shootout victory in what was one of the grittier efforts of the season. The basics First period: 18:36- Emil Andrae (Trevor Zegras) Second period: 8:39- Matt Boldy (Mats Zuccarello, Quinn Hughes) (PPG), 17:51- Kirill Kaprizov (Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes) Third period: 7:58- Owen Tippett (Carl Grundstrom, Travis Sanheim) (SHG) Overtime: No s...

Flyers @ Wild: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

After defeating the Washington Capitals by a wonderful score of 4-1, the Philadelphia Flyers are quickly making their way out to Minnesota to face the Wild and face a familiar face. Bobby Brink is going to be on the other side of the ice tonight. Puck drop:  8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading College seasons around the country are wrapping up and that means undrafted free agents can soon be signed. Here are FIVE possible targets for the Flyers...

Owen Tippett dominates in every way possible as Flyers beat Capitals

Owen Tippett had one of those games. The Philadelphia Flyers winger might not have been on the score sheet a whole lot against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, but he was all over the ice and showed just how he can take over a game using all the tools he has. At the end of the night, Tippett scored one goal, an empty netter at that. He added an assist on an extremely pretty goal by Trevor Zegras. And Tippett was third among Flyers forwards with 16:40 ice time, behind Christian ...

Why Nikita Grebenkin’s pest mentality fits the Flyers perfectly

The Philadelphia Flyers have long been known for getting under the opposition’s skin. Whether it was players like Travis Konecny or Wayne Simmonds stirring the pot, the Flyers have almost always had someone willing to irritate the other team. This season, that role appears to belong to Nikita Grebenkin. Nikita Grebenkin vs. the Washington Capitals The Flyers faced the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night in a crucial matchup, with both teams clinging to slim playoff hopes. Heavy hi...

5 NCAA free agents the Flyers should target this spring

While it isn’t always the most fruitful path, signing undrafted players out of college is certainly one way for NHL teams to inject some talent for absolutely free, into their organization. Sometimes they become Martin St. Louis — or for more modern examples, high-end role players like Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski or San Jose Sharks forward Collin Graf — and sometimes turn into just everyday professionals who get to start playing hockey for money instead of an education. For the Phil...

Thursday Morning Fly By: Wow, goals!

*The Flyers gave Travis Konecny a nice little birthday present by remembering how to score goals and win the game. RECAP ! *Big news yesterday was the Flyers signing one of their college kids, Noah Powell, to his entry-level contract. Good for you, kid. [ BSH ] *You may not have known this, but Powell is hearing impaired, which makes his success in hockey thus far pretty dang impressive. [ Inquirer ] *Powell was a 5th round pick, so manage expectations, but he aims to be a pain ...

Takeaways: Flyers bounce back over Washington with four goals

Coming off an embarrassing 6-2 defeat to the New York Rangers on Monday night, the Flyers responded well. It was going to be difficult to play any worse, but nonetheless, Philadelphia trailed yet again ten minutes in. Despite allowing the first goal, as per tradition, the Flyers carried a lead into the third period for the second time in the last 15 games. The Flyers had not held a lead at any point in a game since March 2 in Toronto, where they conceded that lead after just 2:48. They’ve stop...

Flyers vs. Capitals: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Flyers are back in action tonight and ready to kick off the first leg of this midweek back-to-back, and, even more critically, looking to find a way to bounce back from a very tough loss to the Rangers on Monday. They’ll have to get through another divisional rival to do it, as they have a tough Capitals team in front of them, so this won’t be an easy task, but this Flyers team has often flexed their resilience so far this season, and its next test lies ahead. Puck drop:  7:30 p.m. Ho...

Flyers sign prospect Noah Powell to entry-level contract

While the NHL trade deadline has come and gone, that doesn’t mean the transactions are done. As junior leagues and NCAA seasons start to end around the continent, a whole lot of teams are signing their prospects to their first professional contracts and bringing them in to get a much closer look and how they’re developing. The Philadelphia Flyers are one of those teams as they have signed one of their prospects to an entry-level contract after his college season wrapped up. Announced by t...

Wednesday Morning Fly By: Good day to capitalize

*The Flyers are back at it tonight, at 7:30 p.m. for some reason. They’ll be taking on the Capitals, who are better than the Rangers, so who knows how this is going to go. If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts on the last game before this one. [ PHLY ] *Danny Briere sat down with the Inky to answer some pointed post-deadline questions, including some thoughts on Matvei Michkov’s recent play and how he feels about his performance at the deadline. ...

Emil Andrae emerges as a Flyers trade candidate this summer

Emil Andrae, just one year ago, was playing top-four minutes for John Tortorella’s Philadelphia Flyers. It looked like the club might have unlocked a new level for their Swedish defender, until the very moment it stopped. You can almost pinpoint on a calendar when things changed for Andrae– December 20, 2024, the day he was sent back to the AHL. “It’s gotten too rich for him,” said Tortorella about the demotion. He was pretty clearly told to work on a specific part of his game, and perhap...

Why Matvei Michkov fits best at right wing for the Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have been on a roller coaster this past weekend, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a thrilling shootout victory Saturday night before getting embarrassed at home by the New York Rangers 6-2. Not much has gone right for this team lately, but one positive development has been Matvei Michkov’s shift to the right wing and the effectiveness we’ve seen from the move. In the wake of the Flyers dealing forward Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defensem...

Tuesday Morning Fly By: Return of the crap

*Wow, what a hockey game. What a thrilling 60 minutes of action. Exactly what you’d expect when your team plays the worst team in the conference. GREAT STUFF, BOYS. RECAP . *Alex Bump continues to be A Big Story in the Flyers cinematic universe, fueled by the fact that he kinda rules, which is fueled by his own belief in himself and the belief of his friends and family. Which is very sweet! [ Inquirer ] *Bump is one of the young guys the Flyers are hoping will lead the charge down th...

Takeaways: Flyers fall 6–2 in embarrassing blowout loss to Rangers

After an entertaining 4–3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers came out flat against a struggling New York Rangers squad and never recovered, losing 6–2. The Basics First period: 1:04- Noah Laba (Matthew Robertson, Tye Kartye), 13:06- Mika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafreniere, Vladislav Gavrikov), 19:23- Alexis Lafreniere (Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) (PPG) Second period: 3:54-Matvei Michkov (Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras)(PPG), 6:40- Gabe ...

Flyers winger Alex Bump might get a longer look than expected

You couldn’t have written a better script for Flyers winger Alex Bump. From missing the initial calls from the Flyers saying he was getting called up for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh, to scoring his first National Hockey League goal, to getting a paper mask after the game thanks to Nic Desaluriers’ luggage snafu, it was one to remember. It sounds like Bump isn’t going to be one-and-done, or two-and-done if head coach Rick Tocchet’s statements after practice Monday is any measuring stick....

Flyers vs. Rangers: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Philadelphia Flyers (a not-so-good team in the NHL) are hosting the New York Rangers (a bad team in the NHL) on Monday night as we count down the days left in this season. And these two teams aren’t bad and mediocre in an exciting way — so this might be a slog to watch. Puck drop:  7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP+ đź“»: 93.3 WMMR Pregame reading Jamie Drysdale got into his first career fight at the game on Saturday, and he loved every second of it. Just anot...

Why Flyers need to figure out David Jiricek quickly

The Philadelphia Flyers’ biggest splash at the trade deadline wasn’t selling off a bunch of aging veterans for whatever draft picks they could pry from the hands of the top teams around the NHL — bad news for some fans. But, they took the step to clear up space for potential top-end winger prospects in the future and bet big on a former top draft pick figuring it out in their system. By bringing in David Jiricek from the Minnesota Wild, they have possibly solve some of their problems on t...

David Jiricek is hopefully Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen replacement

In the aftermath of the 2026 trade deadline, a sizable portion of the Flyers fanbase were puzzled to see Rasmus Ristolainen stick around. Despite the host of trade rumors that swirled around the 31-year old Finnish Olympian, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere stuck to his guns and refused to move Ristolainen for what he believed were inadequate packages. As the most marquee trade piece available, the lack of a Ristolainen trade caused the Flyers’ deadline to be much quieter than expecte...

Monday Morning Fly By: Turning the page

*We made it, folks! The trade deadline has come and gone, and we’re officially made it out on the other side. In case you missed it — you know, if you’re just waking up from a coma or returning from a remote wilderness excursion — let’s recap the news happenings. The Flyers made a trade to send Bobby Brink to the Wild in exchange for defenseman David Jiricek. [ BSH ] They also sent Nic Deslauriers to the Hurricanes. [ BSH ] And picked up a new center in Luke Glendening off wai...

Flyers’ Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves and he loved every second of it

The Philadelphia Flyers scratched and clawed to a gutsy 4-3 shootout win over the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon. It was a game that ended up being full of firsts. Winger Alex Bump made his NHL debut and scored his first goal in a very successful game from the 22-year-old, and defenseman Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves for the first time every in his hockey career. It was a beautiful sight. All game long, the Flyers and Penguins were getting into their typical extra cu...

Why acquiring David Jiricek is a massive risk for the Flyers

The NHL draft represents the league’s casino for fans and franchises alike. Much like the table games and slot machines lining the floor of a casino, the rounds and pick slots all represent different risk and value propositions to the beholder. Amongst the litany of games where the house has an overwhelming advantage, there are a few opportunities for sharp bettors to capitalize when the odds are right. In this metaphor, a first round pick is blackjack. Statistically, blackjack is the tab...