Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov returned to action on Thursday in Finland’s 5-4 loss to Switzerland at the Beijer Hockey Games in Ängelholm, Sweden. Barkov scored Finland’s only goal in the shootout, and Cats teammate Anton Lundell dished out three assists for the Finns, who will open the IIHF World Championship on March 15, versus Germany in Zurich.
Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 victory over the P...
The Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning ways with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the Xfinity Mobil Arena. The Canes remain undefeated in postseason play and now lead this second round series, 3-0. They are 7-0 overall in these playoffs. Going back to the regular season, they have won 16 […]
The Flyers had their share of chances early, but took way too many penalties in a 4-1 loss to Carolina in Game 3 on Thursday night. The loss puts Philadelphia down 3-0 in the series, with the Hurricanes looking to sweep in Game 4 on Saturday night.
The basics
First period: 17:27- Jordan Staal (Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere) (PPG) Second period: 2:31- Trevor Zegras (Emil Andrae, Porter Martone), 15:59- Jalen Chatfield (Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook) (SHG) Third period: 3:50-...
After taking a disappointing loss in overtime on the road in Game 2, the Flyers are back on home ice tonight for the first time in this series, and looking to break out for their first win against the Hurricanes. They’ve been getting things moving in the right direction, but this task is going to be easier said than done, and desperate times are beginning to arrive, as the Flyers look to avoid falling all the way down to 0-3 in the series.
Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺...
The Philadelphia Flyers are just hours away from hosting their first second-round playoff game since 2012 and we have good what looks to be a brand-new lineup for Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
With Noah Cates suffering a series-ending injury , head coach Rick Tocchet was forced to make some major changes to his lineup. The 27-year-old center was a key part of what worked down the middle and since this team is already lacking some firepower at center — especially considering Cate...
The Carolina Hurricanes take their undefeated postseason record on the road as they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals on Thursday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. Game time is 8 P.M. According to reports from the morning skate the Canes will have their full complement of players available, […]
While the Flyers have generally outperformed expectations over their first series and change in this playoff run, there has been one specific scenario that they just cannot get right. Throughout the first seven first periods they played in the playoffs, the Flyers have failed to score.
Despite blitzing the Penguins early on and running out to a 3-0 series lead, the Flyers never really took the play to the Penguins early on. In fact, the Penguins seemed to be the quicker team off the mark...
*Alright friends, the party comes home to Philadelphia tonight, with the Flyers and Hurricanes facing off in Game 3 tonight at 8 p.m. Why 8 p.m.? WHO KNOWS. Anyway, big news ahead of this one is that the Flyers will be without Noah Cates. For the rest of the series. [ NHL ]
*So what will this team look like down the middle for the remainder of these games against the Canes? Rick Tocchet offered some insights yesterday. [ BSH ]
*One thing seems obvious, to us at least: Sean Couturier ...
After the Philadelphia Flyers ' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second-round series, forward Noah Cates was seen sitting on an equipment box and being wheeled to the locker room, per reports . "He didn’t seem to be writhing in pain," said Jordan Hall, "but the Flyers clearly didn’t want him putting pressure on one of his legs." On Wednesday, the word has come down on the severity of his injury, and it's not good: Cates has been ruled out for the rest of the series....
The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough loss in Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. They took an early 2-0 lead, but the Canes battled back to force overtime, where Taylor Hall buried a loose puck to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the series.
But that wasn’t the only loss the Flyers felt on Monday night.
Noah Cates was spotted with a walking boot after the game , sparking speculation about the center’s status for the rest of the series. Rick Tocchet said on Tuesday ...
While the Philadelphia Flyers are busy trying to overcome a 2-0 series deficit to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs, they still had stakes in the result of the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. And now we know that they came up with a big win.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery. The results poured out and went in Toronto’s favor to land them the projected top prospect Gavin McKenna as they search for relevancy yet again.
The Maple Leafs had an 8.5 percent c...
Travis Konecny had a prime opportunity to be the Philadelphia Flyers’ overtime hero in Raleigh on Monday night. After a faceoff win by the Carolina Hurricanes, Trevor Zegras stole the loose puck from Jalen Chatfield along the wall and sprung Konecny for a breakaway.
Konecny retrieved the puck at the blue line and took a few strides before taking a shot on Frederik Andersen from the top of the hashmarks. At first, it looked like Konecny may have missed the net — a point that some writers a...
Monday night saw the Flyers’ series against the Hurricanes shift to Game 2, and as they looked to find quite a bit more in the way of jump and production alike to bounce back from a difficult showing in their first time out, the Flyers made a notable shakeup to their lineup — beyond the addition of Carl Grundstrom and Emil Andrae from the sidelines into depth roles — within their middle-6.
As part of their line shuffling late in Game 1, looking for a mix with a bit more spark, the F...
The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind for the first time this postseason but regrouped and went on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2, in overtime on Monday night at the Lenovo Center. The win gives the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead over the Flyers in their Round 2 matchup. They are 6-0 so far this postseason. Taylor […]
After their ugly shutout loss to the Hurricanes to open up the series down in Raleigh on Saturday, it was certain that the Flyers needed to take a beat to regroup and refine their approach to their game, if they wanted to keep this series, at the very least competitive. There wasn’t time enough for a complete overhaul, but there were lessons aplenty that could be taken from how the Flyers approached that game — and how other teams have approached the Hurricanes’ system and dealt with it more e...
If you missed Game 1, you didn’t miss much . With some new forward lines, head coach Rick Tocchet was looking to spark some offense — the Flyers had not scored a regulation goal since Game 5 in Pittsburgh — and send the series back home tied at one. After early returns looked good, Carolina stabilized, and the Flyers couldn’t hang on to their early two-goal cushion. They’ve gone to overtime five times with the Hurricanes this season in six games across the regular season and playoffs, winning ...
After missing Game 1 due to injury , Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett is not going to be in the lineup for Game 2 Monday night against the host Carolina Hurricanes. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet made the news official during a pre-game presser, stating Tippett might be available for Game 3 on Thursday, but it would be a game-time decision.
Rick Tocchet confirms Owen Tippett is out again in Game 2. Says he's a "possibility" for Game 3. Will be a game-time decision. — Charlie ...
O wen Tippett was among nine players skating for this morning's optional skate for the Philadelphia Flyers after being among the missing for Game 1. Now the Flyers have clarified that Tippett will be a no-go once again for Game 2. Owen Tippett out for Flyers in Game 2 against the Hurricanes. Still day to day. Coach Rick Tocchet says he remains an option to play Game 3 on Thursday. — Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) May 4, 2026 Head coach Rick Tocchet says that Tippett remains an option to play ...
The Ottawa Senators' season ended last week, not quite the way they had hoped. A four-game sweep at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes sent the Senators home to stew for the summer. Now, just to add a little insult to injury, the NHL has suspended forward Ridly Greig for two games to start next season for sucker punching the Canes' Sean Walker in the final game of the series. Ottawa’s Ridly Greig has been suspended for two regular season games for roughing Carolina’s Sean W...
Okay, well the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t start the second round all that well. After a brutal 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 1, the Flyers are searching their first goal of the series and even still looking for their first stretch of solid offense.
Maybe it will come Monday night, but it’s going to take a fairly large change.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ABC/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Rick Tocchet said exactly what he’s looki...
As most of you are aware, the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Tulsky, used to go here. He started out his incredibly hockey journey that has now led him to running a team that is one of the rare perennial and true contenders in the NHL, at this little hockey blog looking at a bunch of numbers and asking and answering a bunch of questions.
So now with the Hurricanes facing off against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team he extensively wrote about and grew up a fan off, in th...
The Ottawa Senators were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and GM Steve Staios enters the offseason with a clear and specific list of things he wants to address.
Near the top of that list, per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun , is a reliable backup goaltender.
Staios intends to go shopping for one this summer.
James Reimer, who signed with Ottawa midway through the season after clearing a professional tryout with the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet might not be envious of the Phillies current won/loss record so far this season. But he used a baseball analogy on Sunday after practice to describe how Philadelphia needs to start Game 2 Monday night against the host Hurricanes.
“I just said we just got to hit singles every shift, you can’t try to hit home runs,” the coach said. “I just felt a lot of guys were all in on a home run or not skating. So we’ve learned from it, we’re moving on from it.”
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While he didn’t name anyone in particular, it appears that Philadelphia Flyers head coach isn’t a huge fan of scrums after the whistles. And even less so when it comes to slashing.
“I don’t like slashing and stupid flicking sticks,” Tocchet said after the Flyers uninspiring 3-0 loss to Carolina in Game 1 Saturday night. “That’s not me. If you’re going to go in a scrum, drop your gloves and fight a guy. Both guys, if not, just play. You want to hold the net and be tough in front of the net...
Logan Stankoven scored twice to extend his postseason goal streak to five games in the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 victory over Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 at Lenovo Center on Saturday. Frederik Andersen made 19 saves to post his second shutout of the playoffs, and Jackson Blake also tallied for the Hurricanes, who are unbeaten. Sean Couturier matched Stankoven with a game-high five shots, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots for the Flyers.
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