The excitement is in the air. You can feel it all throughout Philadelphia and especially in the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday night. Top prospect Porter Martone signed his entry-level contract just hours before puck drop as the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Dallas Stars in a crucial matchup if this team wanted to be taken seriously as a playoff contender.
To make the excitement grow even further, Martone was seen in the arena meeting with several members of Flyers management during the...
In a back-to-back, against one of the best teams in hockey, Trevor Zegras and the Philadelphia Flyers battled to defeat the Dallas Stars in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory.
The Basics
First period: No scoring Second period: 9:48 – Travis Konecny (Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Ristolainen) (PPG), 17:53 – Arttu Hyry (Unassisted) (SHG) Third period: No scoring Overtime: 3:27 – Trevor Zegras (Cam York, Sam Ersson) SOG: 30 (PHI) – 18 (DAL)
Takeaways
Trevor Zegras overtime hero
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DeMar DeRozan recently passed Tim Duncan in the All-Time scoring list, and should pass Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson this season, if he’s not shut down by the tanking Kings. It’s not surprising to see one of the best scorers of his generation potentially cracking the top 15 next season, but what makes DeRozan’s story […]
Playing their second game in as many nights, the Bruins appeared to be out of gas through the first two periods in Columbus. The Blue Jackets took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission, and while the B’s showed some push-back in the middle period, it was looking like one of those nights. However, the […]
The New York Jets own the number two overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. At this point it doesn’t seem likely the selection will be a quarterback. So the team will be turning to other positions. You could make a strong case that the most important non-quarterback position in the NFL is edge rusher. […]
With news that Porter Martone is now with the Philadelphia Flyers, the forward joins a list of other NCAA hockey players who, once they finished their collegiate careers, decided to join the club late in the season. While Martone might be the biggest or highest drafted of the lot, it’s not like he’s the first. Here then is a list of NCAA players not named Porter Martone who after college hockey signed with the Flyers to play. Note the list is from the current day dating back to 2018, so forgiv...
The Brooklyn Nets just couldn’t hold back any longer. After 10 straight losses, some being utter blowouts and others gut-wrenching fumbles at the goal line, the Nets returned home from their road trip heads hanging. Few fans want them winning games right now, and even fewer expect them to, but for the guys on the […]
The Montreal Canadiens finished off their season-series sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, riding a 34-save performance by Jakub Dorbes and a three-goal second period explosion to a 3-1 win at Lenovo Center. Carolina outshot Montreal 35-18 and held a 1-0 lead after a dominant first period. For the second time in a week, […]
Josh Anderson is unable to play with his illness, so Arber Xhekaj comes into today’s game. Not as a defenceman, but as a fourth-line forward.
First period
The Hurricanes have come out as the better team, so it seems the Habs didn’t learn anything from the previous meeting. They might give up more than 16 shots at this rate.
Five minutes in, the Canadiens haven’t won a single puck battle. How do they go from last night’s performance to this?
The puck has barely been out ...
After signing their 2025 first-round draft pick Sunday afternoon, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere hinted that if everything lines up and the necessary documentation is complete then Porter Martone will make his National Hockey League debut Tuesday night against the Capitals.
Prior to the start of Sunday evening’s game against Dallas, Briere spoke with the media over the recent signing . And it sounds as if he’s just as giddy as the fans and followers of the team seeing Ma...
In a repeat from last night, the Wolf Pack fell in extra time, banking a point but missing out on a key second one.
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (37-33-2) versus the Chicago Blackhawks (27-33-13) The Time: 7:00 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, NHLN; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: I had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not […]
Every Eastern conference matchup is a reminder of the precarity of the Raptors’ place in the playoff race. Tonight’s matchup with the Orlando Magic pits Toronto against a team pushing to get out of Play-In purgatory, as the Raps seek to tack on another win before getting back on the road. While Toronto is freed […]
Rangers 8, Phillies 3
There’s a certain comedy in the agony for Nets fans right now, and frankly, all fans of tanking teams. There has to be. Otherwise it would really be a brutal watch… assuming you’re still watching. Typing out this sentence feels wrong, but it’s the reality: the Brooklyn Nets need to lose tonight. And not just […]
“Look at us. Who would’ve thought? Not me,” said Paul Rudd, said Connor Ingram. The Edmonton Oilers netminder smiled ear to ear when he was interviewed by Tony Brar in-house after the 4-2 win over Anaheim on Saturday afternoon. Ingram held down the fort despite the Ducks’ furious attempt for their 26th comeback victory of the…
Baseball seems to have the longest offseason around. If you have a team that you follow that isn’t in the playoffs (or gets bounced from the playoffs quickly), it feels like forever until Opening Day. That wait brings hope, promise and hype that this will be the season a championship parade is the endgame. Opening […]
In one of the wildest bombshells of the year in the NHL, the Vegas Golden Knights have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy with 8 games to play in the regular season. And it gets even wilder: They've replaced him with... John Tortorella. The Vegas Golden Knights have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach. John Tortorella has been named head coach. #VegasBorn https://t.co/TSTwVqXlbQ — Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 29, 2026 The Golden Knights have had a disappointing season...
I had a good chuckle when social media went off about Alexander Ovechkin taking his first defensive zone face-off ths season despite the Capitals having played 73 games this season. It's not like Ovechkin has ever been up for a Selke Award in his career, and I don't think anyone would put him on the ice in the dying seconds of a game while up a goal. His talents are scoring goals, not stopping them, but Elliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts article published on Sportsnet's website yesterday got me t...
The Philadelphia Flyers are back in action just 24 hours after handing the Detroit Red Wings a big fat and powerful loss. Can they pull off something similar against a much better Dallas Stars team? The Flyers are the massive underdogs, but weirder things have happened this season.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Oh my goodness, he’s here. The Flyers have signed top prospect Porter Martone to his entry-level contract and ...
The Texas Rangers scored eight runs while the Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs. The two most notable offseason acquisitions for the Rangers this winter were Brandon Nimmo when he was acquired from the New York Mets for Marcus Semien back in November, and MacKenzie Gore when the Rangers unloaded the farm on the Washington Nationals […]
Game 73: Montreal Canadiens @ Carolina Hurricanes
Start time: **5:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM PDT** In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Hurricanes region: FanDuel Sports Network South Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
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Adam Sykora scored in back-to-back games and Conor Sheary added a shorthanded goal while Shesterkin nearly blanked Florida.
Xavi Simons has been linked with a return to Barcelona during the international break as the rumor mill goes into overdrive due to the lack of domestic football. It’s been claimed Simons wants to come back to Barcelona as he’s not happy with life battling relegation in the Premier League with Tottenham. However, Barcelona aren’t […]
With the regular season winding down and fewer than 10 games in most teams’ schedules, here’s the latest and second-to-last entry of the Standing Watch series. All playoff teams are already locked in, mind you, but there’s still some seed-shuffling left to play out during the final games of play, starting with Sunday’s matchup between […]