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Rick Tocchet says Game 1 pace ‘fast-tracked’ development for Flyers’ young core
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet wasn’t sure what to expect from his 10 players making their maiden voyage into the National Hockey League playoffs. But he couldn’t have been happier with how the team played in Game 1 on the road, and how the veterans and the youngsters seemed to take it all in stride. “I don’t know if I was surprised, but the demeanor in today’s game, yesterday, I thought just the way they approached the game,” Tocchet said following Philadephia’s 3-2 win Satu...
‘He’s a stud’: Flyers react to impressive Game 1 win over Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers were able to walk away from Game 1 of the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins — the team’s first playoff game since 2020 and the first ever for so many players on this team — with a very impressive 3-2 win. But it made a larger impact than just putting them up 1-0 in the series, several players were raving about the win and how impressive some individual performances were. Denver Barkey battles the big guy Flyers winger Denver Barkey isn’t a big g...
Flyers’ Porter Martone wanted to ‘make a splash’ in Game 1 and he sure did
They didn’t take the easy route, nearly coughing up a two-goal lead with just over a minute to go but in the end, the Philadelphia Flyers took Game 1 with an impressive 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take the series lead one game to none. Winger Porter Martone played his first playoff game, and got his first goal. To put icing on the already lovely cake thus far, it was the game-winner. Martone told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan immediately after the game he wanted to have an impact wi...
Flyers suffocated the Penguins to earn massive Game 1 win
The Philadelphia Flyers lead their first round series against the hated Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 because of a significant 3-2 win in Game 1. It was just about all you could hope for but the prize of it all — the reason that we can sit back and think about how the Flyers have won the opening game of this series is because of a team-wide commitment to squeezing the life out of everyone wearing black and gold. Coming into this series, this was one of the key advantages that the Flyers had ove...
Takeaways: Flyers snatch Game 1 in gutsy 3-2 win over Penguins
Playoff hockey is back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers kicked off the new era with a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh. They now have home-ice advantage for the remainder of the series, and will go back to Philadelphia with the series at least tied 1-1 before Game 3. The basics First period: No scoring Second period: 9:19 – Jamie Drysdale (Trevor Zegras, Denver Barkey), 15:51 – Evgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell) Third period: 10:00 – Travis Sanheim (Rasmus Ristolai...
Flyers @ Penguins, Game 1: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
The day has finally arrived! After three long days off, the Flyers are back in action and set to kick off their first bit of playoff action in six years tonight in Pittsburgh. It’s the next installment of this series between bitter rivals, and a big test for this young Flyers team. The trial by fire is before them, and we’ll see how they fare in it. Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading As they get into this matchup, the...
Rick Tocchet reveals his plan for Flyers’ young players in the playoffs
As has been well established, the Flyers have drastically less playoff experience collectively than their state rivals in the Penguins. However, Philadelphia have younger players, ideally with much more gas in the tank as each game progresses than the likes of Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin. On the other hand, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet said that youngsters like Porter Martone, Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, and Denver Barkey have to realize the playoffs are a slightly...
Flyers vs. Penguins: Previewing the defensive matchups in the Battle of Pennsylvania
As we await the Battle of Pennsylvania this weekend, it’s time for another preview of the series with a look at the teams’ defensive cores, and see who has the edge on the defensive side of the ice. The Top Guys: Erik Karlsson vs. Travis Sanheim After the 2024-25 season in which everyone kinda thought he was cooked, it turns out Erik Karlsson still has something left in the tank. Karlsson had a massive return to form this season, which was downright shocking for the 35-ye...
3 Flyers who are about to make life miserable for the Penguins in the playoffs
The upcoming playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins might not be the most beautiful set of hockey games in the world. There will be moments of pure hockey skill on display and some high-pace play, but it could be an absolute collision between two forces and one side (the good guys) want to shut down offense as much as possible to grind out a win. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t be an entertaining series. We know that the NHL truly needs to have the...
What the Flyers can learn from their regular season series vs. Penguins
Breaking down the Flyers' regular season series with the Penguins, digging into some key stats and takeaways.
Flyers can’t afford to repeat their 2018 Game 1 disaster vs. Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers face the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night in prime time for Game 1, before a national television audience. Nobody knows the outcome. Will the Penguins overpower and steamroll the Flyers in the opening 10 minutes? Or will Philadelphia’s youthful forwards surgically pick apart the Penguins in the neutral zone and make their lives a lot harder than they (most experts) anticipate? It’s not the first time a younger group of Flyers faced an experienced Penguins cl...
The NHL needs the Broad Street Bullies again
What’s the first thing that you think of when you think of the Philadelphia Flyers? Okay, besides Gritty. It’s the Broad Street Bullies. The Flyers historically have been a team that you don’t want to play. In the classic Bullies sense, that meant a team that could physically beat you into submission. That, however, is not how things work in the modern NHL. Physicality is still a major factor in the modern NHL. The Flyers went after size in the 2025 draft, with only two of their nine pick...
Eagles legend Jason Kelce spotted on ice at Flyers practice before playoffs
The Philadelphia Flyers need all the help they can get to make a significant and deep run in the playoffs this season, and it looks like one of the city’s living legends is getting involved. Jason Kelce is synonymous with Philadelphia sports as the former Eagles center has remained extremely active in the city and now with the Flyers being the hottest team in the city — no offense to the Sixers’ current playoff run and how the Phillies are doing to start their season — he’s getting right ...
Who the experts are picking in the Flyers-Penguins playoff series
While some people believe watching paint dry might be a better option than watching the Flyers battle the Penguins in round one, the majority of hockey fans are excited to see the old Pittsburgh guard go up against the up-and-coming team from Philadelphia. Many are expecting it to go to a lot more than four games, with some feeling it’s closer to a coin toss than it is a decided advantage for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and crew. So, in no particular order, here are what some of the prog...
Goaltending will decide the Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series
It’s another playoff series involving the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We’re still not sure when it will start. What’s clear is the old boring narrative about the Flyers having goaltending issues when it counts should at least be put on the back burner to start. When “The Great One” mentions Flyers starter Dan Vladar as a possible nominee for the Hart Trophy, you know it’s been a good year for Philadelphia goaltending. A lot can happen in a seven-game series, leading s...
NHL releases full Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series schedule
The National Hockey League early Friday morning released the complete schedule for the first round Eastern Conference series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The series gets underway on Saturday evening at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and will conclude on May 2 if it goes to a seventh and deciding game. If there’s any advantage for the far younger Flyers, it’s that the first three games will be played every other night. Following...
Friday Morning Fly By: Anticipation, rising
*Alright fam we have ONE MORE DAY to wait before the Flyers-Pens series begins. We know this now. But only that. Who knows when the other games will be. [ NBC Sports Philly ] *UPDATE! Now we know all the other games! *Everyone’s doing their series predictions but we got into the weeds to compare how the forward corps of these two teams match up. [ BSH ] *Speaking of predictions, if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out his full preview of the serie...
Travis Konecny reveals he told the Flyers to draft Porter Martone
It’s a good feeling when you can see some talent in a young NHL Draft prospect in the coming years and then hitch your wagon to that player, to then have that guy turn into an absolute stud. Well, it turns out that some NHL players to the same little bit of pre-scouting for their team. Porter Martone has been a godsend for this Philadelphia Flyers team. As soon as he joined them after his season with Michigan State was over, this team’s offense took a whole new look and felt so much more ...
5 burning questions before the Flyers’ playoff run begins
These Philadelphia Flyers were not guaranteed to make the playoffs, and most would have expected them to miss by a fairly wide margin before this season began. But here they are, just days away from playing Game 1 against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins in what should be a highly entertaining series. But there are still some big questions prior to that all-important first playoff game for this iteration of the Flyers. Because, like we mentioned, they weren’t necessarily supposed to be here....
Comparing this year’s Flyers lineup to the last time they were in the playoffs
When the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs began, the Flyers were months beyond a rather good run in February and March. However, the pandemic put an end to many things, including the regular season. In August, the playoffs began, with a three-game round-robin leaving Philadelphia as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The seeding meant the Flyers had a first-round bye, waiting for their opponent to emerge from a best-of-five series. Montreal defeated Toronto, and the Flyers opened the playoffs on...
Flyers vs. Penguins: Breaking down the forward matchup ahead of the playoffs
For the first time in six years, the Philadelphia Flyers are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs and naturally, the hockey Gods have tasked them with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a first round matchup. With both teams entering the season as relative longshots to qualify for the postseason at all, their matchup represents a golden opportunity for either club to get one over on their Keystone State Rival. At face value, this is a battle of underdogs. The Penguins assembled an island of misfit to...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Now we wait
*Nothing left for us to do but wait for the first round to begin, eh friends? Just hanging out, thinking about how the hockey season isn’t over, waiting for the schedule release, things of that nature. We can also think about the difficult path to the playoffs that the Flyers gave themselves and then overcame. Because it rules. [ BSH ] *We can also spend a little bit of time reflecting on Danny Briere’s tenure as GM thus far, and all of the very savvy moves that have brought the Flyers to...
3 bold predictions for Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series
The eighth chapter in the playoff history between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins is about to be written. The Flyers have won four of the first seven series, but also lost three of the last four. The last time the two teams met was in 2018, when the Penguins took out Philadelphia in six games. Gritty was still an idea among some in the Flyers organization, and Shayne Gostisbehere was the team’s most offensive defenseman. It’s been a long time However, the rosters of bo...
The Flyers earned their playoff spot the hard way
You could describe the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2025-26 season with a list of different words, but none of them would be the word “perfect”. After their January swoon where they lost 11 out of 13 games and looked dead in the water amongst a glut of playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference, without any real juice, or an attribute that separated them from the pack. They were unable to string together any lengthy win streaks, every game without Dan Vladar in between the pipes felt like a sch...
Flyers’ Dan Vladar is getting Hart Trophy buzz
No member of the Philadelphia Flyers has won the Hart Trophy since Eric Lindros did for his 1994-95 season, but one player could at least get some recognition in the voting this season. When the Flyers signed Dan Vladar to a two-year contract last summer, he was seen as a temporary solution to a long-term problem. A career backup before arriving in Philadelphia, the 28-year-old netminder has never really been given the chance to have the majority of the crease, whether it was in Calgary o...
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