Following the Philadelphia Flyers’ 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders at Xfinity Mobile Arena Saturday afternoon, forward Trevor Zegras rightfully stood squarely in the spotlight after logging a pair of goals, an assist, and a shootout tally.
But goaltender Sam Ersson deserved some recognition as well, and Zegras wasted no time giving his goalie his flowers after the game.
“I mean, he made a couple crazy one-timer saves in overtime, and then obviously he finished it off in ...
In the first game of a five game homestand, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 4-3, notching their first shootout win of the season. Here is everything you need to know.
The basics
First period: 9:51 – Simon Holmstrom (J.G. Pageau) (SHG) Second period: 6:15 – Anthony Duclair (Marshall Warren, Anders Lee), 10:29 – Christian Dvorak (Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov) Third period: 1:53 – Trevor Zegras (Dvorak), 4:21 – Maxim Tsyplakov (Warren, Tony DeAng...
Looking at the data and watching some tape, to see just how Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett is excelling under head coach Rick Tocchet.
The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting the New York Islanders…at 12:30 p.m.??? Instead of finishing up a nice weekend brunch or going for an afternoon walk, or even being able to just think about nothing at all, the Flyers are playing a game way earlier than ever expected. A professional hockey game just an hour away from being in the morning.
Puck drop: 12:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Porter Martone is running college hocke...
With injuries still causing significant absences on the Philadelphia Flyers’ blue line and the destabilization of the bottom of the depth chart, it might be up to one single defensive pairing to really carry this team to early-season success.
The Flyers have a third pairing that very few people in the National Hockey League are envious of. Whether it’s been Egor Zamula, Noah Juulsen, Adam Ginning or (for a game) Emil Andrae, the fifth and sixth defensemen have been far from great. If it w...
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Porter Martone is really good at this whole hockey thing. Tonight, he and the newly no. 1 ranked team Michigan State Spartans opened their weekend series with the Northern Michigan Wildcats, and Martone made his mark early and often. Coming off of a strong showing against Boston University , the Flyers’ 6th overall pick stayed hot, cashing in himself and picking up another helper.
Just about midway through the first period, Martone was able to keep the...
The dark cloud over what has been a surprisingly decent start to the Philadelphia Flyers season has been Matvei Michkov’s performance. But after spending a night in Ottawa, there might be some signs of life.
Coming into Thursday night’s game, there were serious questions about whether or not Michkov would get his season going before people start to panic. Maybe, there are some that are already panicking, but after some reassurance that his molasses-slow start to his season is because he s...
*Well, that sure was a hockey game last night, huh? Something like that. RECAP !
*We got a little update from the org yesterday on the progress being made by Rasmus Risotlainen, who is a real person, and also Oliver Bonk. [ BSH ]
*Owen Tippett is having himself a great start to the season, which is cool, but apparently he is also the team DJ? Which is kind of even cooler?? [ Inquirer ]
*We were all a little worried about what kind of season Cam York might have after missing the ...
The Flyers were facing the worst goaltending in the league in terms of save percentage in Ottawa Thursday night, and yet they managed to make them look competent, resulting in Ottawa edging the visiting Flyers 2-1.
The basics
First period: 0:29- Tyson Foerster (Travis Konecny, Sean Couturier), 7:57- Michael Amadio (Claude Giroux, Artem Zub) Second period: 3:05- Olle Lycksell (Lars Eller, Nick Jensen) Third period: No scoring SOG: 22 (PHI) – 33 (OTT)
Some takeaways
Vladar’s ...
After a run of a few games at home, the Flyers are breaking up their stretch of home games with a quick trip up north to face off with the Senators, and a few familiar faces in the process. They’ve picked up a nice bit of steam over these last couple of games, but the next challenge is ahead of them, as they look to keep that rolling on another team’s turf.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Even with a bit of time...
The Philadelphia Flyers blue line is still incomplete to start the season and it looks like it will remain that way for quite some time.
According to The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz, both defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Oliver Bonk are approximately five to six weeks away from being back in game action. Kurz also adds that that is the timeline as long as there are no setbacks to either blueliner’s recovery.
Per a team source, both Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps surgery) and Oliver Bonk (upp...
Cam York is on his way to have a breakout season for the Philadelphia Flyers. The 24-year-old defenseman is already grading out as one of the best in the entire NHL through the first couple weeks of the 2025-26 season.
It started out as an unknown. York suffered a lower-body injury in preseason that kept him out through the first three games of the season, but since he came back and has played now three games, he appears to be dominant.
Sure, the scoring that we always dreamed of Yor...
*The Flyers are back on the ice tonight to say “hey” to our old pal Claude up in Ottawa. At the time I am typing these words, we don’t know which goalie will be starting. But if it’s Dan Vladar… well that’s pretty interesting, isn’t it? [ BSH ]
*Travis Konecny not only got on the scoresheet last game, he also looked more like himself, and he’s happy to be able to get things going now that we’re all back in the swing. [ Inquirer ]
*Remember when Taco was like “oh we are taking Andrae ...
It’s been another productive week up and down the Flyers’ prospect pool, stick with us as we break down some of the top performances of the week from around the globe.
The News of the Week
The dust has well and truly settled as the seasons are picking up everywhere, and as such, there’s no big news to report this time around. There might well be some on the horizon — as we monitor Jett Luchanko’s situation with the Flyers — but for the time being, we’re coasting.
Three Stars
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Emil Andrae is back with the Phantoms, he’s been given a significant role to work with, and he’s taking it all in stride. From the get-go, Andrae was given the expected high volume of minutes at even strength, as well as deployment on their top power play unit, but along with that, as something of a newer development, he’s been getting some work on the penalty kill. A lot of work on the penalty kill.
There is the plain fact of that matter that, by virtue of the Phantoms continuing to take...
Heading into this season, it seemed clear that the Flyers were once again entering the year without an out-and-out starting goaltender to play the majority of the games. Samuel Ersson returned to take over his role as the “1B” sort of starter who would more than likely not play more than 45 games, Ivan Fedotov was traded to Columbus, and Aleksei Kolosov was rightfully sent to Lehigh Valley in order to try and rebuild his game after a turbulent 2024-25.
That all cleared the way for D...
*Don’t want to jinx it or anything, but might the Flyers’ power play be fixed? Finally? The Flyers are seeing some things from Trevor Zegras that make them think maybe they’ve found the solution to what feels like a decade-long problem. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*It’s not just Zegras though, that’s what’s so cool about it. Jamie Drysdale also seems to be helping right the ship. [ BSH ]
*The success of the power play was one of the main things that made Monday’s game against the Kraken so...
Philadelphia Flyers forward Owen Tippett has had his name in headlines in the past week for a variety of reasons. He’s playing physical hockey and has five goals in six games this season, but the 26-year-old winger is still viewed as one of the more movable pieces on this roster — at least by some people.
Tippett’s name came up in rumors last week, which sparked further speculation about the forward’s future in Philadelphia.
“We’re gonna see I think some teams poking around on Philad...
The Flyers' scoring game broke out in their win over the Kraken, and their balanced approach suggests that this output could be not just a flash in the pan.
Nikita Grebenkin brings the Philadelphia Flyers everything they need and more from a player like him and he deserves to not be dragged in and out of the lineup like he has to start his season.
When the Flyers initially acquired Grebenkin as a part of the Scott Laughton trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, there was a general sentiment of “Oh, it’s the funny prospect that said that thing and that clip went viral. That’s neat.” And then, after looking just slightly further into what he’s act...
Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett has never been considered much of a bruiser. Although he measures in at a sturdy 6-foot-1 and 210 pounds, the 26-year-old’s game has primarily been predicated on speed and skill as opposed to physical dominance.
Well, that appears to be changing.
Now in the midst of an impressive hot streak, Tippett is not only doing what he does best — finding the back of the net — but also leaning into the physical side of his game to become a literal force o...
The addition of Trevor Zegras and breakout of Jamie Drysdale is making the Flyers' power play better than it has been this decade.
*Turns out if you put the Flyers up against a team with which they are evenly matched, things get really fun! RECAP !
*You may have noticed that last night, Dan Vladar got his second start in a row. Interesting, no? [ BSH ]
*You may remember Matvei Michkov being benched (again) in the Flyers’ win over the Wild. Rick Tocchet had some Reasons for that, apparently. [ Inquirer ]
*Rick Tocchet also said he seems some Mikko Rantanen in Owen Tippett. Boy would it be nice if that were t...
The Flyers kicked off this week with a bang, continuing their home stand and going up against a hot Kraken team, and managing to come up with a breakout effort — matching their highest single-game scoring output, the Flyers managed to cruise to their third win of the season, and dish out the Kraken’s first regulation loss of the year.
The Basics
First period: 7:16- Jordan Eberle (Fleury, Catton), 9:56- Owen Tippett (Seeler, Couturier), 13:19- Tyson Foerster (Brink, York)PPG Second pe...
The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting the Seattle Kraken for the only time this season and while the visitors are off to a surprisingly solid start to their season, the Flyers are no slouch either. There’s some hot and new lineup updates for our boys in the Orange and Black.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
It’s the Flyers 3 Stars of the Week! Check out who was the best of the bunch last week for this team before w...