Coming off of a big win over the Blues on Thursday, a game which got the Flyers going again after a four-day layoff, they were back in action last night with a much more challenging task ahead of them — taking down a much tougher (at least as far as place in the standings is concerned) divisional opponent as the Devils came to town. This was another game which could have gone sideways quickly on the Flyers, as they again gave up an early goal, but instead of getting down, they managed not just...
18 days ago
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Matvei Michkov was still supposed to be playing in the KHL this season. At least, that was the expectation for him when the Flyers drafted him in the first round (seventh overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. There was speculation he could possibly get across the pond a year earlier than expected if the KHL team he was playing for let him go and released him prior to his contract ending. But the Flyers brass were there front and center when Michkov arrived in the U.S. He was here to start his career...
18 days ago
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With just two games on the schedule, it looked as if this might be a bit of a quiet week for the Flyers. But boy was that not the case. Dan Vladar bounced back in a big way after a tough outing in Dallas, they made history with three quick goals, and they may have found a new defensive pairing. With an overtime win against St. Louis and a regulation win — yes, a regulation win — against New Jersey, they finished the week with a perfect 2-0 record. With that, let’s take a look at the standouts....
18 days ago
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The Flyers scored three goals in 26 seconds, scored a season-high six goals (all at even-strength), and registered their fifth win in regulation with a convincing 6-3 victory over visiting New Jersey on Saturday night.
The basics
First period: 7:37 – Timo Meier (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) (PPG), 9:00 – Noah Cates (Unassisted), 12:06 – Matvei Michkov (Sean Couturier), 12:15 – Tyson Foerster (Noah Cates, Travis Konecny), 12:32 – Tyson Foerster (Noah Cates, Nick Seeler) Second period:...
19 days ago
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The Flyers made history against New Jersey tonight, unleashing a flurry of three goals in 26 seconds to break a franchise record, and turn what was a tied game into a lopsided contest.
Midway through the first period, Sean Couturier won a puck battle along the wall and delivered a pass to Matvei Michkov that sprung the Russian phenom on a breakaway from the blue line. That then allowed Michkov to finish coolly through the five-hole of Jake Allen, and start the oncoming barrage with 7:54 ...
19 days ago
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After a big win over the Blues on Thursday to get things rolling again after their long break, the Flyers are back in action tonight with a much more difficult task on their hands — keeping their positive momentum rolling against a much hotter visiting Devils team.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
The rumor mill continues to turn, and the most recent word is that the Flyers might just be in the market to bolster their mix ...
19 days ago
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The Michigan State Spartans entered Friday night’s contest against the Wisconsin Badgers riding a nine-game winning streak and a perfect in-conference record. Up two early and seemingly in control, a rough second period forced the Spartans to chase the game. While their comeback bid fell short, and their winning streak may have ultimately come to an end last night, not all was lost. Before things turned sour, two members of the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2025 draft class combined for a pretty sweet ...
19 days ago
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When the Flyers take on New Jersey Saturday night, they will be playing their twentieth game of the season. The quarter pole is often a decent sample size of where a team is at or, more importantly, where it isn’t. Philadelphia still isn’t looking for its first win of the year, so that’s a good thing. Some might argue facetiously they’re still seeking their first five-on-five goal but they’ve done that too. Not a lot, but they’ve reached that achievement. The Flyers still haven’t been shutout ...
20 days ago
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The Philadelphia Flyers season has gone surprisingly well. The new additions to the roster are doing their part and contributing to a team that finds themselves in a playoff spot by points percentage, and there are some internal improvements that are thankfully compensating enough for some disappointments elsehwere.
We don’t need to get into all that. But, it means that the Flyers are actually icing a somewhat competitive roster and there isn’t the creeping thought in the back of our head...
20 days ago
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The Philadelphia Flyers have held pretty steady in their defensive pairs this season.
Cam York and Travis Sanheim are holding things down on the top pair, with Nick Seeler and Jamie Drysdale primarily playing together as the second pair. That’s left Noah Juulsen, Emil Andrae, Egor Zamula, and Adam Ginning to rotate in on the third pair.
Each of those top two pairs has played over 220 minutes together at 5-on-5, per MoneyPuck, and it appeared as if the new third pair was going to stic...
20 days ago
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For the first time in four days, since the close of their back-to-back last weekend on the road, the Flyers were back in action last night, looking to pull off a sweep of the season series with the Blues and quickly begin to gain back some of the ground that they lost in the standings while they were sitting with their long layoff. It was going to be a bit of an uphill battle — four days, even with practice time mixed in, is a lot of days to be off collectively — but the Flyers responded prett...
20 days ago
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*Oh wow, the Flyers went to overtime against the Blues last night. That’s wild. Who could have predicted? Anyway who cares, they won! Recap !
*Last night’s game was Hockey Fights Cancer night at the XBox and the Flyers organization made it a really special night for several fans and one much-loved member of the Flyers family. [ Inquirer ]
*As was hinted at by the lines at practice earlier this week, Rick Tocchet did a little line mixing last night. And if we’re going to be changing t...
21 days ago
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You’ll never believe it, but Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Philadelphia Flyers had yet another game go to overtime. They’ve struggled in overtime as of late, but thanks to a clutch play from their No. 1 defenseman, the Flyers pulled off a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues in dramatic fashion.
The Basics
First period: 5:31 — Justin Faulk (Oskar Sundqvist, Nathan Walker), 12:08 — Faulk (Jake Neighbours, Jordan Kyrou) Second period: 17:57 — Rodrigo Abols (Owen Tippett...
21 days ago
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Folks, we are finally back in action. We last saw the Flyers what feels like ages ago, but was actually just on Saturday, when they closed out their back-to-back on the road with a loss to the Stars. It was a tough one, especially coming on the heels of a pretty good win the night before over the Blues (those same Blues who are in town tonight and will be looking to find a bit of revenge and avoid being swept in the season series). It’s been a long layoff for the Flyers, but the hope is that t...
21 days ago
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It’s not that often that fans of the Philadelphia Flyers care so much about the comings and goings of the Ontario Hockey League, unless they reside in the province of Ontario, but this year is different with top prospect Jett Luchanko being such a hot topic as of late.
Ever since the Flyers sent the 19-year-old center back to the OHL’s Guelph Storm after not being able to carve out a full-time role other than being a fourth-line pivot, there have been countless rumors of a potential trade...
21 days ago
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Flyers wingers Travis Konency and Matvei Michkov should, on paper, be a strong force on the ice together. Both have scoring ability. Both seem capable of keeping plays going in the offensive zone, whether working for the puck in the corners or weaving their way methodically into open space. And both had over 20 goals last season for Philadelphia, even if Konecny’s second half of the year was a drastic drop in production. With Sean Couturier down the middle between them, the thought was the lin...
21 days ago
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*After many several days, your boys are back on the ice tonight against those St. Louis Blues. Oh, how we’ve missed them. Looks like we might get some different looking lines tonight, so that’s fun. Or interesting. [ BSH ]
*We’ll still be seeing Emil Andrae though, who seems to have impressed Rick Tocchet enough to actually stick around for a while. [ Inquirer ]
*Not sure who will be starting in goal just yet but that doesn’t matter to the Flyers, they think both guys are equally goo...
22 days ago
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Through 18 games, the Flyers find themselves with 19 points. They’re at least even in games played with everyone in the Eastern Conference and will have a few games in hand on some by Thursday night when they take on the Blues. They have had some bright spots, they’ve had some problems. Yet they find themselves within reach of a wildcard spot. Not buried behind seven or eight teams, nor are they trailblazing in the Metropolitan Division. If the Flyers were part of an episode of The Simpsons , ...
22 days ago
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The Philadelphia Flyers have had one consistent line for nearly the last year.
Tyson Foerster, Noah Cates, and Bobby Brink were put together by John Tortorella last November, and they formed one of the most consistent lines not only for the Flyers but in all of hockey during their time together.
However, new head coach Rick Tocchet has already had to do some line juggling with Tyson Foerster out of the lineup. He did reunite that line upon Foerster’s return, but it looks like Tocchet...
22 days ago
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Heading into this season, there were a lot of prospective debates happening around which Flyers will be called up for their country to represent them at the Milano-Cortina Olympic games. Names like Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim, who were selected for their respective countries at the Four Nations Face-Off, immediately come to mind as the prime names that would be discussed as the Flyers most senior, best players.
But while those players will try to break into teams that ha...
22 days ago
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Danny Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers had a rather quiet offseason.
The trade for Trevor Zegras was a clear risk worth taking, but it flew under the radar between the Stanley Cup Final and the NHL Entry Draft. Then, Porter Martone took most of the headlines as the prospect fell to the Flyers at sixth overall, with a trade up to draft Jack Nesbitt drawing some attention as well.
Not too many big-name players made it to free agency, so Briere and the Flyers were happy to check off t...
22 days ago
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*What’s with this weird break? Last game was Saturday, next game not until tomorrow. That’s like… several days. Anyhoo, Rick Tocchet is using this pocket of time off from game action to address several Problems that have developed with his team over the course of this season. [ Inquirer ]
*One of those big glaring problems is the Flyers’ inability to start a game when the game starts. Waiting ’til the ten minute mark or the second period or whatever doesn’t seem to be a good strategy. [ B...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are no strangers to a reclamation project, and there’s another worthy one on waivers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins waived Philip Tomasino on Tuesday, with teams able to claim him for free. The 24-year-old center has a cap hit of $1.75 million and is a restricted free agent after this season.
Tomasino was selected 24th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft by the Nashville Predators. He put up 100 points in 62 OHL games the following season before graduating to the AHL, whe...
23 days ago
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Stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the Philadelphia Flyers have a goaltending problem.
Coming into the season, it was assumed that incumbent starter Sam Ersson and newcomer Dan Vladar would compete for starts in a tandem situation. Given that Ersson has been with the Flyers for the last few years, it wasn’t a stretch to think that he would get the opening night start and have the lead in the tandem.
But that hasn’t been the case.
Vladar won the starting job out of training...
23 days ago
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Alex Bump is coming off of another productive weekend for the Phantoms. The team has just come off their firs three-in-three of the season, and while it wasn’t a perfect showing from them on a collective level, it’s one that saw a number of flashy performances from a number of the top prospects in their mix, with Bump chief among them.
Alex Bump with some great work to set up a pretty wacky second goal of the night for Denver Barkey (this line is really buzzing!) pic.twitter.com/xCirSjFMT...
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