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Takeaways: Flyers a cut above Anaheim in 3-2 overtime victory on West Coast opener
The Flyers blew a regulation win late in the third, but they battled back in an old-fashioned ramshackle overtime to defeat Anaheim 3-2. It marked the return of Trevor Zegras to Anaheim, and opened up the important West Coast trip with an almost must win. The Basics First period: 2:51- Luke Glendening (Cam York, Garnet Hathaway) Second period: 7:53- Owen Tippett (Travis Sanheim), 19:22- William Gauthier (Pavel Mintyukov) (PPG) Third period: 18:06- Leo Carlsson (Troy Terry, William Ga...
Flyers @ Ducks: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
It’s here. The Philadelphia Flyers are in Anaheim facing the Ducks and it’s yet another reunion of sorts. The headline will of course be Cutter Gauthier as we wonder just how fans will react to him facing the team he rejected, but Trevor Zegras is back in Southern California for the first time since his trade to the Flyers. Puck drop: 10:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading The Flyers are going to be making some changes this summer and the...
Flyers prospect Owen McLaughlin joining Phantoms for rest of season
The Philadelphia Flyers are giving one of their center prospects an audition down the minor leagues instead of an NHL contract right now. Owen McLaughlin, a seventh-round draft pick (206th overall) of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2021 NHL Draft, will join the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. McLaughlin signed an American Hockey League deal following completing his first season with Boston University in Hockey East. The Flyers didn’t make the news official,...
5 Flyers who may be playing their final games in Philadelphia
As we head into the final month of a regular season that will end with likely no playoffs in Philadelphia, the look over to next season and what that team can look like has started. But before there can be any additions or upgrades on certain positions in the lineup, there has to be subtractions. There could be a whole lot this summer. The Flyers are still keen on ultimately improving for next season — maybe the most obvious statement of just about every single sports team ever — so there...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: Bring on the Flyers After Dark™
*Two days off means two days off for people who write about the Flyers too, it seems, because it’s a thin links day, folks! There was a bit of news yesterday, though: the Flyers signed nepo baby (joking!) Cole Knuble to his entry-level contract. [ BSH ] *Speaking of prospects, we have a brand new prospect report, hot off the press. [ BSH ] *If you are a Flyers fan of a particular persuasion — the kind of persuasion that would like Matvei Michkov to play the position he’s played his w...
Flyers prospect report: Kolosov hits a high, an update on Luchanko
Another week, another prospect report. Stick with us as we dig into a productive little weekend for the Phantoms, wrap up the semifinals of the NCAA conference tournaments, and more! The News of the Week While this past weekend saw one newly signed prospect making his AHL debut, with Noah Powell jumping right into the fire with the Phantoms for their three-in-three, another debut won’t be far away. The Flyers announced this afternoon that they’ve signed center Cole Knuble to his entr...
Flyers sign Cole Knuble to Entry-Level Contract
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed one of their prospects to an Entry-Level Contract after his collegiate career wrapped up earlier this month. Cole Knuble, out of the University of Notre Dame, has signed his rookie deal with the Flyers on Tuesday afternoon. It was almost a guarantee that this was going to happen shortly after his Notre Dame team were knocked out of the Big 10 playoffs by the University of Michigan last Wednesday. And now after taking a week or so to put pen to paper, he...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Heading West
*A rare two days off for us to enjoy Not The Flyers this week; the boys are back at it ’til tomorrow when they arrive in California. How’s about you use this time to catch up on the Phantoms, who had a good weekend overall. [ BSH ] *You may not have realized this, but the Flyers’ power play stinks. That was sarcasm, in case that wasn’t clear. Anyhoo, since the coaching staff doesn’t seem to have any solution to this problem, maybe the beats can find the answer. [ Inquirer ] *If you’v...
Keith Jones opens up about where the Flyers’ rebuild really stands
The Flyers find themselves with another season coming to a close, and possibly a sixth consecutive year without playoff hockey. However, President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones says the team is still on the right course, albeit maybe not quite at the pace fans (or even some of the players themselves) anticipated. Jones, speaking on the Kincaide and Salciunas morning show on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Monday morning, said that he feels like a lot of fans and would love to see the team end up g...
Phantoms stumble in weekend finale versus Penguins
As the stretch run continues and the push for a playoff spot ramps up, the Phantoms put in some good work this weekend to ascend in the standings. This weekend was going to be a challenging one for them, with another three-in-three on deck, which would take them on the road to face off against the second in the North division Crunch and then their won division’s second place Penguins, before returning home for a second matchup against them on Sunday, but the Phantoms were able to deliver ...
Flyers’ Dan Vladar’s season deserves to end in the right way
In a season where the Flyers have struggled mightily to find consistent goal-scoring, failing to score more than two goals in a game times out of their contests, they have had to rely on suppressing shots and goals to win games. While they have played an improved style of defense, a tent pole staple of Rick Tocchet’s coaching philosophy, they create so little offense on the other end that it almost evens out. The Flyers are one of the best teams in the league at limiting shots, but ...
Monday Morning Fly By: Congrats, you blew it
*The Flyers had one job this weekend if they wanted to get themselves back into the playoff race, and just you case you had any misconceptions about where this team is, progress-wise, they blew it. Just completely and totally blew it. Nice job all around. RECAP ! *If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can read his thoughts on Saturday’s loss. [ PHLY ] *None of us should really be surprised by the result of that game, though. It was a perfect distillation of every singl...
Tocchet hopes Flyers aren’t “dejected” when it comes to their season-long power play woes
With the score tied, the Flyers had two opportunities to take the lead, or possibly score the game-winning goal. They failed on both occasions. Unfortunately, given how little the Flyers have been successful the last handful of seasons on the power play, you could point to any one of literally dozens of games Philadelphia has played from 2023-24 to now to see just how inept that special team has been. It just so happens that the most recent example of that ineffectiveness was Saturday night ag...
Flyers prospects Porter Martone, Shane Vansaghi score in semifinal loss
On Saturday night, the Big Ten semifinal games took place, as Philadelphia Flyers prospects Porter Martone and Shane Vansaghi of the Michigan State Spartans faced off against the Ohio State Buckeyes. In a tightly contested battle that needed overtime, the tournament favorite was ultimately sent out. Ohio State 3, Michigan State 2 (OT) With a trip to the Big Ten championship game on the line, and a chance for Michigan State to three-peat, the pace was high right from puck drop. Michig...
Takeaways: Flyers drop crucial point in 2-1 shootout loss to Blue Jackets
The Flyers welcomed a few familiar faces back to Philadelphia again tonight in Ivan Provorov and Egor Zamula. This was an important one for both sides, and they certainly weren’t making any new friends out there– Denver Barkey was boarded, Nikita Grebenkin was chatty as ever, and Carl Grundstrom fought Adam Fantilli. Two crucial points — or three — were on the line between teams in direct contention with each other, and it’s a disappointing conclusion to an exciting week for the Flyers. They r...
Flyers vs. Blue Jackets: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
After a quick trip out to Minnesota on Thursday (and a huge win collected there), the Flyers are back at it again on home ice tonight. They’re putting together a nice run of play and certainly making things interesting in the race towards playoff contention, but another challenge lies in front of them tonight, as they face off against the Blue Jackets, who sit ahead of them in the standings, and just a point out of the final wildcard spot. Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺...
Report: Flyers targeting Jesper Wallstedt, Joseph Woll in trade talks
Last week’s trade deadline did not prove to be too fruitful for the Philadelphia Flyers. The biggest move they did actually make was the one-for-one swap of winger Bobby Brink for the younger and more raw defenseman, David Jiricek from the Minnesota Wild. But according to a recent report, they were eyeing a sizeable addition but not at forward, or getting another defenseman; it was in the crease. No trade was actually made, of course — since, you know, the trade deadline passed last Frida...
Flyers prospect Noah Powell holds steady in Phantoms debut
The Phantoms kicked off another busy weekend in Syracuse last night for the first leg of this upcoming three-in-three, looking to get the ball rolling for themselves again, and also settle in with their new lineup on the other side of the NHL and AHL trade deadlines. The Phantoms have been working some new faces into the lineup of late — Boris Katchouk and David Jiricek most notably last week — and another exciting new introduction was made last night, as winger Noah Powell skated in his AHL d...
Blind Stats Test: Matvei Michkov vs. Owen Tippett
Comparing Matvei Michkov and Owen Tippett to each other without knowing which stat line belongs to who.
Flyers call up Garrett Wilson from Lehigh Valley
The Philadelphia Flyers are letting a player get some well-earned NHL paychecks after being a very steady farmhand down in the AHL. Announced by the team on Saturday morning, the Flyers have recalled 34-year-old Garrett Wilson from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Transaction: We have recalled forward Garrett Wilson from the @LVPhantoms (AHL). pic.twitter.com/aPXm9CEA1I — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 14, 2026 Wilson was also a healthy scratch for the Phantoms game F...
The Flyers should balance their goaltending tandem through remaining games
The Flyers saw both Sam Ersson and Dan Vladar used on Wednesday night and Thursday night, respectively. Ersson, who has been having an arduous season and has numbers that maybe only Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry would be envious of, wasn’t tested often but made the key stops at the key times in a 4-1 Flyers win over Washington. On Thursday, Vladar — essentially Philadelphia’s “A” starter or number one — came up huge in the shootout against Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov as Philadelphia left wi...
Flyers prospect report: Gaucher gets rolling, Jiricek makes his debut
It’s been a busy week in the world of prospects, with faces new and old coming and going, and more players stepping up as their stretch runs ramp up. Let’s take a few moments to check in with this week’s top contributors. The News of the Week It’s been a busy week around here, to say the least. The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and it brought some pretty major changes to the Phantoms with it. Alexis Gendron and Massimo Rizzo were traded to the Bruins, with Brett Harrison and ...
Every Philadelphia Flyers player as a character from The Office
On Saturday night, the Philadelphia Flyers are playing host to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a game where both teams are on the outside looking in and really might not have much to play for. However, the Flyers promotional and marketing side have made it a night to try to remember, calling it The Office Night after the popular American comedy series (based on the just as stellar original British version). So, with The Office show in the minds of fans heading to Xfinity Mobile Arena, what bet...
Screw it – I’m cheering for the Flyers to make the playoffs
The last time the Philadelphia Flyers made the playoffs, I was an 18-year-old high school senior who missed graduation because of COVID. Now I’m 24 and finishing my master’s degree – and I’m sick and tired of watching the Flyers lose. I know there are probably many of you who are much older than I who have been waiting for a Stanley Cup to come down Broad Street for a lot longer than I have – and for that, I’m sorry. It’s frustrating watching your favorite hockey team struggle to be a con...
Flyers coach Rick Tocchet praises Trevor Zegras at center
Trevor Zegras had a great season thus far with the Flyers. Most of it was on the wing alongside Christian Dvorak. Occasionally he was a “hybrid” center, with essentially Dvorak taking the faceoff and then the duo switching positions during open play. It was an experiment, then it came and went, and then it looked to be over. However, in the last little while, whether from on high or from head coach Rick Tocchet himself, Zegras has found himself playing down the middle. And he’s looking a ...
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