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After a 6-game losing streak and only 6 points earned in the last 9 games played, the Flyers fell out of their basically season-long playoff spot. Coming off Friday’s out of character 7-3 win against the league #1 Colorado Avalanche, the Flyers needed to win against the New York Islanders. Heading into Monday night’s game,Continue reading “Flyers Drop Must-Win Game”

After spiraling in two consecutive games against the Bolts, the Flyers continued to throw away their playoff chances in Buffalo last night. As Jamie Drysdale made his return, the Flyers continued to play physically with no power play to defend it, give up too many chances, and attempt to combat key injuries. Despite some respectableContinue reading “Downward Spiral Continues in Buffalo”

After earning at least one point in 3 consecutive games for the Flyers, they fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning twice in consecutive meetings, 7-2 and 5-1. Let’s look into what went wrong, from who was missing and what was missing. Saturday: 7-2 Loss The Flyers were without Bobby Brink and Travis Konecny did notContinue reading “Zapped by the Bolts”

After a roaring evening at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday night’s 5-2 win, the Flyers came out slow and sloppy in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Things started slowly for both teams. Philadelphia wasn’t generating chances to start the first, something I had hoped to see following the momentum ofContinue reading “Overtime Loss to the Leafs”

The Flyers welcomed former 5th overall draft pick Cutter Gauthier and the Anaheim Ducks to Philadelphia in the first home game of 2026. Between Gauthier’s abrupt exit from Philadelphia and Zegras’ impending career-high season, these two teams in orange are very quickly becoming a heated rivalry.  The Ducks enraged Flyers fans early, setting the toneContinue reading “Zegras Excels Against Former Team in Gritty Game”

Closing out their first west coast roadtrip, the Flyers traveled to Edmonton to face the Oilers in an exciting 5-2 win, seemingly making a swift recovery from New Year’s Eve’s 5-1 loss against the Flames. As Dan Vladar remarked in his post-game comments, Philadelphia simply “outgrinded” Edmonton, playing strong defense and generating vital chances forContinue reading “2026 Begins with a Win”

The Flyers played their first back-to-back west coast road trip of the year, facing the Canucks again on Tuesday night and the Calgary Flames on New Year’s Eve. A roaring 6-3 victory to sweep the series against the Canucks was stomped by a 5-1 loss to the Flames the next day. Tuesday vs. Canucks AContinue reading “Highs and Lows of a West Coast Trip”

While Flyers prospects take on the World Juniors, let’s take a look at the Flyers’ back-to-back series going into Christmas break.  Monday Night: 5-2 Win Against Vancouver The Flyers put on their holiday spectacular with a certainly spectacular victory over Vancouver. Despite both teams earning no points in the first period, the Flyers were theContinue reading “Back-to-Back Recap”

Despite some key injuries and roster moves, the Flyers played pretty respectable hockey at certain points in Saturday’s matchup against the New York Rangers. Between two mediocre periods was an explosive second, with the Flyers accumulating all 4 goals within 8 minutes of each other. First things first, there were a few notable roster movesContinue reading “Successful Second Period Wasn’t Enough for Flyers”