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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”

Despite a 5-game point streak against some top teams in the league, the Flyers fell in an embarrassing 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Despite a dominant first two periods, things fell apart in the third just enough to allow Buffalo the win.  Although the Sabres won the majority of faceoffs and scored first inContinue reading “Steady Loss of Momentum Breaks Flyers’ Point Streak”

After a die-trying type of weekend for Philadelphia against the Hurricanes, the Flyers had a superior performance against the Habs to bring home a 4-1 win on the road.  Rasmus Ristolainen made his season debut on Tuesday night, his first game appearance since March 11th. In his first period alone, he recorded 3 hits andContinue reading “4-1 Win for Flyers in Montreal”