The Flyers returned from their post-Olympic break but fell to the Capitals 3-1. The loss puts the Flyers in a far deeper hole than they were before the break when it comes to their now-slimmer playoff hopes.
The basics
First period: No scoring Second period: 13:52 – Rasmus Sandin (Hendrix Lapierre, Jakob Chychrun) Third period: 0:29 – Noah Cates (Travis Sanheim, Bobby Brink), 14:08 – Trevor van Riemsdyk (Declan Chisholm, Aliaksei Protas), 19:34 – Aliaksei Protas (Unassisted) (SHG) (E...
We’re back at last! It’s been almost three weeks since we’ve seen the Flyers on the ice for a game, but finally, they’re back at it for the first of two games on the road before they return home again this weekend.
It’s an uphill battle they’re facing, and in front of them tonight will be a tough divisional rival (and a team sitting between them and a playoff spot) in the Capitals, and the Flyers will have to find a way to hit the ground running quickly if they want to regain some of the ...
It’s good to be back. The Philadelphia Flyers are actually playing hockey Wednesday night for the first time in 20 days thanks to the NHL’s pause for the 2026 Winter Olympics, as they visit the Washington Capitals. But, what has not been missed is Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet putting out some lineups that are largely questionable.
There are several reasons why the lineup that Tocchet unveiled at Wednesday’s morning skate makes almost every single Flyers fan tilt their head and go “Now, ...
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
This is really where the ranking picks up. In this batch are the clear-cut young NHLers who aren’t the most exciting players — either for reaching their ceiling very ...
*The Flyers are back tonight, for real, as they head on down to Washington, D.C. to take on the Capitals. It’s probably Alex Ovechkin’s last year in the league (maybe, who knows, he could go Full Jagr) and he’s just four goals short of 1,000 for his career. Which is nuts. Here’s that and nine other stories to watch as the league gets back underway tonight. [ NHL ]
*You might have forgotten where things stand, playoffs-wise, so thankfully someone decided to give you a little refresher. [ E...
The main storyline that has weaved its way through the entire Philadelphia Flyers season is what is going on with Matvei Michkov. After having a stellar rookie season, the 21-year-old winger has taken a step back in his second NHL season — the reasons why have been spoken about to death, but the main concern among the Flyers fan base is the relationship between the player and head coach Rick Tocchet.
Michkov showed up to training camp out of shape, that’s unfortunately a fact, but now the...
The Philadelphia Flyers have found themselves once again in the middle of some trade rumors as we inch closer to the NHL trade deadline. This time it isn’t in a strict teardown with obvious pending free agents that they will likely move, but instead a defenseman who just doesn’t fit the long-term picture and is playing well enough to get attention.
Rasmus Ristolainen is riding a high after winning a bronze medal in Milan and after logging big minutes for Team Finland and looking good whil...
The Philadelphia Flyers aren't quite out of the playoff race in the East this season, but they aren't exactly in a great spot coming out of the Olympic break either. The team sits eight points back with one game in hand, but have only won three of their last 10 games, have five teams to jump, and there's interest in at least one of their players that the Flyers would be able to get a solid return for. Anthony Di Marco said, "I've heard five or six teams have checked in on Rasmus Ristolainen ov...
*Let’s all enjoy today, friends. For tomorrow the Philadelphia Flyers will return to action and we will once again be forced to both perceive and contemplate them. Or not care at all; dealer’s choice, really. Anyhoo, Trevor Zegras had a real good time celebrating the Team USA gold from home. NHL players: they’re just like us! [ BSH ]
*As the Regular Hockey kicks back off, it presents an opportunity for two Flyers who have absolutely stunk this season to try and turn things around. [ The A...
The Flyers practiced Sunday but had to stop for a few hours to watch (like everyone in Canada) the men’s gold medal game between Team Canada and Team USA. The States came out on top in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory, but a few Flyers on both sides of the fence spoke about the game itself and their thoughts.
Trevor Zegras, who is a friend of the Hughes brothers, including game-winning goal scored Jack Hughes, was riveted to the screen like most people.
“Yeah, it was sweet,” Zegras s...
The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to get calls on Rasmus Ristolainen again, and this time the market looks better after a solid performance at the Olympics, where he came away with a Bronze Medal with Team Finland. Up to six teams have checked in on Ristolainen over the past two weeks, according to Flyers' reporter Anthony Di Marco . OLYMPIC MEDALIST RASMUS RISTOLAINEN! 🥉👏🇫🇮 #MilanoCortina | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/GDoMO5O5Kn — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 21, 2026 The 6-...
Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers Top 25 Under 25 ranking, Winter 2026 edition. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be putting out our ranking of the, well, top 25 players in the Flyers organization who are under 25 years old. A total of 13 writers at Broad Street Hockey submitted ballots and here is the consensus ranking.
As we continue down this ranking and now into the top 10, we’re getting into the very interesting prospects who should play a sizeable role for the Flyers going forwa...
The Philadelphia Flyers had limited representatives at the 2026 Winter Olympics. While other teams around the NHL were able to send off their star-level players and see them take charge, wear letters, and score a bunch of points while pundits around the sport praised them on the international stage; the Flyers did not.
It was Rasmus Ristolainen serving as a top-four defenseman for Finland and winning a bronze medal thanks to his strong presence on the backend, Dan Vladar being Czechia’s s...
Before the Winter Olympics took place, Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen wasn’t thought to be an important piece of Team Finland’s hopes in terms of competing for a gold medal or even ending up in the medal round. The idea was that he’d have some time to play, look decent at best and hopefully avoid some freak injury and return to Philadelphia in one piece. That was the goal. Anything else would be considered gravy.
Well, Flyers general manager Danny Briere might be smiling like the ca...
As we head into the medal matchups in the final games of the Olympics, we’re taking some time to revisit some of the top performances by Flyers players in tournaments past. The research found great success linked Finland and Philadelphia at Olympic games, which bodes well for our defenseman, Rasmus Ristolainen, as he prepares to battle for bronze against Slovakia. But let’s get into the meat of this.
Kimmo Timonen’s 2010 bronze medal: Finland versus Slovakia
The 2010 Olympics in Vanc...
In what was another dominant weekend for the Michigan State Spartans, Porter Martone once again proved why he’s seen as one of the best prospects in college hockey. The freshman winger exploded for four goals across the series, highlighted by a Friday night hat trick that showcased many elements of his toolkit. In the end, Michigan State defeated Notre Dame by a final score of 8-2.
The Spartans wasted little time in this one, with Martone setting the tone almost immediately. Just over a m...
After a bit of a sabbatical, our weekly prospect report is back and better than ever! Stick with us as we ease ourselves back into action, and catch up with some of the top performers in the prospect pool from the past week.
The News of the Week
At long last, we have a bit of positive injury related news to report: after dealing with a couple of extended absences, both Spencer Gill and Alex Bump were able to get back to action with their respective teams last week, and are beginning ...
As the Flyers reconvene ahead of the return of their Olympic representatives, and the roster starts to prepare for the final 26 games of the year, some new faces joined the big club for practice, albeit briefly. Goaltender Carson Bjarnason, as well as defensemen Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald, were all called up from Lehigh Valley in order to fill in the gaps left behind by Dan Vladar, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Travis Sanheim, who all made the trip to Milano-Cortina.
Bjarnason came up on ...
Some key pieces of the Flyers are still over in Italy battling for medals. But most of the club has been back in Philadelphia practicing. And after three consecutive days where the team was getting back in the swing of things, assistant coach Todd Reirden says it’s important for some players to have strong finishes. And none of those came to the fore more than winger Matvei Michkov during Thursday’s post-practice presser.
Although Reirden spoke in depth about the trio of players called up...
*Congrats to the Team USA women on their big come-from-behind win over Canada for gold yesterday! Very exciting! [ Yahoo ]
*Pardon the “and how does this affect the Leafs” energy, but here’s a few lessons the Flyers could learn from Team USA’s big win. [ BSH ]
*Anyhoo, like we mentioned yesterday the Flyers are back on the ice for practice, and Emil Andrae is doing everything he possibly can to get Rick Tocchet to put him back in the lineup. [ Inquirer ]
*He’s not seen any game ...
It’s done. The dominant USA women’s team were deservingly awarded the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics and it is the perfect conclusion to their story. They didn’t face much adversity until Thursday afternoon’s game against Canada, but that was also expected as the tournament would have been nothing if it wasn’t these two archrivals facing one another on the world’s biggest stage.
As the Americans walked through Canada with a clutch last-minute goal and then Megan Keller scored the ...
The Philadelphia Flyers have 26 games left of their season and while they are on track to miss the playoffs, there could still be something positive to take for a couple players.
We’ve already looked at how three Flyers should be looking at the rest of the 2025-26 season to avoid the worst-case scenarios . But it’s time to believe that the glass isn’t half-empty but half-full.
Here then is a look at three Flyers who have the most to gain the rest of the season with strong finishes. F...
The NHL is still on break due to the 2026 Winter Olympics tournament playing out through the rest of the week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything going on. The Philadelphia Flyers returned to practice earlier this week and with the sessions happening but no actual games going on, they used the opportunity to get a closer look at some young players.
First, it was goaltender Carson Bjarnason that was recalled to be the team’s second netminder with Dan Vladar at the Olympics and Sam ...
*The Flyers are back to practicing over in Voorhees and while they are still thinking playoffs, they appear to be self-aware enough to know that it’s going to take a lot of leveling up in order for them to make it in. [ Inquirer ]
*Travis Konecny still yearns for playoffs. And seems to believe this team is on its way to getting there. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*In fact, Konecny has not been deterred by missing out on making Team Canada and heading to Milan with the Larger Travis. No, thi...
The Phantoms are in the midst of, undeniably, the most challenging period of their season, to date. But while the results for the team as a whole have been at times maddeningly uneven, this period hasn’t been without its share of positives smattered throughout. The Phantoms have seen good flashes of impact up and down their lineup, but perhaps most notably, this last month and a half has seen Christian Kyrou making really positive strides to course correct on him game, and get things moving in...