The Flyers closed out their back-to-back tonight in Los Angeles, and despite having to battle through a little bit of fatigue and a whole lot of depletion in their lineup, they were able to deliver a gutsy effort on the way to a shootout win, keeping their desperate push to stay in the playoff race alive.
The Basics
First period: 19:31- Quinton Byfield (Moore, Laferriere) Second period: :26- Travis Konecny (Ristolainen, Bump), :47- Anze Kopitar (Clarke, Panarin), 4:12- Noah Cates (Mi...
A season of struggle only gets worse for Sean Couturier, as he’ll miss tonight’s game against the Kings with an undisclosed upper-body injury, according to Rick Tocchet.
The Flyers captain has looked a step slower this season, only producing seven goals and 22 points throughout his 66 games, and being relegated to fourth line duties at five-on-five as of late. However, nothing about his performance against Anaheim on the first night of the Flyers’ west coast back-to-back suggested t...
The Flyers are back in action tonight, looking to close out the back-to-back well and head into the final game of the roadtrip on Saturday on a high note. They’re riding high after a huge win over that budding rival Ducks team, but the next challenge will be to avoid any hangover from that win, as they head to Los Angeles to face off against the Kings.
Puck drop: 10:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
Owen Tippett’s been on a t...
The Minnesota Wild’s recent losing run isn’t cause for alarm, at least not yet. Still, three losses to teams lower in the standings – the Philadelphia Flyers, the New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs – raise questions about the team’s shape heading into the playoff season. Bill Guerin recen...
The major talking point through this entire Philadelphia Flyers season is about which wingers will eventually make way and be moved from this team. It almost feels like a good problem to have, but the Flyers have way too many quality top-nine wingers as of right now and will need to find new homes for them. But one player that has been consistently seen as potentially the odd man out, is becoming someone the Flyers just can absolutely not part ways with.
It’s a picture that has already be...
It’s been well-documented that newly-acquired defenseman David Jircek’s first game with the Phantoms was, at the very least, an exciting one — the clip of him tripping over his own feet, falling down, and leaving the Charlotte player uncovered to walk in and score got a lot of play, but after that challenging start to his Phantoms tenure, Jircek has really settled in quite nicely, and showcased some of the most exciting elements of his game as he’s continued to get comfortable and ramp up.
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*The Flyers kicked off their road trip in Anaheim last night, and that return was a really meaningful one for Trevor Zegras. [ The Athletic ]
*Heading into it, we also got a chance to check in with Former Flyer Ryan Poehling. [ Inquirer ]
*Anyway, that game in Anaheim was a wild one, but the Flyers came away with the win in the end. RECAP: [ BSH ]
*We also got a bit of news elsewhere in the organization, as forward prospect Owen McLaughlin was signed to an AHL contract, so he’ll...
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...
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...
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,...
The Philadelphia Flyers are loaded on the wing, but have a lack of center depth at the NHL level. They have several pivots occupying their top 10 prospects list, but for immediate help at the NHL level, the team will have to look elsewhere. That has prompted Philly insider and Daily Faceoff writer Anthony Di Marco to propose four trade targets for the team to go after this summer. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues Thomas was the biggest name out there at the trade deadline, but the Blues ne...
*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...
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...
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...
*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...
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...
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 ...
*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...
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...
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...
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: 📺...
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...
While the Philadelphia Flyers didn't make any significant changes ahead of the 2026 trade deadline, expect to see them much more active in the summer. There's been multiple reports the team almost moved defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen and was involved with several teams on advanced trade conversations, but unfortunately, weren't able to come to terms on a deal. That could certainly change this upcoming offseason. According to Daily Faceoff's Anthony Di Marco , here was the details on Ristolainen...
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...
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 ...