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Tricks keep coming in Panthers 8-3 rout of Kraken

The Florida Panthers blew the Seattle Kraken out of the water in an 8-3 rout at Amerant Bank Arena, making some NHL hat history along the way. Florida became the first franchise to ever have one of its players score a natural hat trick in three games in a row, thanks to Carter Verhaeghe, who tallied the Panthers’ second, third and fourth goals of the night. Verhaeghe dented the twine thrice in a torrid 8:06 span starting at 17:56 of the first period when he stepped into Sam Reinhart’s cen...

Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk on verge of insane NHL history ahead of Kraken tilt

Brady Tkachuk has been the hero for the Florida Panthers on back-to-back occasions, shaking off a slow start to the season by joining an exclusive club and recording two consecutive natural hat tricks this week. He scored three goals and added an assist in a 7-3 drubbing of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, then […] The post Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk on verge of insane NHL history ahead of Kraken tilt appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Gameday 9: Florida Panthers vs Seattle Kraken

The Florida Panthers (4-2-2) will finish off a brief homestand when they welcome the Seattle Kraken (5-2-1) to Amerant Bank Arena this evening. Brady Tkachuk second consecutive hat trick rescued the Panthers from a late two-goal deficit in Thursday’s dramatic 3-2 victory over the lowly Vancouver Canucks. Tkachuk got his first at 11:11 of the final frame; he tied it up with 13 seconds remaining in regulation; and then won it 2:33 into overtime. Tkachuk became the first player to record bac...

Lightning Morning News: Victor(y) Hedman!

Lightning News What a game by captain Victor Hedman last night! His struggles and triumphs over the last year have been well documented but last night, Hedman scored one of the most memorable goals I can ever remember the Big Swede scoring. There are plenty to choose from in his Hall of Fame career but last night’s goal felt extra special. Hedman looked like the Hedman of old as he scored the game-winning goal in overtime by beating all three Kraken players and a finishing with a beautifu...

Takeaways: Flyers’ streak stretches to 9 with 2-1 loss to Red Wings

Another Flyers gameday, another loss to dig into. Despite putting together a nice but of momentum in Tuesday’s game against the Kraken, the Flyers once again showed an inability to build and capitalize on their positives pulled together — meeting with a struggling Red Wings team, they took another step back and let this one get away with them. And the winless streak stretches to nine games. The Basics First period: 17:32 – Matvei Michkov (unassisted) Second period: 4:31 – Anton Johan...

Victor Hedman lifts Lightning to overtime win over Kraken, 4-3

Victor Hedman had one goal last season. He’s already matched that total just seven games into the season. His first of the year came at an opportune time as the Lightning’s captain scored at the 2:07 mark of overtime to give the Lightning the 4-3 victory. Brandon Hagel scored twice and Ilya Mikheyev notched his 100th career goal in the victory as Tampa Bay ran their home record to 4-0 on the young season. The first period wasn’t the cleanest twenty minutes of the season for the Lightning ...

Flyers @ Red Wings: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Flyers are heading out on the road again, and are still looking to nab their very first win of the season. They came close (so close!) on Tuesday against the Kraken, but fell short in the end. Still, their process looked much improved, and they’ll be hoping that they can build up some momentum off of that and find a little bit more success against a Red Wings team that’s only struggling a little bit less than the Flyers themselves. Puck drop:  7:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN+, ...

Thursday Morning Fly By: Another chance for something

*The Flyers are once again facing a hockey game. They have earned a wonderful 0-5-3 start to their season and are hoping to build off of their solid performance against the Kraken on Tuesday, as they visit the Red Wings on Thursday. But with this lengthy winless streak, can we look at the past and expect something to happen? We have taken a look at all previous significant winless streaks in Flyers history and how the general manager of that team responded. Could it tell us anything about what...

Flyers Rejecting Plenty Of Trade Offers

The Philadelphia Flyers came close, but no cigar, in their attempt to register their first win of the season Tuesday night. A 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken leaves them at 0-5-3 after eight games, and everyone in the team's orbit is calling for major changes.  GM Danny Briere is certainly open to making trades to change up his roster, but to this point, he's rejected plenty of offers, according to insider Frank Seravalli.  Speaking on the Oilers Now podcast, Seravalli explained that ...

Rick Tocchet says Flyers defensemen are ‘too horny’ on the ice

One of the biggest differences in Tuesday night’s 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle for the Flyers was seeing the defense jump up in the rush. Oliver Bonk, who played with Travis Sanheim on the first pairing, was a force to be reckoned with at some points, and managed to start the play that lead to Philadelphia cutting the lead by the Kraken in half when Christian Dvorak made it 2-1. “I don’t know if I was waiting to get stopped, but I was just doing my best to keeping my feet moving,” Bonk sa...

Wednesday Morning Fly By: So, so close

*Before last night’s game, we did a little check-in with the history books, as the Flyers found themselves approaching pretty notable (derogatory) territory. [ BSH ] *And, would you look at that! They did arrive there in the end, with a shootout loss to the Kraken to bring their season-opening losing streak to eight games. [ NBCSP ] *We’re feeling a little weary of talking about moral victories, so we won’t go as far as to assign that to them, but we will at least acknowledge that th...

Takeaways: Losing streak reaches 8 after Flyers’ 3-2 shootout loss to the Kraken

Tonight, the Flyers got real close to breaking the losing streak to start the season, but the comeback effort fell just short in a 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle. Despite late goals from Trevor Zegras and Christian Dvorak, the Flyers are still playing far from their best as the losing streak reaches 8.  The basics First period: 7:57 – Bobby McMann (Vince Dunn, Chandler Stephenson) (PPG)  Second period: 8:54 – Ville Ottavainen (Mackie Samoskevich, Josh Mahura)  Third period: 6:07 –...

Danny Briere reportedly getting calls from NHL GMs amid Flyers’ struggles

The Philadelphia Flyers are down bad. They just finished a disheartening shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night and now have a well-earned 0-5-3 record to start their season. Every other NHL team has noticed just how poor they have been, and they’re seeing it as an opportunity. With the Flyers floundering and looking for an answer as to why this is happening and how they can fix it, general manager Danny Briere is reportedly getting a whole lot of phone calls from teams arou...