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Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae out of lineup for Game 2 versus Pittsburgh
Ahead of tonight’s Game 2 matchup in Pittsburgh, the Philadelphia Flyers are making a change on the blueline, with defenseman Emil Andrae not appearing in the pre-game warmup skate. Officially, Andrae is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Injury update: Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae (upper-body) is day-to-day. — x – Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 20, 2026 Earlier today Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet wouldn’t say what the lineup would be but said there could be a fe...
Flyers @ Penguins, Game 2: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
The Philadelphia Flyers need to do it again. After an emphatic Game 1 win over the Penguins, they return to the ice to try and leave Pittsburgh with an improbable 2-0 series lead. Imagine going back to the good city up 2-0 in this series? It’s what dreams are made of. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading Travis Sanheim was a workhorse in Game 1. On every side of the puck, the Flyers veteran blueliner was putting in the w...
Flyers power play remains element to watch in critical Game 2
With a huge win collected in Saturday’s Game 1 in Pittsburgh — and an even bigger first blow dealt in this already spirited series — the Flyers have a chance to put the Penguins completely on the ropes before the series shifts back home to Philadelphia, if they can keep the ball rolling and replicate some of the good work they put in throughout that first matchup. That task, though, will be easier said than done. For this experienced Penguins team, this would have been a difficult lo...
Flyers desperately need Travis Sanheim to do it again in Game 2
Travis Sanheim played an outstanding Game 1 leading to a suffocating victory over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve laid out the blueprint to win the series as underdogs. The question now is if the veteran defenseman and the Flyers can play a near-perfect defensive game three more times. Sidney Crosby won’t go down without swinging, as Philadelphia is all too familiar with, and it starts on the back end with their number one defenseman. Getting physical with Crosby Sanheim doesn...
What the Flyers’ offense can learn from Game 1
The Philadelphia Flyers will need to adjust since the Pittsburgh Penguins are guaranteed to adjust their tactics for Game 2.
Flyers call up Oliver Bonk, David Jiricek as playoff reinforcements
The Philadelphia Flyers are adding some young talent to the blue line for some depth during what is hopefully a sizeable playoff run. The AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms ended their regular season over the weekend and in extremely unfortunate circumstances, they missed the playoffs by a total of five points after they dropped their season finale and the Hershey Bears, who sit just one spot above them in the division standings, earned an overtime win against the Rochester Americans. It was a ...
Monday Morning Fly By: The first punch
*This weekend saw the Flyers open up their first round series against the Penguins, and while a playoff situation is a whole other beast, there are some key lessons that they could take into it from the regular season series. [ BSH ] *And also, looking back further, from the last time these two teams met in the postseason. [ BSH ] *Heading into this matchup, too, all eyes are on Dan Vladar, who’s been making quite a statement throughout this season. [ PHLY ] *The Flyers have no ...
Breaking down every goal from Flyers’ big Game 1 win over Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers went into Pittsburgh and got a 3-2 upset win over the Penguins in Game 1 on Saturday night. Philadelphia never trailed in the game, as a strong defensive effort limited the Penguins’ chances, and the Flyers were able to capitalize on a few of theirs. Let’s take a deeper look at all five goals in the Flyers’ 3-2 win using NHL.com’s EDGE Goal Visualizer. Flyers’ cycle leads to Jamie Drysdale’s opening goal The Flyers capitalized on a long shift in the ...
Flyers’ physical edge made all the difference in Game 1 win over Penguins
Heading into Game 1 of a series in which 10 of your players are playing their first career postseason game, the physical battle is not necessarily something you would expect to win. That should only be amplified when you consider that players like Denver Barkey, Matvei Michkov, and Trevor Zegras aren’t exactly players who look to set the tone with their physical play. But despite a gap in experience and even physical stature, The Flyers came out hitting anything that moved. In the first p...
Rick Tocchet says Game 1 pace ‘fast-tracked’ development for Flyers’ young core
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet wasn’t sure what to expect from his 10 players making their maiden voyage into the National Hockey League playoffs. But he couldn’t have been happier with how the team played in Game 1 on the road, and how the veterans and the youngsters seemed to take it all in stride. “I don’t know if I was surprised, but the demeanor in today’s game, yesterday, I thought just the way they approached the game,” Tocchet said following Philadephia’s 3-2 win Satu...
‘He’s a stud’: Flyers react to impressive Game 1 win over Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers were able to walk away from Game 1 of the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins — the team’s first playoff game since 2020 and the first ever for so many players on this team — with a very impressive 3-2 win. But it made a larger impact than just putting them up 1-0 in the series, several players were raving about the win and how impressive some individual performances were. Denver Barkey battles the big guy Flyers winger Denver Barkey isn’t a big g...
Flyers’ Porter Martone wanted to ‘make a splash’ in Game 1 and he sure did
They didn’t take the easy route, nearly coughing up a two-goal lead with just over a minute to go but in the end, the Philadelphia Flyers took Game 1 with an impressive 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take the series lead one game to none. Winger Porter Martone played his first playoff game, and got his first goal. To put icing on the already lovely cake thus far, it was the game-winner. Martone told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan immediately after the game he wanted to have an impact wi...
Flyers suffocated the Penguins to earn massive Game 1 win
The Philadelphia Flyers lead their first round series against the hated Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 because of a significant 3-2 win in Game 1. It was just about all you could hope for but the prize of it all — the reason that we can sit back and think about how the Flyers have won the opening game of this series is because of a team-wide commitment to squeezing the life out of everyone wearing black and gold. Coming into this series, this was one of the key advantages that the Flyers had ove...
Takeaways: Flyers snatch Game 1 in gutsy 3-2 win over Penguins
Playoff hockey is back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers kicked off the new era with a 3-2 win in Pittsburgh. They now have home-ice advantage for the remainder of the series, and will go back to Philadelphia with the series at least tied 1-1 before Game 3. The basics First period: No scoring Second period: 9:19 – Jamie Drysdale (Trevor Zegras, Denver Barkey), 15:51 – Evgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell) Third period: 10:00 – Travis Sanheim (Rasmus Ristolai...
Flyers @ Penguins, Game 1: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
The day has finally arrived! After three long days off, the Flyers are back in action and set to kick off their first bit of playoff action in six years tonight in Pittsburgh. It’s the next installment of this series between bitter rivals, and a big test for this young Flyers team. The trial by fire is before them, and we’ll see how they fare in it. Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading As they get into this matchup, the...
Rick Tocchet reveals his plan for Flyers’ young players in the playoffs
As has been well established, the Flyers have drastically less playoff experience collectively than their state rivals in the Penguins. However, Philadelphia have younger players, ideally with much more gas in the tank as each game progresses than the likes of Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin. On the other hand, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet said that youngsters like Porter Martone, Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, and Denver Barkey have to realize the playoffs are a slightly...
Flyers vs. Penguins: Previewing the defensive matchups in the Battle of Pennsylvania
As we await the Battle of Pennsylvania this weekend, it’s time for another preview of the series with a look at the teams’ defensive cores, and see who has the edge on the defensive side of the ice. The Top Guys: Erik Karlsson vs. Travis Sanheim After the 2024-25 season in which everyone kinda thought he was cooked, it turns out Erik Karlsson still has something left in the tank. Karlsson had a massive return to form this season, which was downright shocking for the 35-ye...
3 Flyers who are about to make life miserable for the Penguins in the playoffs
The upcoming playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins might not be the most beautiful set of hockey games in the world. There will be moments of pure hockey skill on display and some high-pace play, but it could be an absolute collision between two forces and one side (the good guys) want to shut down offense as much as possible to grind out a win. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t be an entertaining series. We know that the NHL truly needs to have the...
What the Flyers can learn from their regular season series vs. Penguins
Breaking down the Flyers' regular season series with the Penguins, digging into some key stats and takeaways.
Flyers can’t afford to repeat their 2018 Game 1 disaster vs. Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers face the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night in prime time for Game 1, before a national television audience. Nobody knows the outcome. Will the Penguins overpower and steamroll the Flyers in the opening 10 minutes? Or will Philadelphia’s youthful forwards surgically pick apart the Penguins in the neutral zone and make their lives a lot harder than they (most experts) anticipate? It’s not the first time a younger group of Flyers faced an experienced Penguins cl...
The NHL needs the Broad Street Bullies again
What’s the first thing that you think of when you think of the Philadelphia Flyers? Okay, besides Gritty. It’s the Broad Street Bullies. The Flyers historically have been a team that you don’t want to play. In the classic Bullies sense, that meant a team that could physically beat you into submission. That, however, is not how things work in the modern NHL. Physicality is still a major factor in the modern NHL. The Flyers went after size in the 2025 draft, with only two of their nine pick...
Eagles legend Jason Kelce spotted on ice at Flyers practice before playoffs
The Philadelphia Flyers need all the help they can get to make a significant and deep run in the playoffs this season, and it looks like one of the city’s living legends is getting involved. Jason Kelce is synonymous with Philadelphia sports as the former Eagles center has remained extremely active in the city and now with the Flyers being the hottest team in the city — no offense to the Sixers’ current playoff run and how the Phillies are doing to start their season — he’s getting right ...
Who the experts are picking in the Flyers-Penguins playoff series
While some people believe watching paint dry might be a better option than watching the Flyers battle the Penguins in round one, the majority of hockey fans are excited to see the old Pittsburgh guard go up against the up-and-coming team from Philadelphia. Many are expecting it to go to a lot more than four games, with some feeling it’s closer to a coin toss than it is a decided advantage for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and crew. So, in no particular order, here are what some of the prog...
Goaltending will decide the Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series
It’s another playoff series involving the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We’re still not sure when it will start. What’s clear is the old boring narrative about the Flyers having goaltending issues when it counts should at least be put on the back burner to start. When “The Great One” mentions Flyers starter Dan Vladar as a possible nominee for the Hart Trophy, you know it’s been a good year for Philadelphia goaltending. A lot can happen in a seven-game series, leading s...
NHL releases full Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series schedule
The National Hockey League early Friday morning released the complete schedule for the first round Eastern Conference series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The series gets underway on Saturday evening at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and will conclude on May 2 if it goes to a seventh and deciding game. If there’s any advantage for the far younger Flyers, it’s that the first three games will be played every other night. Following...
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