It was a white-knuckle Game 6, but in the end the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed in their first-round battle against the Pittsburgh Penguins. And before we look ahead to the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s grading day for all of the Flyers who participated in the six-game series. Here they are according to position, but in no particular order.
Goaltenders
Dan Vladar
Vladar stopped 148 of 158 shots in six games and change, including a stellar 42-save performance in Game 6. A ridiculousl...
Before the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a whole bunch of writers here at Broad Street Hockey huddled around a document and decided to jot down some thoughts and some predictions for what is going to happen.
And now, after the Flyers knocked the Penguins out of the playoffs in six games, we get to sit back and look at all of our predictions and just how right (or terribly wrong) they are.
Well, hopefully we don’t look like a b...
Throughout the Flyers first round series against the Penguins, a common talking point that was brought up either on the broadcast, or in other media circles, was the gap in playoff experience.
Pittsburgh’s roster had nearly four times the postseason games played compared to the youthful Flyers, whose total was even boosted disproportionally by their grizzled fourth line. The majority of the important pieces that they were relying on had never been here before, and in the case of nam...
It won’t show up on the scoresheet, and it wasn’t directed at anyone in particular. But at one point in overtime, Dan Vladar sounded like he had enough. And he let his teammates know it.
With just under six minutes to go in Game 6, and the game still looking for its first goal, Flyers defenseman Cam York cleared the puck. But once again — as was the case for nearly all of the overtime — the Penguins gobbled the puck up in the neutral zone and drove back in. York again played the puck behi...
*There’s no sense burying the lede here: the Flyers are moving on to the second round! It took a weird and wild overtime game to get there, but they pulled it off. [ BSH ]
*Defenseman Cam York was the overtime hero, and he celebrated it in probably the funniest way possible. [ BSH ]
*Of course, there’s a whole lot to dig into after a win as big as that one. [ NBCSP ]
*In fact, we’ve got takeaways from both sides of the matchup. [ The Athletic ]
*One of the bigger bits of ne...
With the weight of the city of Philadelphia on his shoulders, Flyers defenseman Cam York was able to finish off the Pittsburgh Penguins in dramatic fashion. Potentially ending that entire era of Penguins hockey with one quick flick of his wrist from the point in an improbable overtime period. And of course, he celebrated like a mad man.
The Flyers and Penguins were butting heads for the entire 60 minutes through regulation — trading off brief glimpses of high-event hockey as both teams ha...
The Pittsburgh Penguins wanted to be the 11th team in NHL history to force a deciding Game 7 after going down 3-0 in a series but the Philadelphia Flyers stopped them in their tracks and ended up with the series win Wednesday night.
Through 60 minutes, the goaltenders were perfect. It was the first time since 2002 that the Flyers went to overtime in a scoreless game — a 1-0 win against Ottawa. Through the nerves, the sweat, and the anxiety, history repeated, and the Flyers are on to the s...
Through these first five games of their first round series against the Penguins, the Flyers have been delivered standout performances from players up and down their lineup. That depth of production has been a major asset to them when they’re winning, but even in these more challenging moments of late, it’s been a real positive to see different players, and particularly their young guns, stepping up and taking an active role in driving the team towards more positive results.
After Monday’s...
Let’s try this again.
The Flyers have a chance to close out the series tonight and punch their ticket to the second round. They weren’t able to mount a full comeback on Monday in Pittsburgh to get it done early, but it’s a brand new day, and the possibility of locking in their advancement on home ice does feel extra sweet. The Flyers are looking to get things moving in the right direction again, and we’ll see soon if they’re able to push their game to the next level needed to put away an ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are getting ready to hopefully close out the first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night and appear to be bringing their promising young winger back into the lineup after the controversial scratch.
With the speculation in full force and rumor mills working overtime, the Flyers took to the ice this morning for an optional skate ahead of Wednesday’s Game 6 against the Penguins. And from the looks of things, there appears to be a few question...
I would like to formally apologize to the hockey gods for our hubris as Philadelphia Flyers fans. Once the Flyers went up three games to zero in their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, we got a little cocky. Look, we haven’t been in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six years. We haven’t had a home playoff game in eight years. We haven’t had a home playoff win in 10 years. As a wise text once mistakenly sent to me said “Im sorry for some things I said and for throwing ketchup at wall. Emotions go...
The Philadelphia Flyers are one win away from punching their ticket to the second round of the playoffs but it is a decision that head coach Rick Tocchet made for Game 5 on Monday that is dominating headlines. And now, that might lead to some interesting conversations this offseason.
Matvei Michkov, as well a know by now, was a healthy scratch for the Flyers’ Game 5 in Pittsburgh against the Penguins. It ended up being a loss and now the Flyers’ 3-0 series lead has dwindled to a 3-2 lead ...
In the heat of a tightly contested playoff series, it’s difficult to argue for moral victories, but it remains that even as the Flyers conceded another win to the Penguins last night to bring the series to a more narrow 3-2 margin, there were still positives in their play and reasons left for optimism that they can still get this thing back on track.
Saturday’s Game 4 showing on home ice was, more comfortably, a poor showing. The Flyers lacked pace through much of the first half of ...
*Big Game 6 tonight for our boys, back on home ice with their third chance to knock the Penguins out for good. Game 7 would be a bad idea, and it’s easy to be feeling a little negative after two straight losses, but maybe we all need to settle down a little. Maybe. [ BSH ]
*Did you hear Matvei Michkov was scratched in Game 5? Did you notice this? Anyone you know talking about it? Anyway maybe we need to settle down about that too. [ BSH ]
*Charlie has some Thoughts on what it is that...
The Philadelphia Flyers are back home for Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. After taking a 3-0 series lead, the Flyers have lacked the killer instinct to close out their cross-state rivals in their first two tries.
Rick Tocchet has made a few lineup changes in this series, most notably taking Matvei Michkov out of the lineup in favor of Alex Bump in Game 5. He’s also switched things up on the blue line.
Noah Juulsen got into Game 2 and stayed in the lineup fo...
While the Flyers were dealt with a tough loss last night in Pittsburgh , it wasn’t a game without its smattering of positives.
Though the results didn’t ultimately go their way, the Flyers made some adjustments to their approach and were able to build on their push late in Saturday’s game and deliver a more even showing on this time out. Their pace was better, and they were able to hold on to more pucks to set up some better chances throughout. They still had their share of chances left ...
Sean Couturier has been in this situation before. It was ages ago, but it was as close to the same set of circumstances as one can find. After manhandling the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1, Game 2, and Game 3 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Quarter Final series against Sidney Crosby and company, the Flyers were mauled 10-3 at home by the Penguins in Game 4. The Flyers then headed back to Pittsburgh for Game 5, were down 3-2 at the end of the second and never tied the score, losing their second ...
The Philadelphia Flyers' veteran-heavy fourth line has been a revelation. But after two straight losses, is it time for a change?
Despite the Flyers putting their cross-state arch rivals on the brink, sitting one game away from round two after a season that was almost a write-off, there is still one negative talking point that has gotten beaten to death for the past week or so. While the Flyers deserve plaudits for over-performing to a man in their round one series, it has cast a spotlight on some of their younger stars who haven’t been able to make an impact.
After Denver Barkey got off the snide in Game 4 with a t...
*The Flyers would’ve done themselves and all of us a favor by winning last night’s Game 4 in Pittsburgh. They did not do that. Recap .
*As we all suspected, Matvei Michkov was scratched last night. It wasn’t the wrong move, given the circumstances. [ BSH ]
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts about the Michkov decision and what got us to this point. [ PHLY ]
*Oh yeah dude you can definitely draw some conclusions about Rick Tocchet’s c...
The Philadelphia Flyers just suffered a disheartening Game 5 loss where not a whole lot went wrong, but not a whole lot went right either. There were hiccups and major missed opportunities as the veteran players that the team relies on so much seemed to feel the pressure of killing off the Penguins, and some poor decisions were made.
If you really wanted to be optimistic about the loss and not dwell on how the Flyers’ 3-0 series lead is now just a 3-2 series lead as they had back to Phila...
Tonight saw the series shift back to Pittsburgh for Game 5, with the Flyers looking to bounce back from a difficult loss on home ice on Saturday. And while the Flyers were able to come up with a bit more pace, it wasn’t enough to drive them past what the Penguins were able to throw at them, as they fell short for a second straight game.
The basics
First period: 2:45- Elmer Soderblom (Mantha, Wotherspoon) Second period: 3:17- Connor Dewar (Crosby, Lizotte), 3:29- Alex Bump (Ristolaine...
The Philadelphia Flyers have a glorious opportunity to walk into Pittsburgh and hand them a third loss in the Penguins’ own building to kill their season and win the series in dominant fashion. They better not screw this up. It’s Game 5.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP/ESPN+ 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
It’s the story of the game. Matvei Michkov is going to sit this one out as Rick Tocchet thinks it’s best for the 21-year-old winger to take a break a...
The Flyers have jumped out to a 3-1 series lead over Pittsburgh with plenty of contributions from unlikely sources. Four defensemen have goals, a fifth had two primary assists in a game, 16 players have a point in the postseason, and 13 of them have multiple points. Twelve different players have scored a goal in four games. It’s been a complete team effort to get to where they are now. With the fourth and final win the only obstacle between the Flyers and the second round, there are three Flye...
After losing 4-2 to the Penguins on Saturday night, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves with the second of four proverbial kicks at the can to eliminate their longtime rivals in Game 5 on Monday night and move on to the second round. The fourth game is often the hardest won to win, but with the Flyers looking far more themselves in the second half of the game compared to the first half, they should start Game 5 on the right foot. However, following Sunday’s practice , there seems like ther...