VOORHEES – The word “streaky’’ doesn’t begin to describe the Flyers’ play over the past few seasons. During the 2016-17 campaign, they became the first NHL team to win 10 straight games and not make […]
One minute he’s announcing his goaltender two, yes two, games in advance. The next, he’s cracking wise with this one-liner after a spine-tingling 1-0 win over the Rangers in which they gave up 38 shots: […]
PHILADELPHIA – There was a time this season when four power-play goals was about a month’s work for the Flyers. Saturday, they reached that total in a single game.They connected four times with the man […]
All in a month’s work. People figured Carter Hart was destined for greatness someday but raise your hand if you thought it was going to happen this quickly. On Friday, Hart was named NHL Rookie […]
BOSTON – The streak lives, but not without some real drama. Trailing 2-1 with 9:24 to play in the third period, the Flyers tied the score on a power-play goal by […]
BOSTON – It’s easy to spot where Ivan Provorov is going to be when he’s at the top of his game. He’s charging up ice, joining the rush and making a beeline for the net. […]
NEW YORK – One promising subtext to the Flyers’ unexpected five-game winning streak has been the resurging play of their youth corps. Second-year guys like Travis Sanheim and Oskar Lindblom jump out at you. Sanheim […]
NEW YORK – And to think that only a week ago goaltender Anthony Stolarz was playing for the Phantoms, trying to get his legs back after a month-long injury absence. Tuesday night, the […]
NEW YORK – At 6 p.m., Christian Folin was enjoying his dinner at home, knowing he wasn’t scheduled to play in Monday night’s game vs. Winnipeg. At precisely 6:34, the phone rang. A voice said: […]
PHILADELPHIA – There’s nothing better to get a hockey team playing loosey-goosey than to tell it the playoffs are simply a dream. Just look at how the Flyers performed against the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets […]
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