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Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers to Pittsburgh on Thursday for a rather meaningful Metropolitan Division clash. Two minutes into the game, the Penguins claimed a 1-0 lead via a Justin Brazeau tally and never looked back. Sidney Crosby recorded another goal and assist, as […]
From PensBurgh | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The Penguins got out to an early lead, held on for dear life and gave themselves enough of a cushion to take a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak and broke out of a slump where they only produced two total goals in those three games. […]
From PensBurgh | 4 days ago | 1 read
The Philadelphia Flyers extended their losing streak, this one a 6-3 loss to the Penguins in a game that saw Denver Barkey with a pair of assists and Matvei Michkov fighting for the first time, sticking up for the youngster in the third period. The basics First period: 2:16- Justin Brazeau (Ben Kindel, Anthony Mantha) (PPG), 12:25- Bryan Rust (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby) (PPG) Second period: 1:16- Egor Chinakhov (Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak), 2:17- Rodrigo Abols (Cam York, Carl Grunds...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 2 reads
While the Philadelphia Flyers were getting embarrassed in Pittsburgh, Matvei Michkov stepped up to show some fight — literally. Michkov has been more active in scrums recently and nearly got his first career fight on Wednesday night against Peyton Krebs, but the referees broke it up. He’s been itching to drop the gloves, and he didn’t let the opportunity pass him by on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Blake Lizotte lined up Denver Barkey with a hit in the neutral zone, and Michkov chase...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 0 reads
The Philadelphia Flyers are in goaltending hell right now. Dan Vladar left Wednesday night’s loss in Buffalo after just one period due to an injury — early reports appear to be good, at least — and Sam Ersson hasn’t had the confidence of an NHL goalie in recent games. Aleksei Kolosov was recalled on Thursday afternoon, but didn’t get the start even after Ersson allowed two goals on eight shots the night before in Buffalo. Rick Tocchet once again gave Ersson a nod, in what might have ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 3 reads
Sam Ersson has had a bad year. When the Philadelphia Flyers brought in Dan Vladar as a free agent last summer, the plan was to have them split the net and ride the hot hand. That hasn’t worked out, as the newcomer has played beyond even the most optimistic of expectations and taken the lion’s share of the crease. It was up for debate if the below average save percentages over the years were a product of the team’s defensive structure, but Sam Ersson’s numbers have remained among the ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 3 reads
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From PensBurgh | 4 days ago | 2 reads
When was the last time we could say that the Edmonton Oilers have goaltending depth to trade from? That seems to be the case right now, as Connor Ingram has impressed the team with his work since coming up in late December, and Tristan Jarry has returned to the crease as well after missing several weeks. They also have a smoking-hot prospect tearing it up at the AHL level. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the Flyers could be in a bind between the pipes. Dan Vladar has been excellent as the No...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 4 days ago | 3 reads
And just like that, the Flyers’ brief road trip is already coming to a close. After a tough outing last night in Buffalo, the Flyers are heading into Pittsburgh hoping against all hope that they can find a way to turn a corner and stop their losing streak from stretching to five games. Desperation is mounting, and the Flyers need now more than ever to find a way to get things breaking their way again. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame read...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 5 reads
The Philadelphia Flyers star youngster has not shone bright this season, but it's not totally his fault and here's why.
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 3 reads
The Edmonton Oilers have a problem. They’re pressed up tight to the salary cap, and while they’ve been able to manoeuvre by activating Jake Walman and Tristan Jarry from the Long-Term Injured Reserve by placing an injured Adam Henrique there, they won’t be able to do that forever. In fact, when the time comes to…
From In the Pressbox | 4 days ago | 3 reads
A nightmare has struck the city of Philadelphia. During the Flyers’ big and embarrassing loss to the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night, goaltender Dan Vladar suffered an injury and had to be pulled after the first period. While the Flyers confirmed the swap to put Sam Ersson in was due to injury (and not for allowing two goals on five shots in 20 minutes), the true confirmation that Vladar is going to at least miss Thursday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins came the morning after. Accor...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 2 reads
It was just one week ago, the Flyers were tied with Toronto heading into overtime. They had won three of their previous four games, and tried to take the second point in the extra session from the Maple Leafs. The overtime was highly entertaining, with Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier having golden chances to end it. However, they didn’t. The Leafs went back down the ice and scored to win the game. It didn’t seem like a huge deal. Philadelphia gained a point. Onto the Lightning. Well, we...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 2 reads
A once-strength for the Philadelphia Flyers has become an area of weakness as the penalty kill continues to slip further and further towards league average. The Flyers have stumbled out of the gate a bit to start the calendar year. Nearly every part of their game has struggled – from the power play to the goaltending – but one key area has quietly slipped under the radar: the penalty kill. Once a strength of John Tortorella’s Flyers, it has now silently fallen back toward league-average. ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 3 reads
Who: Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-8, 52 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-10, 52 points, 4th place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Nationally televised game on ESPN, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens get one more at home after this to see Columbus at PPG Paints on Saturday night. Then […]
From PensBurgh | 4 days ago | 2 reads
After a slow start to the season following the departure of Mitch Marner, the Toronto Maple Leafs have started to kick their season into gear. With Auston Matthews finally beginning to hit his stride and Craig Berube once again whipping a team into shape as they enter the second half, just like he did in St. Louis, things are now looking positive for a team who was in major flux just a month prior. And a lot of that success has come off the back of their elite goaltending. The tande...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 4 reads
Philadelphia Flyers goaltending has officially reached a tipping point, and Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports the club is now considering trade market alternatives if Samuel Ersson’s slide keeps costing them points. Ersson’s numbers have been rough over a two year sample, and this season has dipped to an .858 save percentage with a 3.33 goals against average. With the Flyers sitting in the thick of the playoff race, they cannot afford many more nights where the margin disap...
From NHL Trade Rumors | 4 days ago | 2 reads
*Yikes, folks. Things are looking pretty ugly at the moment. Real ugly. Last night’s game was a doozy. RECAP ! *You may have noticed that we got a guy back last night! And as a result, before the game, Ricky Taco went berzerk on the lines. [ BSH ] *You may have also noticed that Denver Barkey was a healthy scratch. After that news came out, Tocchet explained himself. [ BSH ] *It’s great the team is getting healthy again, but the boys have a lot of things to try and figure out on...
From Broad Street Hockey | 4 days ago | 3 reads
The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, and if you’re considering making a wager, we have best bets tips below. Best Penguins vs. Flyers Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Sidney Crosby, Penguins +155 24 G in 45 GP Rickard Rakell, Penguins +200 5 G in 25 GP Trevor Zegras, Flyers +230 18 G in 45 GP Travis Konecny, Flyers +230 14 G in 44 GP Evgeni Malkin, Pengui...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 5 days ago | 7 reads
The Flyers kicked off their two-game road trip this evening up in Buffalo, and in a matchup which they approached with the aim of hitting the reset button and righting the ship after two tough losses to the Lightning, instead they fell flat, dropping this game by another lopsided score of 5-2. The Basics First period: 9:30- Rasmus Dahlin (Doan, Thompson)PPG, 15:13- Mattias Samuelsson (Ostlund, Doan) Second period: 4:22- Jack Quinn (McLeod, Benson), 10:28- Owen Tippett (Cates), 13:51-...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 1 read
Things have gone from bad to worse to catastrophic for the Philadelphia Flyers. Jamie Drysdale returned from injury on Wednesday night, and it looked like we’d see some new pairs as well. However, after taking part in the morning skate on the top pair with Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen was a late scratch in Buffalo due to an upper-body injury. Injury update: Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (upper-body injury) is day-to-day and will be unavailable for tonight’s #PHIvsBUF mat...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 3 reads
After a tough end to the Flyers’ run of home games over the last week with two pretty brutal losses to the Lightning, the Flyers will be looking for something of a reset as they head out on the road for a quick back-to-back before heading back home on Saturday. Of course, it’s not going to be an easy task for them, as they’re set to face off against a red-hot Sabres team this evening, but here’s hoping that with a few more pieces looking like they could be back in the lineup for them tonight, ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 3 reads
Flyers forward Denver Barkey is slated to sit out Wednesday as the Flyers take on the red-hot Buffalo Sabres in a clash between two playoff hopefuls. During media availability on Wednesday afternoon, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed that young forward, Denver Barkey, will be sitting in the rafters as the puck in dropped in Buffalo. Barkey, who has played eleven games for the Flyers this season, is sitting out for the first time since his call-up in mid December. In that time, the ...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 2 reads
The Philadelphia Flyers hit the road looking to get back on track after two blowout losses against the Tampa Bay Lightning to end a four-game homestand. Philadelphia has now lost three games in a row, going back to the overtime defeat against Toronto, and could be staring a five-game losing streak in the face if they lose tonight, as they’re just 2-3-1 in the second half of back-to-backs this season. The Flyers did get some good news on Wednesday morning, though, with defenseman Jamie Dry...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 1 read
The Philadelphia Flyers prospect pool is filled with a bunch of young talent who could steadily make their way up the developmental ladder to end up being impact players in the NHL. That’s the hope, anyway. This week, though, two specific Flyers prospects decided to change up where they were playing to give them a better chance at doing exactly that. After all, if a player is stuck in a bad situation with a poor scoring environment or on a team who just can’t help but be terrible defensiv...
From Broad Street Hockey | 5 days ago | 3 reads