The Michigan State Spartans returned to action this weekend with a two-game series against another Big Ten opponent; Notre Dame. Porter Martone would open the series with his first multi-goal game at the collegiate level, and followed it up with another tally on Saturday night.
On Friday night, the Spartans took control from the first drop of the puck. They found their way into the offensive zone with ease, created chaos on the forecheck, and took a ton of shots at the net. In the opening...
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The Dallas Stars took the Flyers to the woodshed for the most part Saturday night, winning 5-1 thanks to a Jason Robertson hat trick and a Philadelphia effort that didn’t quite measure up.
The basics
First period: 3:48- Lian Bichsel (Alex Petrovic, Justin Hryckowian) Second period: 11:39- Jason Robertson (Tyler Seguin, Roope Hintz), 17:02- Jason Robertson (Roope Hintz, Esa Lindell) Third period: 9:29- Jason Robertson (Roope Hintz, Mikko Rantanen) (PPG), 10:57- Christian Dvorak (Owen ...
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Coming off an emphatic shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, the Philadelphia Flyers now travel further south and take on the Dallas Stars. It’s a much bigger and better opponent in this second half of a back-to-back, so the Flyers might have their work cut out for them.
Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
On the prospect side of things, Jett Luchanko absolutely dominated in his Friday night collision with fellow Flyers firs...
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Last night’s game, kicking off the first leg of their first three-in-three of the season, was a big one for the Phantoms, as they were able to overcome a bit of a dicey start on the way to taking down the visiting Springfield Thunderbirds by a score of 7-3, and extending their winning streak to a season high five games. It was a sound effort across the board, as each of their forward lines was able to contribute at least one goal on the night, but the most notable performance of the night came...
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Friday night treated us to a whole lot of Philadelphia Flyers prospects proving their worth in their respectable leagues all over the world. But one that popped out as a single performance, was Jett Luchanko making sure everyone was reminded about what he can do and how he can just take over a game in the OHL.
Much has been written about Luchanko and his situation. He’s played in the NHL probably earlier than he should have and the expectation was raised but the freshly-turned 19-year-old...
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The Flyers managed to steal a victory from the jaws of defeat Friday night against the host Blues, never leading in the game until Trevor Zegras put one home in the shootout for a rollercoaster 6-5 shootout win.
The basics
First period: 1:19- Jordan Kyrou (Unassisted), 8:18- Trevor Zegras (Christian Dvorak, Travis Sanheim), 9:42- Jimmy Snuggerud (Robert Thomas) Second period: 6:54- Justin Faulk (Cam Fowler, Oskar Sundvist), 7:17- Christian Dvorak (Owen Tippett, Emil Andrae), 18:24- T...
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After a tough loss back on home ice on Wednesday, the Flyers are hitting the road for a quick two-game road trip. Tonight, they’ll be facing off against a struggling Blues squad for the first game of their back-to-back (and what’s to be their first against the Blues in the span of a week) and they’ll be looking to get the ball rolling early, gaining back some ground and, what’s more, making a strong impression on their annual Fathers’ Trip.
Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NB...
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Another week, another full docket of exciting happenings to dig into for Flyers prospects near and far. Let’s get right into it.
The News of the Week
Not much doing in the news department this week, but the one big piece of news is that Ethan Samson has been medically cleared and assigned to the Phantoms, as he’s ready to get back in action for the first time since taking an injury during training camp. It’s not certain yet whether he’ll be good to get in immediately this weekend, bu...
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The Flyers this season were expected to be generating more goals, but that hasn't been the case. Some things have improved, but some other metrics are problematic..
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Tyson Foerster returned to the lineup for Wednesday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers, and Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet put him back together with his usual linemates of Noah Cates and Bobby Brink.
However, Tocchet decided to mix up the other lines for that one rather than try to build on the chemistry that some of the other forwards have built. That didn’t turn out so well as the Flyers went long stretches without much offensive pressure against Edmonton, and Tocche...
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In an 82-game (soon to be 84-game) NHL season, a 13-game sample size is a largely insignificant blip on the radar in the grand scheme. But for the Philadelphia Flyers, a 13-game sample size was all it took for the club’s famously traumatized fan base to declare a state of emergency.
Matvei Michkov, the Flyers’ prized Russian winger and face of their rebuild, looked like a shell of himself to start the campaign. The 20-year-old, less than a year removed from logging 26 goals and 63 points ...
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*The Flyers are back at it again tonight, kicking off a little two-game road trip in St. Louis. Before tonight’s game, some takeaways from Wednesday’s annoying loss to the Oilers. [ Inquirer ]
*And if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can read his Observations on that Oilers game. [ PHLY ]
*Wednesday’s loss was frustrating, not only because of how it played out but because it seems like it played out in a way that way too many games this season have played out. [ The...
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The Philadelphia Flyers may have lost on Thursday night, but the fans won as we were introduced to several of the players’ nicknames on the broadcast.
Some of the nicknames are self-explanatory, while others were improved by learning more about them.
Without any further ado, here is the official ranking of the Flyers’ team nicknames from Wednesday night’s broadcast.
7. Tyson Foerster as “Forey”
This is as hockey player as it gets. A typical hockey nickname just takes t...
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When Sean Couturier signed his eight-year, $62 million dollar deal on Aug. 21, 2021, Chuck Fletcher was the Flyers general manager and Alain Vigneault was the head coach. That same summer, Noah Cates was entering his fourth and final year of U.S. college hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, coming off a season that saw him only play 28 games and manage a meager five goals. The 2017 fifth-round Philadelphia draft pick and the then 28-year-old Couturier were miles apart financially, geo...
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*Well the Flyers once again had victory snatched by the hands of defeat or whatever that saying is, dropping last night’s game in overtime after the game-tying goal was disallowed because Owen Tippett doesn’t understand how lines work. RECAP .
*Perhaps you noticed The Big Thing: Tyson Foerster is back with the boys! Carl Grundstrom, thank you for your service. [ BSH ]
*Apparently, before the game, Leon Draisaitl gave Matvei Michkov some sage advice. That’s nice! [ Inquirer ]
*Ge...
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After what would have been a game-winning goal from Travis Konecny was called back for offsides with 23 seconds remaining, the Oilers stole an overtime win in Philadelphia by a score of 2-1. While the Oilers dominated for large stretches of the game, the Flyers nearly came away with an impressive win over the back-to-back Western Conference champs, but had to settle for a point on Wednesday night.
The basics
First period: 19:05 – Evan Bouchard (Connor McDavid, Matthew Savoie)
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Earlier this afternoon, Philadelphia Flyers activated winger Tyson Foerster from the Injured Reserve while placing winger Carl Grundstrom back down to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Transaction: We've activated forward @tfoerster8 off injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, we have loaned forward Carl Grundstrom to the @LVPhantoms (AHL). pic.twitter.com/PJ5nTIFIOx — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 12, 2025
Although earlier in the day during a post-practice press...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting Connor McDavid and his band of Edmonton Oilers tonight. The visitors are experiencing a miserable start to their season, like every single year, but it feels different. McDavid and Draisaitl are carrying a bag full of bodies to some wins, but their recent thrashing in a 9-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche has still left a mark.
Can the Flyers take advantage of a weakened Oilers team missing a couple key forwards? Or, will Edmonton keep trying to prove do...
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The Flyers got the best showing of the season from their fourth line on Saturday, all without scoring a single goal. So, what's working for them, and can they be the long-term answer?
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The Philadelphia Flyers return to action on Wednesday night with a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers suffered a 9-1 home loss to the Avalanche on Saturday night and had to come from behind to beat the Blue Jackets on Monday night.
To put it simply, the team that has lost in the Stanley Cup Final in the last two years is struggling mightily right now. They’re without Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, leaving Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to carry even more of the load than they usuall...
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It’s still early on in Rick Tocchet’s first season as Philadelphia Flyers head coach, and while there are still some particulars of his system that still need to be ironed out and perfected. But the one thing that seems entirely clear, even this early, is that his team will be playing in a lot of close games.
Through their first 15 games of the season, the Flyers have already played in nine one-goal games, with a 4-3-2 record in those contests. It’s been unbelievably tight, whether the F...
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*You may or may not have been off from work yesterday, but in either case we sincerely hope everyone has settled down about all of the sturm und drang about nothing that we all experienced the last few days. We’ve all more important things to focus on, like the fact that Porter Martone rules and he loves us. [ BSH ]
*Speaking of dudes that rule that love it here, if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out his in-depth thoughts on the idea of the Flyers locking up T...
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Owen Tippett started the season like a man possessed, scoring five goals in his first six games of the season. All the questions about his streakiness was at the time in the rearview mirror. Now, it’s been nine games since Tippett has scored a goal, with only one assist in that time. It’s been a dry spell of sorts for the winger who sometimes looks like he’s got speed to burn.
But Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet following Tuesday’s practice said Tippett has to clean up parts of his game in...
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The Philadelphia Flyers are having an up-and-down start to the month of November and with mixed results, sometimes some creativity in the lineup is needed. Head coach Rick Tocchet unveiled a new forward line that certainly raised a whole lot of eyebrows amongst the Flyers fan base on practice Tuesday morning.
Matvei Michkov has been at the center of attention for not the right reasons through the start of this season — it’s been the focus of a whole lot of people to try and find a way to ...
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When the Philadelphia Flyers selected Porter Martone at sixth overall of the 2025 NHL Draft several months ago, there was excitement in the air. Dreams of the next great power forward calling Philadelphia home felt like a match made in heaven. While fans feel the palpable electricity at the thought of Martone being a Flyer, it also goes the other way.
Martone appeared on the most recent episode of the Empty Netters podcast to go over his journey from being traded as a 16-year-old in the O...
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