For the second straight week the Flyers obtained at least a point in each game they played. Posting a record of 1-0-2 in three games that all went to shootouts, the Flyers have now earned a point in seven straight games going 4-0-3 in that span. This week, shootout losses to the Thrashers and the Caps featuring a shootout win over the Stars in between gave Philly four out of the six possible points available. The four points were enough to give Philly the first playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Danny Briere scored the game-tying goal with only a …
Flyers Dominate, Lose In Shootout
Bad goaltending and a part of the game that can’t be found in the playoffs helped the Flyers fall 5-4 to the Caps tonight. Alexander Semin made Brian Boucher look silly in the final shot of the shootout to give Washington the extra point. Boucher played well on the night making thirteen saves on fourteen shots helping the Flyers comeback from a 3-0 deficit thanks to Sergei Bobrovsky’s wonderful night. The shootout loss drops the Flyers to 44-19-9 on the season. Despite the Flyers absolutely dominating the first eight minutes of the game, the visiting Capitals gained the first lead of the …
RICE & MICE: Hand fractures
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman, Chris Pronger was originally sidelined with some swelling in his hand after being hit by a puck on February 24, 2011 in a game against the New York Islanders. After x-rays failed to show a fracture, he returned to play after missing one game only to hit that same hand against the boards in a game on March 8, 2011 against the Edmonton Oilers. They are not sure if the break was initially caused by being hit with the puck in February, or if the fracture happened in the game against the Oilers, but a CT scan …
How has Carcillo been playing?
Dan Carcillo has the second lowest scoring total of any regular Flyer forward this season and he has a team-worst -10. Still, his ice time has been increasing in recent games. Do you think he’s earning the increased time or he’s just filling in to give other forwards a rest before the playoffs? How is he playing?
Capitals @ Flyers Preview
Game 72: Washington Capitals @ Philadelphia Flyers, 7:30 pm, Versus. Capitals’ Records Overall Record: 42-21-10 Away Record: 20-13-3 Record vs. Flyers: 1-0-2 Away Record vs. Flyers: 0-0-1 Flyers’ Records Overall Record: 44-19-8 Home Record: 21-10-4 Record vs. Capitals: 2-0-1 Home Record vs. Capitals: 1-0-0 The Numbers Flyers’ Winning % vs. Capitals: .667, 2/3 games (15th) Flyers’ Point % vs. Capitals: .833, 5/6 pts (9th) Flyers’ Losing % vs. Capitals: .333, 1/3 games (15th) Flyers’ Goals/Game vs. Capitals: 3.00, 9 goals/3 games (17th) Capitals’ Goals/Game vs. Flyers: 3.00, 9 goals/3 games (8th) Flyers’ Shots/Game vs. Capitals: 30, 90 shots/3 games (20th) …
Flight Plan Week of 03.20.2011
The Philadelphia Flyers haven’t looked all that good recently, but they haven’t looked all that bad either. In their last five games, they’ve been able to muster up just enough effort and offense to get points in six of their last seven games and have even squeezed five out of a possible six in their last three contests. The big shootout win in Dallas was a little bit overshadowed by their inability to cap a comeback against the Atlanta Thrashers with a win in OT which saw Danny Briere score two goals including one with just 1:28 left in the …
Cooke suspended for rest of regular season, first round of playoffs
The National Hockey League on Monday afternoon issued its sternest warning yet to players who seek to make contact with an opponent’s head. It has suspended Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke for the final 10 games of the regular season plus the entire first round of the playoffs. Cooke delivered an elbow to the side of the face of New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh at the 4:36 mark of the third period of Sunday’s 5-2 Penguins loss. He was given a major for elbowing and a game misconduct. The total length of the penalty will end up lasting between …
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Kris Letang on Matt Cooke: “I know him personally. He doesn’t want to ______________.”
North American Prospect Weekly Report (3/14 – 3/20)
The North American Prospect Report follows the weekly progress of Flyers prospects playing in the various leagues throughout North America. Forwards: The Canadian junior leagues closed out their regular season this past week. Dave Labcreque and Tye McGinn each got to play a game before getting a rest before the playoffs. Labrecque had a goal and 2 assists in his final game, but somehow managed to be a -2. McGinn scored a goal in his final game. Jason Akeson assisted on two goals during his final game of the regular season. Akeson’s team also made the playoffs. Tyler Brown did …
He Has a Little in Him
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.