en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Philadelphia Flyers News https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/news Photo Credit: Our very own Michael Reaves The post appeared first on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:56:15 GMT Meghan Reilly https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56370758 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56370758 false false Photo Credit: Our very own Michael Reaves The post appeared first on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:41:02 GMT Jamey Baskow https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56368916 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56368916 false false Photo Credit: Our very own Rob Windfelder The post appeared first on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:32:57 GMT Jamey Baskow https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56366066 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56366066 false false Photo Credits: FNG’s Rob Windfelder It was eight years to The post appeared first on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:23:37 GMT Rob Windfelder https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56364710 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56364710 false false 📢 Subscribe NOW to get the latest Eagles, Sixers, Phillies & Flyers news: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ?sub_confirmation=1NBC Spo... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:46:09 GMT NBC Sports Philadelphia https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372288 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372288 false false Vladař has been superb in the playoff series with the Penguins. Coach Rick Tocchet says the goalie is "banged up” after he appeared to hurt his hand or arm late in the game Wednesday. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:44:00 GMT Jackie Spiegel https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372268 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372268 false false The series isn’t over, and the Flyers still have one more win to get to the second round, but thus far Philadelphia has been perfect. They are shutting down one of the better offensive teams in 2025-26 while at times putting on a defensive clinic that hasn’t been seen in some time. Heading into the series, much was made of the fact how deep the Penguins were, with a dozen players scoring 13 or more goals. So even if the Flyers somehow stopped Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, they still had the likes of Egor Chinakhov, Anthony Mantha, or youngster Ben Kindel, among others, to contain. Well, through nine periods, the Penguins have all of four goals. Nine of those 13 players who made this great “depth” are still looking for their first goal while Malkin — a few months shy of 40 — leads the club with half the team’s goal output. Bryan Rust has one. Erik Karlsson has the other. That depth they possessed after 82 games looks rather shallow this post-season for Pittsburgh, with nobody doing much of anything thanks to Philadelphia’s stifling defense. On the other hand, Philadelphia has 11 players with two or more points. Although Porter Martone has gotten a lot of the spotlight (and well-deserved) with two game-winning goals, his three points ties him with Rasmus Ristolainen, Trevor Zegras, Sean Couturier, and Jamie Drysdale atop the Flyers. On the other side of the coin, Philadelphia has four players who have yet to register a point. One is defenseman Emil Andrae, who only has Game 1 to his credit before being out with an upper-body injury. Other than that, Tyson Foerster, Cam York, and Matvei Michkov are still looking for their first points. A beautiful balance among four lines When the experts looked at the Flyers, many people believed if you stopped Trevor Zegras and/or Travis Konency, then the Flyers would be extremely hard-pressed to create scoring chances. The anemic power play only drove that point further home. What nobody could have expected was that the fourth line of Sean Couturier, Garnet Hathaway, and Luke Glendening would have six points combined through three games. Earlier this season, the fourth line of Rodrigo Abols, Nic Deslauriers, and Hathaway, had one point combined from the opening game against Florida through to Dec. 9. Carl Grundstrom had a point and Nikita Grebenkin (who was up and down in the lineup) had four by that time. Assuming those five players all earned those points on the fourth line, that’s still six points in two months! Or what this current playoff line has done in three games. Further to that, the balance means that teams like Pittsburgh (or, if the Flyers get to round two, their next opponent) have a hard time matching lines. If all four lines can pitch in offensively, especially as they did in Game 1 and Game 2 where the ice was tilted in Pittsburgh’s favor, then it bodes well for Philadelphia continuing into the playoffs for another week to 10 days at least. What makes the balance also highly effective is that if Foerster and/or Michkov are struggling a little bit, as they seem to be when it comes to registering points, that pressure to pick up the slack shouldn’t be quite as urgent. Had the Flyers relied just on four or five highly-talented players to earn the lion’s share of points, they probably would be up one game or down a game versus the Penguins heading into Game 4 Saturday night. And both Foerster and Michkov would be gripping their sticks a lot more, or possibly cheating more to make an impact. Yet, by enabling Foerster and/or Michkov to work through their mini-slump while still stacking wins, it’s the best-case scenario for Philadelphia. Embodiment of a team To return to the 11 Flyers who have two or more points through three games, by comparison Montreal has five, Minnesota has seven, Vegas have six. Of course, some of those teams have played only two games thus far, and could add to that total in their respective Game 3. Regardless, it demonstrates how everyone on the Flyers is contributing. Further to that, eight of the 11 goals they’ve scored have come five-on-five whereas the Pens have a pair five-on-five. The Flyers also have more goals on their rather paltry special teams (three) than Pittsburgh does five-on-five. Everybody is pulling their weight. And further to that, it appears that the Flyers are a far tighter unit on and off the ice than their Pennsylvania counterparts. Last night head coach Rick Tocchet in the locker room and off the ice. This after seeing Trevor Zegras to celebrate with the handful of teammates in there whooping it up. And Nick Seeler near the Flyers’ bench after making it 3-1 in the second period doing much the same. “I’ve been in the game for 40 years and I’m not just saying that, this is one of the tightest groups,” Tocchet said. “For me even as a coach and as a player, it’s very, very tight. Like I’m around them a lot in Pittsburgh there’s team meals and after the games they’re together, they play cards. There’s a big group ... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:29:53 GMT Jason MacNeil https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372077 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56372077 false false Flyers take down the Penguins in game three 5-2 to take a 3-0 series leadThis segment originally aired on April 23rd, 2026 as part of "Philadelphia Flyers vs... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:14:19 GMT Snow The Goalie: A Flyers Podcast https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371868 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371868 false false 📢 Subscribe NOW to get the latest Eagles, Sixers, Phillies & Flyers news: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ?sub_confirmation=1NBC Spo... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:55:25 GMT NBC Sports Philadelphia https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371594 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371594 false false #letsgoflyers #hockey #nhl #philly #penaltybox #stanleycup Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:54:09 GMT Philadelphia Flyers https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371570 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371570 false false 📢 Subscribe NOW to get the latest Eagles, Sixers, Phillies & Flyers news: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ?sub_confirmation=1NBC Spo... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:46:46 GMT NBC Sports Philadelphia https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371473 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371473 false false The brick wall of Dan Vladar. The rookie who always finds the net. The penalty kill that comes at the perfect time. Welcome to the 2026 Philadelphia Flyers. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:43:25 GMT Clarinda McFadden https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371421 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371421 false false Brodes joined the WIP Midday Show to discuss the atmosphere in South Philly for Flyers Penguins Game 3!! #Flyers #Penguins #NHL CALL OR TEXT THE 24/7 ANY TIM... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:42:10 GMT Brodes Media https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371404 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371404 false false The Philadelphia Flyers have had to deal with three different kinds of games in the playoffs, and they dealt with each one. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:39:07 GMT Thomas Williams https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371360 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/philadelphia-flyers/articles/56371360 false false