On the final day of preliminary round play in Sochi, Team USA clinched first place in Group A after cruising to a 5-1 win over Slovenia highlighted by a natural hat trick by Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Phil Kessel. It was the first hat trick recorded at the Olympics since the Flyers’ John LeClair accomplished the feat in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
Additionally, three of the Flyers’ five Olympian
Visit link: Bill Meltzer
On a busy day of Olympic preliminary-round games marked by the USA beating Russia 3-2 via shootout in the best game of the tournament to date, three of the Flyers’ five Olympians were in action today.
SWITZERLAND 1 – CZECH REPUBLIC 0
A decade ago, this would would have been a significant upset. Anyone who considers this an upset nowadays hasn’t been paying attention to vast improvement of Sw
See original here: Bill Meltzer
Four of the Flyers’ five Olympians are in an action in day three of preliminary round competition in Sochi. Here is a synopsis of how the players and their teams fared:
CZECH REPUBLIC 4 – LATVIA 2
Flyers right winger Jakub Voracek scored the game winning goal for the Czech Republic in an uneven 4-2 win over Latvia earlier today. With the score tied 2-2 nearing the midpoint of regulation, Vo
Original post: Bill Meltzer
Three of the Flyers’ five Olympians were in an action in day two of preliminary round competition in Sochi. Here is a synopsis of how the players and their teams fared:
FINLAND 8 – AUSTRIA 4
Team Finland has often seemed to play better over the years when they are in the role of the scrappy underdog than as the favorite. In today’s game against Austria, the Finns got off to a terrible start
Read more: Bill Meltzer
Two of the five Flyers Olympians were in action on the first day of the preliminary round in Sochi. The other three will play tomorrow.
SWEDEN 4 – CZECH REPUBLIC 2
Team Sweden dominated the first 25 minutes of the game in all three zones. Once the Swedes jumped out to a 4-0 lead, they shut down the engines a bit and got sloppy both with and away from the puck. The Czechs crawled back into t
See the rest here: Bill Meltzer
Here is the televised schedule of preliminary-round Olympic games involving Flyers’ players as well as games involving Team USA and Team Canada. All times in EST.
WED FEB 12
Czech Republic (Jakub Voracek) vs. Sweden: Noon (USA Network)
Switzerland (Mark Streit) vs. Latvia: Noon (MSNBC)
THU FEB 13
Finland (Kimmo Timonen) vs. Austria (Michael Raffl): 3:00 a.m. (NBCSN)
USA vs. Slovakia (And
See original here: Bill Meltzer
When the Flyers acquired Steve Downie from the Colorado Avalanche in an Oct. 31 trade for Max Talbot, they were not necessarily looking for a major upgrade in scoring. While Downie was expected to provide a little more offensive punch than Talbot, the then-struggling team was primarily looking for a player who would do the small things that contribute to winning.
First and foremost, Downie was
See the rest here: Bill Meltzer
FLYING INTO THE OLYMPIC BREAK
It wasn’t the prettiest or best-played of games, but the Philadelphia Flyers did just enough to skate off with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Wells Fargo Center yesterday afternoon. Ray Emery authored 32 saves, making a second-period goal by Brayden Schenn and a third-period deflection goal by Scott Hartnell hold up for the regulation victory.
Philadel
Continued here: Bill Meltzer
FLYERS VS. FLAMES PREVIEW (4:30 AM EST)
In the final game of the pre-Olympic break portion of their schedule, the Philadelphia Flyers (29-23-6) will look for their 30th overall win and 16th home victory of the season as they play host to the Calgary Flames (22-28-7). Game time is 1:00 PM EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philadelphia.
This is the second and final meeting of th
See the original post here: Bill Meltzer
MASON MAGNIFICENT IN 3-1 WIN OVER AVS
Navigating a treacherous road in the waning games before the Olympic break, the Philadelphia Flyers have posted a 4-1-0 record over their last five games. They have done it against tough opposition.
Last night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers had to elevate their two-way play and receive phenomenal goaltending to hold off the Colorado Avalanche, 3-
Visit link: Bill Meltzer