NEWARK, N.J. — In the Flyers' first meeting with the Devils a week and a half ago, John Tortorella felt Matvei Michkov was becoming a little too careless with the puck. It was a tight, defensive, 1-1 game in the second period.
Philadelphia Flyers legend Bobby Clarke knows a thing or two about talent—and when he sees it, he’s not shy about sharing his thoughts.
After scoring 27 points in his first 27 games, 20-year-old rookie Matvei Michkov has cooled down to more reasonable totals for the Philadelphia Flyers.
After back-to-back losses in New York, the Philadelphia Flyers bounced back with a big 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. Unlike the two previous games, the Flyers scored multiple first-period goals and held on to the lead.
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Postgame 5: Flyers Fall to Devils, 5-0
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Flyers Goaltender Gets Pulled Against Devils
Devils get their revenge with 5-0 win over Flyers
While the Flyers held their own in the first period of Wednesday night’s game at the Prudential Center, the middle frame was something you don’t save the video from. The Devils scored four times, drove Flyers starting goaltender Samuel Ersson from the net and went to a 5-0 payback victory.
John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (23-23-6) will play the latter game of a back-to-back as they host Patrick Roy's New York Islanders (22-20-7).
Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke that got away from Owen Tippett in the blue paint. The defenseman was the one to crash in and clean it all up.
Philadelphia Flyers’ forward Owen Tippett left Wednesday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils with an undisclosed injury, with the team announcing on social media that he would not return.
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The Philadelphia Flyers will visit the New York Rangers in a game that begins at 7 p.m. ET, which if you have cut the cable you can watch on ESPN+ (plans start at $11.99). Both teams have been playing well.
In this edition of our Flyers stats report, we'll look at Jamie Drysdale, the "right personnel", and Matvei Michkov's bad puck luck.
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