Joel Farabee

NHL Game Recap: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers | 01/18/2024

The Dallas Stars opened a four-game road trip with an away game at the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. But the Stars got blown out by the Flyers 5-1 at the Wells Fargo Center. Dallas fell to 26-13-5, while Philadelphia improved to 25-14-6. No changes were made to the Stars’ starting lineup, which featured Jani Hakanpää, Tyler […]

#89 Cam Atkinson high-fives his bench-mates after scoring a goal against Winnipeg.

Flyers Take Second in the Metro Thanks to Six Point Sweep on Road Trip

The Philadelphia Flyers are currently sitting in a playoff spot in mid-January. Arguably, even die-hard fans did not believe the Flyers could reach this seemingly far-fetched position this soon in their rebuild. The Flyers emerged victorious from their three-game road trip against the Wild, the Jets, and the Blues. What were some things that went […]

Game Recap: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens | 01/10/2024

The Philadelphia Flyers were able to come away with a 3-2 shootout win in Jamie Drysdale’s highly anticipated debut. Those two points are crucial for the Flyers as they continue to hold onto their third-place spot in the metro division. Sam Ersson was given the nod, with Carter Hart as his backup. Period 1 The […]

Philadelphia Flyers All-Star Game Representative

If there is any Flyer that deserves a trip to Scotiabank Arena, it is Travis Konecny. The 26-year-old right winger has led his teammates by example this season, tallying 33 points in 37 games played. This will be his second All-Star Weekend. His first appearance was in 2020. “It’s an awesome opportunity, and it’s really […]

Game Recap: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks | 12/28/23

The Philadelphia Flyers kicked off their western road trip with a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Backup goaltenders Samuel Ersson and Casey DeSmith got the nod. With this win, the Flyers rise back to second place in the metro and tenth in the league with 42 points. For comparison, the Flyers […]

Turnovers Prove Costly in Devils’ Loss to Flyers

The Devils welcomed the Philadelphia Flyers into the Rock on Tuesday night for their second meeting of the season. Despite controlling much of the play, especially in the third period, the Devils could not capitalize on their opportunities to add the extra point in the standings and lost 3-2 in overtime. They fell to 16-12-2, […]

The Flyers Are Surprising Everyone

Going into this season, not much was expected of the Philadelphia Flyers. This is a team that has missed the playoffs for three straight seasons, is very young, has a new front office, and is still figuring out its identity. In other words, there was still a lot of work to be done before the […]

Pavelski Comes up Clutch, Stars Down Flyers 5-4 in OT

The Dallas Stars returned home to host the Philadelphia Flyers for Hall of Fame weekend, welcoming Ed Belfour and Ken Hitchcock to the HoF. Joe Pavelski played hero as the Stars downed the Flyers 5-4 in overtime at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night. Dallas improved to 3-0-1, while Philadelphia fell to 3-1-1. The […]

Predicting the NHL Teams With the Most Fights in 2023-24

While fighting isn’t as prominent in the NHL as it used to be, it certainly isn’t gone. In the 2022-23 regular season, there were 334 official fights where five-minute majors were handed out. Yes, that number was much higher twenty years ago, but hockey fans are still treated to a good scrap from time to […]

Analysis: Will Detroit Trade or Re-Sign Zadina?

With the conclusion of the regular season, Filip Zadina is now a restricted free agent (RFA). Detroit General Manager Steve Yzerman will now have to decide if he will trade Zadina or sign him to a contract extension. At this juncture, trading Zadina will likely not be an option. Zadina has only scored 25 goals […]