Flyers Drop Third Straight, Lose 4-1 To Wild
Martin Jones made 33 saves as Philadelphia lost its third straight.
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Martin Jones made 33 saves as Philadelphia lost its third straight.
Flyers center Nate Thompson (shoulder) has been cleared after being sidelined since late November.
The Flyers now own nine draft picks in the 2023 NHL draft.
The Claude Giroux era in Philadelphia is over.
One night after playing his 1,000th NHL game, Flyers captain Claude Giroux stayed home in Philadelphia.
Players mobbed Giroux on the bench after a rare Flyers victory this season and he took a ceremonial lap around the ice after the victory, with the fans cheering and his teammates tapping their sticks on the ice.
James van Riemsdyk, Cam Atkinson and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers, who were bidding to match a season-best by winning three straight games.
The deal is worth $5.1 million a year, Flyers president of hockey operations and general manager Chuck Fletcher said.
The Flyers host the Blues on Tuesday night.
The Flyers played the first contest of a club-record eight-game homestand.
Crosby had 50 goals and 67 assists in his career against the Flyers.
Couturier is expected to be ready by next season's training camp.
The Flyers had been 16-0-1 in their past 17 home games against the Red Wings.
Briere will be involved in all aspects of the club's hockey operations, including scouting and player development.
The Flyers still admire the center who remains, at 34, one of the top players in the league.
That's two straight wins for the Flyers -- following a 13-game losing streak.
The Flyers are indeed sorry -- in a sorry state.
Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle broke the NHL record by playing in his 965th consecutive game.
The Flyers already became the first team in NHL history to suffer two 10-game losing streaks within the first 40 games of the season.
The 35-year-old Yandle started his streak March 26, 2009, with Phoenix, and he has played 1,074 games with the Coyotes, Rangers and Panthers.
Cam Atkinson and Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth in a row.
The league did not immediately announce a makeup date for Tuesday night's game.
The Flyers had six players in the protocol.
Mike Yeo took over as interim coach of the Flyers, but they didn't fare any better following the shakeup.
