The Philadelphia Flyers entered their 2025–26 campaign with an open mind when it came to goaltending. After a strong preseason, their opening night starter was Dan Vladař, a free-agent pickup on July 1.
The IIHF World Championship semifinals took place on Saturday morning with the three remaining Vancouver Canucks battling for a chance to punc their ticket to the finals.
It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Flyers goalie performance in 2024-25 was less than optimal. Their trio of Samuel Ersson, Ivan Fedotov, and Aleksei Kolosov combined for the league’s worst team save percentage at an abysmal .879 to finish the year.
We are now halfway through the round-robin stage of the IIHF World Championship, with another four games on the schedule for Day 6. Both Slovakia and France were looking to bounce back after losses in their previous games.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
With nothing to play for, conventional wisdom suggested that Sweden and USA would enter into a lackadaisical affair to close out the round-robin portion of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Welcome to Instant Reaction — 4 Nations Face-Off edition! Typically, we give our Instant Reaction to Vancouver Canucks games, but since those aren’t happening right now, we thought we’d do the same for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
It appears that Sweden will be the first team to use all three goaltenders on their 4 Nations Face-Off roster, as Samuel Ersson will be in net for the Tre Kronor on Monday night against the United States.
There was good news and bad news at Sweden’s second practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal on Tuesday morning. The good news is that blueliner Gustav Forsling, absent on Monday due to illness, was a full participant on Tuesday.
This story originally appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. One man’s misfortune… well, you know how the saying goes.
While his teammates have jetted off to vacations elsewhere, Calgary Flames blueliner Rasmus Andersson was back on the practice ice in Montreal on Monday, and in a different jersey than usual.
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday in both teams' final game before the league takes a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that goaltender Samuel Ersson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Ersson sustained the injury during the Flyers’ 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Samuel Ersson made 32 saves to propel the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Noah Cates, Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia, which improved to 1-1-0 on its six-game road trip.
Led by another stellar performance in the net by Samuel Ersson, the Philadelphia Flyers picked up consecutive wins for the first time in the 2024-25 season.
The Boston Bruins’ homestand concluded with a date against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The Bruins wanted to win this game to continue the momentum from their win against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night.
Samuel Ersson made 23 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday. Tyson Foerster netted the game-winning goal in the second period, and Joel Farabee added a last-minute empty-netter.
On Oct. 29, the Philadelphia Flyers (3-6-1) got a 2-0 shutout victory over their long-time rival Boston Bruins (4-5-1) on the road. This was the Flyers’ first regulation win at TD Garden since Oct.
Yardbarker's Griffin Carroll is sticking in the player prop market for the NHL action tonight, with two looks from the early slate at simply superb odds.
Frank Seravalli was joined by former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton to discuss the Philadelphia Flyers’ crease and whether Sam Ersson can be a starter in the NHL on the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live.