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The early part of 2023 has been kind to both the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. Both teams are 5-1 in January as the Bruins continue to lead the NHL in points and Boston is up 11 points on Toronto in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers headed into Sunday's action still six points out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern…

If you saw this stretch of excellence coming from the Philadelphia Flyers, raise your hand. Didn't think so. The Flyers, who all season have been without their top-line center (Sean Couturier), their MVP from last year (Cam Atkinson), and their best all-around defenseman (Ryan Ellis), are the NHL's hottest team. They have won seven of their last…

Two teams at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standings will meet when the Boston Bruins (33-5-4, first place) host the Philadelphia Flyers (18-18-7, 13th) on Monday at 1:00 PM ET. The Flyers are heavy underdogs on the road, at+188, and the Bruins are -225. The betting insights in the following article reference odds valid as of January 15,…

Travis Konecny will be coming off a hat trick when his Philadelphia Flyers visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. Capitals (-230) versus Flyers (+185) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds. The betting facts in this article reference odds valid as of January 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM ET.

In today's lone matchup between two of the league's bottom-feeders, our NHL betting picks and predictions lean on some of Chicago's top-end talent to help secure a home win versus the Flyers and their heavily banged-up lineup. The Chicago Blackhawks against the Philadelphia Flyers might not be the most exciting matchup right now, but it's the only…

Welcome to our Betting Guide brought to you by NHL Betting site Betway! Getting a little skin in the game can make watching NHL hockey even more exciting. During the 2022-23 season, Daily Faceoff will help you become an improved bettor thanks to this betting model and our betting tools. Each day we will look at each game, the, and the odds of each…

The 21st race of the Xfinity Series Season will take place at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 6th. A.J. Allmendinger is coming off of his 3rd win of the season last weekend at the Indianapolis Road Course. Michigan will present new challenges this weekend, as the drivers will now maneuver a 2-mile oval that is relatively flat.…

It's been a long 2022 for the Flyers and their fans. The team has suffered through a lot of losses, been stricken by injuries to key players, dealt with a coaching change, and said goodbye to one of the franchise's greatest-ever players in Claude Giroux. How bad has it been? The Flyers have accumulated a putrid 24-51-12 record and earned just 60 of…

This is quite the stretch for Tampa Bay with Thursday's game in Philadelphia being the Lightning's third in the last four days, all in different arenas. After edging host Buffalo in overtime, the Lightning lost 3-1 at Boston and now are set for a third straight road game. There is a milestone within reach for Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos. The No. 1…

The 2022 Stadium Series game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators starts at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday from Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans. Tampa Bay enters the game as slight favorites over the home team. The game features two of the most successful Sun Belt franchises with the Lightning winning the last two Stanley…

The Philadelphia Flyers are heading into one of their most significant seasons in a long time. If everything goes the way they want it to, we'll potentially see a lengthy stretch of postseason contention, if not, well, everything will be terrible. So why not commit some of your hard-earned dollars to this team and its players? It might just pay off…

Do you know who else plays their former team? Cam Atkinson. Maybe he puts tonight's exclamation point on the scoreboard. Earlier this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Flyers, 2-1. The only Flyer to score a goal against the Blue Jackets is no longer on the team. No, not Claude Giroux. I'm talking about Gerry Mayhew. Tonight, the puck…

On Saturday night, the still undermanned Philadelphia Flyers (13-15-6) will try to halt a four-game losing streak when they host the San Jose Sharks (18-16-1) at Wells Fargo Center. It's the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Sharks defeated the Flyers 3-2 in overtime in San Jose just 10 days ago. Let's get into our Flyers…

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Flyers (13-15-7) will try to snap a five-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Bruins (20-11-2) at TD Garden. It's the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Flyers defeated Boston 6-3 in October and the Bruins returned the favor in November, defeating Philadelphia 5-2. Let's get into…

It'll be American Thanksgiving in a little over two weeks, and it's a key date in hockey because if you're in playoff position by that time, your odds of making the cut are roughly 75 percent. Last season, only three teams - Ducks, Jets and Golden Knights - in the top 16 of the American Thanksgiving edition of the Power Rankings missed the…

It's very early in the NHL season, but the records for both the Flyers and Lightning are probably the opposite of what we expected. New coach John Tortorella has his Philly squad off to a 2-0-0 start while the Lightning have stumbled to a 1-2-0 record in their first three games. Nevertheless, oddsmakers aren't expecting a surprise in this one…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scroll Philly sports headlines on the smartphone and there's plenty about Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. The Phillies are in a pennant race. The Sixers have two of the biggest stars in the NBA in Joel Embiid and James Harden. The Union is one of the best teams in Major League Soccer. The Flyers? They are on…

Philly has lost 12 straight games, with an inability to score - especially on the road. The Islanders have been elite at preventing goals, especially at home, so our NHL betting picks tonight are banking on New York making it an unlucky 13 for the Flyers. The Philadelphia Flyers freefall continues as they extended their double-digit losing streak…

Both teams in tonight's game are opposite of each other with the Flyers stinking it up all season long while the Rangers fight for separation in the'Beastern Conference'. Find out who we're backing in our NHL picks and predictions. The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game as heavy NHL betting underdogs and will look to end their four-game slide…

Are you ready for this? Following a four-month pause, the NHL is set to return with three days of exhibition games, a qualifying round and then four rounds of Stanley Cup playoff action. To include teams that were fighting for a playoff position, when the regular season was cancelled with 189 games left on the schedule, the 2020 NHL playoff…

Every year, there are NHL teams that go into the season withlittle chance to reach the playoffs. Usually, they put on a respectable show oftrying to win but the end result comes as no surprise. Here are our top picks to finish with the NHL's worst record in 2022-23. The quest for the worst record in the NHL comeswith the reward of having the best…

Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov against the Chicago Blackhawks during an NHL preseason hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) Only three games on the NHL schedule on the fourth day of the 2021-22 NHL season Minnesota Wild are a heavy -155 road favorite against the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL…

The fact that the Philadelphia Flyers will open their season as a home underdog against the New Jersey Devils tells you everything you need to know about the expectations surrounding this team for 2022-23. The Flyers are unlikely to be competitive and they're already dealing with an injury crisis as Ryan Ellis, Sean Couturier, Cam Atkinson and…

By every projection and statistical model available, the Chicago Blackhawks are not going to be a good hockey team in the 2022-23 season. Of course, that appears to be part of the long-term plan currently in place by GM Kyle Davidson, for reasons that don't need to be explored here because that's not the point of this article. And we're not going…

by Ben Pessah-Berlin - 10/6/2022 This Philadelphia Flyers squad is not a playoff team for the upcoming year. The team had some bad luck last year and was hoping to turn it around and start building something in Philadelphia. This is as passionate a fan base as they come. And while they will sit through a rebuild for a little while (see the 76ers),…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. My wife insists the toothpaste be cap-compliant by opening night. 1. Wayne Simmonds may not enjoy the precarious situation he finds himself in - what with the Toronto Maple Leafs roster guillotine raised and ready to slice downward any…

The final countdown towards the 2021-22 NHL season is underway. The Nashville Predators will open the regular season Thursday, October 14th against the league's shiny new team, the Seattle Kraken. The Predators are one of the league's most interesting teams. They're a group that easily has enough talent to do damage late in the year; likewise, they…

Roster cut down days are never fun. Never have been and never will be. The deeper into a training camp that it gets, the harder some of the roster decisions become. On Wednesday, the Flyers reduced the training camp roster from 44 to 34 players (20 forwards, 10 defensemen and four goaltenders). The totals include injured players such as defenseman…

The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2022-2023 season with long odds to make the NHL playoffs. Most PA online sportsbooks have the Flyers as a team with one of the highest odds to make the playoffs. Last season, the Flyers (25-46-11) finished last in the Metropolitan Division. It marked the first time the Flyers missed the playoffs in consecutive…

The NHL season is almost under way. Many teams have already shown what they have to prove this year while others still have plenty of work to do. As the NHL preseason starts to slowly come to an end, the NHL writers of TWSN have come together to get rankings for the league headed into this season. Each writer made their own lists and the compiled…

If there was ever a year to tank in the NHL, this is it. The 2023 Draft Class is considered to be the deepest in almost a decade and is headlined by Connor Bedard, who is drawing comparisons to Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Nathan MacKinnon as a potential franchise-changing prospect. Bedard is the consensus No. 1 pick but the class of'23 goes…

The Flyers are in total freefall, struggling at even strength, on the man advantage, and while shorthanded. They looked bad in losing to the Islanders last night - and our NHL betting picks doesn't see much changing for tonight's rematch. After coming away with a 4-1 home win last night, the New York Islanders will jaunt down I-95 to play the…

As we approach the start of the 2022-23 NHL season, On The Forecheck is taking an in-depth look at expectations for each Nashville Predators player for the new season. Today, we're taking a look at defender Alexandre Carrier. 2021-22 Recap: Regular Season: 77 GP, 3 G, 27 A, 30 P, CF% (All situations) 43.22%, 20:58 ATOI Playoffs: 4 GP, 0 G, 3 A, 3…

There admittedly wasn't much optimism surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers throughout this offseason, as we approached the puck drop of the 2022-23 NHL campaign. And now, with the recent injury news about Sean Couturier, hopes seem to be at just about an all-time low for this franchise before it's even played (and probably lost) a game this season.…

The 2022-23 NHL season is quickly approaching! The preseason is well underway and we're less than 10 days from NHL opening night! We previewed the Atlantic Division on Monday, and the Central Division on Tuesday. We're halfway through and conclude the two Eastern Conference divisions with the Metropolitan Division. We'll be going alphabetically…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Scroll Philly sports headlines on the smartphone and there's plenty about Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. The Phillies are in a pennant race. The Sixers have two of the biggest stars in the NBA in Joel Embiid and James Harden. The Union is one of the best teams in Major League Soccer. The Flyers? They are on…

The NHL pre-season also brings with it prediction season. I always get a kick out of whipping up my hottest of takes and watching the frenzied replies trickle in on social media. Bring'em on. So let's dive into prediction season with a fantasy hockey twist. Here are my 10 boldest takes for the 2022-23 fantasy campaign. Makar amassed 117 points in…

For hockey fans, it's the "most wonderful time of the year"! Training camp is upon us and fans of just about every team are optimistic that this could be their year…well, maybe not Sabres fans. For us fans of the Flyers, we're apprehensive. Last year was terrible, but much of that can be attributed to young players having to fill the ranks of all…

Episode 2 of the "Beyond the Board" docuseries follows defenseman Tony DeAngelo from the Flyers Training Center in Voorhees to the familiar confines of the Hollydell Rink in his native Sewell, NJ, and back again. The presentation of the episode shows DeAngelo as his friends within the sport and the kids he's coached at Hollydell for the last four…

The 24th race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season will take the drivers to historic Darlington Raceway. There are still 4 playoff spots up for grabs as we approach the Playoffs. This will be the second race of the year at Darlington. Justin Allgaier was the winner back in early May, and since then, he has picked up 2 more wins and has the 4th…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…