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Brock Nelson buried the go-ahead goal with 52 seconds remaining in the first period, and the Colorado Avalanche capped a flawless back-to-back set with a 3–2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Brent Burns opened the scoring for Colorado, while Valeri Nichushkin extended the lead with an insurance marker early in the second period. Mackenzie Blackwood delivered another outstanding performance between the pipes, turning aside 24 shots.
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Philadelphiaâ€s offense came from captain Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny, the latter firing a game-high nine shots on goal. Samuel Ersson—usually slotted as the backup—stood tall in defeat, recording 25 saves to keep the Flyers within striking distance.
The Flyers struck just 2:08 into the game when Noah Juulsen unloaded a slap shot from the point that was redirected by captain Couturier past Blackwood, giving Philadelphia an early 1–0 lead.
A little more than six minutes later, Burns responded with his fourth goal of the season, wiring a wrist shot through traffic—thanks in part to Nichushkinâ€s heavy screen in front—that prevented Ersson from seeing the shot. Martin NeÄas remained poised on the left circle and threaded a pinpoint pass to Burns, whose ability to get shots through, even at age 40, continues to defy logic.
After Juulsen was whistled for tripping Parker Kelly, Colorado capitalized on the ensuing power play. Nelson and Nathan MacKinnon both took hacks at a loose rebound, but it was Nelson who delivered the decisive tap to put the Avalanche ahead 2–1. NeÄas nearly added another goal moments before, but his one-timer rang off the post. Nelson now has 10 points in his last 10 games.
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Just 1:47 into the frame, Nichushkin extended the lead. He corralled a cross-ice feed from Devon Toews that glanced off the skate of Victor Olofsson, then snapped a wrister from the right circle past Ersson to make it 3–1 Colorado.
Konecny trimmed the deficit with a clever move, selling a pump-fake toward the far post and slipping the puck five-hole as Blackwood bit on the fake, cutting the score to 3–2.
Burns nearly restored the two-goal cushion midway through the period, springing Victor Olofsson on a breakaway, but Ersson stood tall with a blocker save. Minutes later, Burns hammered another shot from the point, only to hear it ring off the post. On the same sequence, Trevor Zegras was called for slashing Nichushkin, sending Colorado back to the power play. The Avalanche couldnâ€t convert, and late in the period, NeÄas took a slashing penalty of his own.
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Colorado carried a 3–2 lead into intermission, while the Flyers entered the third with 1:53 remaining on the man advantage.
After the Avalanche killed off the penalty, MacKinnon was assessed a hooking infraction on Zegras, who was sprung on a breakaway 4:54 into the period. The officials awarded a penalty shot, a dangerous situation considering Zegras†68% shootout success rate (17-for-25).
But Blackwood shut the door, reading the move perfectly and turning aside the attempt to preserve Coloradoâ€s one-goal lead.
The remainder of the game evolved into a tactical showcase, but the Avalanche remained composed and resolute. Philadelphia pulled Ersson twice in the final minutes, pressing desperately for the equalizer, yet their efforts came up short as Blackwood stood tall and refused to yield.
The Avalanche (21-2-6) end their Tour De USA on Tuesday when they take on the Nashville Predators (10-14-4) at Bridgestone Arena. Coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. local time.
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The Philadelphia Flyers are going to have to make a trade and clear bodies from the winger position at some point in the near future, but, until then, they’re reportedly trying to cool the noise surrounding one player in particular.
Talented young forwards Tyson Foerster, Matvei Michkov, and Porter Martone figure to be three of the Flyers’ four top-six wingers of the future, which leaves room for only one more top dog.
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Travis Konecny, who is in the first year of his eight-year, $70 million ($8.75 million AAV) contract, is assured that final spot, almost by default, though he is coming off a career-best 76 points in 2024-25.
The odd men out, at least for the more premium roles on the team going forward, are going to be Owen Tippett and Bobby Brink.
Tippett, 26, has been the popular name in trade talks due to his rare combination of size and speed, his inconsistency, and a $6.2 million cap hit through 2031-32 on a contract that sees its modified no-trade clause kick in on July 1, 2026.
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But, Tippett quietly does have nine goals and 18 points in 26 games this season, which puts him on pace for 28 goals and a career-high 56 points. It’s not 40 or even 30 goals, no, but the Flyers apparently believe the former No. 10 pick has even more to give.
“I think the Flyers are trying to do everything they can to calm the noise around him. I think itâ€s bothered him a little bit. I think heâ€s definitely heard it,” NHL insider Elliotte Friedman said of Tippett in his latest episode of “32 Thoughts.”
“I think the Flyers are trying to say, ‘Look, this is not our doing.†I do think the Canucks asked about him. I donâ€t think thatâ€s going to be happening.”
The Canucks, of course, come into play based on the connections between them and first-year Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet, who coached a plethora of Vancouver players of interest to the Orange and Black, headlined by Quinn Hughes.
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Hughes to the Flyers is all crazy talk right now and would require the Flyers to pay up with an eye-watering package of futures, prospects, and young NHL players, and that would immediately bite them if Hughes were not to re-sign beyond 2027, when his current contract expires.
It is fascinating, though, that the finger-pointing towards Tippett has reached such a fever pitch that the Flyers have to go out of their way to tell the player the opposite is true, and that this information comes from the top NHL insider in Friedman.
Time will tell if the Flyers trade Tippett before his trade protection kicks in on July 1, if at all, but the situation is worth monitoring, especially if and when Martone arrives to squeeze his fellow winger off a featured role.
If the Philadelphia Flyers needed a game to reset their rhythm after a flat showing against Pittsburgh, they delivered the loudest possible answer.
Their 5–2 win over the Buffalo Sabres wasnâ€t always clean, calm, or particularly orderly — but it was effective, explosive in all the right moments, and full of the kind of layered performances that show how this team generates offense by committee.
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It was also emotional, bordering on volatile at times. A combined 12 penalties, a Dahlin boarding call that ejected Buffaloâ€s No. 1 defenseman, and a concerning exit for Cam York all shaped the energy of the night. But beneath the commotion, the Flyers put together exactly the kind of performance they needed to get back to winning ways.
1. The Flyers†Three-Goal Avalanche.
The Flyers scored three goals in 59 seconds, the second-fastest three-goal burst by any NHL team this season — and they also hold first place on that list.
The burst wasnâ€t random. It reflected the Flyers†best strengths when theyâ€re playing connected hockey: They attacked off clean exits instead of forcing plays through the neutral zone, layered bodies in transition, allowing the forwards to hit the offensive blue line with speed, and turned puck recoveries into instant second chances instead of resetting passively.
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The Flyers are now 13–0–1 when scoring at least three goals, which isn’t just about goal quantity — itâ€s about the way they attack in waves when theyâ€re on their game. When they combine quick-support puck movement with early off-puck motion, their forward depth overwhelms.
This was one of those nights. Buffalo never quite refound their footing after that 59-second avalanche, and the Flyers didnâ€t give them a chance to breathe.
2. Sam Ersson Did Exactly What He Needed to Do.
There were parts of this game where things got weird. Wild scrambles, broken coverage, flashes of open ice, and even a play where Sam Ersson found himself stickless in the crease.
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And yet, he was excellent.
Ersson stopped 26 of 28 shots, but the quality matters more than the quantity—multiple pad saves through traffic, crucial stops after defensive-zone breakdowns, controlled rebounds on Buffaloâ€s rush looks, and poise during the mid-scrum scrambles that could have easily tilted momentum.
“He was fantastic,” Travis Konecny said of Ersson’s performance. “I didn’t realize one of the big pad saves he made—I saw it on the Jumbotron; it was unbelievable. I’ve been saying it all year—we love both our [goalies] and he just proved us right again that we can trust these guys, play hard for them and…have these good starts and let these guys get into the game and shut the door for us.”
The best version of the Flyers includes stable, composed goaltending from both halves of their tandem. This was a meaningful step for Ersson, particularly after some uneven performances earlier in the season.
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He didnâ€t just hold down the fort. He allowed the Flyers to lean into the high-event nature of the game without getting punished for it.
Sam Ersson (33). (Megan DeRuchie-The Hockey News)
3. You Get a Goal, You Get a Goal…Everybody Gets a Goal!
The consistent through-line was that this teamâ€s scoring is coming from everywhere. Top line, middle six, depth wingers, defensemen. Thatâ€s how you survive injuries. Thatâ€s how you handle high-event games. And thatâ€s how you stay competitive on nights when things get messy.
Travis Konecny
A goal and an assist, now with 26 points in 29 career games vs. Buffalo. Heâ€s looked sharper over the last week — quicker decisions, tighter puck protection, more assertive shot selection.
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Trevor Zegras
His 10th goal of the season, tying Tyson Foerster for the team lead, and extending a four-game point streak (3g, 2a). Heâ€s evolving into a steady producer rather than a high-risk, high-reward playmaker, which is exactly what this team needs from him.
How Trevor Zegras Is Rebuilding His Game—and His Reputation—with Flyers
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Owen Tippett
Another goal — his ninth of the season, and now four points in his last three games.
Travis Sanheim
Two assists, another multi-point night, and continued evidence that his puck-moving impact is essential to the Flyers†transition game.
Bobby Brink
A goal and an assist, giving him four multi-point games this season and another against Buffalo (he now has nine points in nine career games vs. the Sabres). Brinkâ€s reads in tight spaces and his ability to extend possessions continue to be extremely effective against teams with looser defensive gaps.
Noah Cates
A goal and an assist, bringing him to 15 points on the season and 12 points in 11 career matchups with Buffalo. Cates looked fully in control of his two-way game — winning small-area battles, organizing line structure, and driving play with a level of confidence he didnâ€t have earlier in the year.
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Matvei Michkov
Two primary assists and now six points (3g, 3a) in his last five games. What stands out isnâ€t just production — itâ€s how heâ€s producing. Heâ€s reading pressure better, manipulating defenders with pace changes, and generating controlled entries that tilt the ice in the Flyers†favor.
“It’s fun,” Trevor Zegras said of having so many hot hands on offense. “We all love each other in there, so it’s cool that everyone’s finding the net.”
4. The Physical Temperature Rose — and the Flyers Leaned Into It.
This game got messy, and quickly.
It started with heavy forecheck pressure on both sides, then turned sharper when Rasmus Dahlin boarded Trevor Zegras, earning a five-minute major and a game misconduct. The ensuing scrum pulled in multiple Flyers skaters — including Cam York, who took the worst of it and did not return to the game in the third period.
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Thereâ€s no official update yet, but Rick Tocchet acknowledged postgame that he “thinks†it could be an upper-body issue.
The response from the bench was telling. The Flyers didnâ€t collapse defensively after losing one of their top back end pieces and channeled the emotional spike into structured pressure.
Nikita Grebenkin, in particular, made his presence felt — five hits, the most of his young career, and all of them with purpose. This wasnâ€t a game where he floated on the outside. He skated, he pressured, and he supported plays down low.
In a chippy environment, the Flyers weren’t short on penalties, but they were able to also channel that emotion and electric energy and turned it into goals.
Sean Couturier (14). (Megan DeRuchie-The Hockey News)
Final Thoughts
This wasnâ€t the Flyers†most controlled performance, but it was also exactly the kind of game they needed to get back in the win column, and back into that take-no-prisoners mindset. They won a chaotic game by exploding offensively in organized waves, getting stabilizing, composed goaltending, relying on real scoring depth, matching the physical temperature without leaning into reckless decisions, and staying connected after losing a major defensive piece in Cam York.
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Thereâ€s concern around York, and rightly so. But the Flyers showed that the underlying structure theyâ€ve built can withstand absences and disorder. A high-event game doesnâ€t always show maturity, but the way the Flyers managed this one absolutely did.
PHILADELPHIA — Sidney Crosby says, no, of course he has not heard from Mario Lemieux recently as the current Penguins captain moves closer to taking another franchise record from his mentor.
Crosby is seven shy of Lemieux for the most regular-season points with the Penguins. He already holds the team record for regular and postseason points combined.
Heck, play Philadelphia a few more times each season, and Crosby could have shattered the record years ago.
Crosby scored his 58th and 59th career goals against the Flyers on Monday night. His continued excellence in the cross-state rivalry helped lead the Penguins to a 5-1 win.
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Crosby, who has 18 goals this season, has dominated the Flyers like no other visiting player has done in Philadelphia’s franchise history. He has 59 goals and 137 points in 92 games against Philadelphia, the most in both categories any opponent has ever put up on the Flyers.
The 38-year-old Crosby has 1,716 career points, close to eclipsing Lemieux’s 1,723 for most in franchise history. Lemieux owned the team when Crosby captained the Penguins to championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Lemieux seems to be saving his well-wishes for when the record ultimately falls.
“I’m sure he knows me well enough to know that’s not something I really want to talk about it,” Crosby said. “Just go out there and play. If it happens, it happens.”
It will happen. Soon.
Crosby is in the thick of the hunt for the NHL goals lead. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Boston’s Morgan Geekie each have 20.
The Flyers promoted the game all night as a Keystone Rivalry game but the series — even as fans voraciously booed Crosby with each touch — has never been much of a rivalry. Crosby has won three Stanley Cup titles while the Flyers have won only two in franchise history, in 1974 and 1975. Crosby wasn’t even born until 1987.
“It’s always been a rivalry, long before I played here,” Crosby said. “These games, you always know there’s a little more intensity, a little more to them. You just try to prepare accordingly. I just tried to get ready like everyone else.”
Crosby has never played like everyone else. He did enough damage to snap the Flyers’ modest three-game winning streak — and help Pittsburgh rebound from a 7-2 loss to Toronto.
“When you have a game like that, you just want to respond, regardless of who you’re playing,” Crosby said.
Crosby scored to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead — his 60th career road game-opening goal — and added a wrist shot through traffic on the power play for a 2-1 lead in the second period.
The Penguins were one of the early surprises of the NHL season until a stretch of seven losses in nine games in November. The team considered a long shot to reach the playoffs when the season began — only Chicago and San Jose faced slimmer odds of hoisting the Stanley Cup — has since tumbled from the top spot in the Metropolitan Division it held a month into the season.
The perpetually rebuilding Flyers and Penguins are tied with 31 points apiece.
Crosby at least gives Penguins and NHL fans a reason to watch — his No. 87 jersey was spotted around the concourse more than any Flyer — and chasing Lemieux can spice up an otherwise dead zone in the schedule. Even his teammates, who watch him practice and play on the daily, remain in awe of Crosby.
“It shows you what kind of exceptional player and person that he is, to never be satisfied with anything,” said Bryan Rust, who had a goal and two assists in the victory over the Flyers. “Everything he’s done at a team level, at an individual level, on and off the ice. It’d be easy to kind of start to pull back the reins a little bit, but I think it’s almost like it’s almost fueling him a little bit more to get more and more.”
For the first time in weeks, it felt like a winning result for the Pittsburgh Penguins was never really in doubt throughout the game.
And it was certainly a performance that was much-needed.
On Monday, the Penguins made their way to Philadelphia and took care of business against the Flyers with a dominant 5-1 win. The Penguins largely outplayed the Flyers and were bailed out on a few good looks from the opposition by goaltender Tristan Jarry, who put up another outstanding performance, stopping 28 of 29 shots.
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The Flyers had some chances against in the first period, but Jarry came through. And the Penguins broke through on the scoreboard first when – who else – Sidney Crosby scored his 17th goal of the season at the midway point.
If there was a time in this game where the Penguins played with fire, it was in the early part of the second period. Leading 1-0, Erik Karlsson took a tripping penalty to give the Flyers a power play, and Connor Clifton – back in the lineup for the first time in five games – took an interference penalty 43 seconds later to give Philadelphia the five-on-three for more than a minute.
In the waning seconds of the five-on-three, Tyson Foerster – who was injured shortly after on a shot attempt and did not return – scored to tie the game at 1-1, but before the goal, Kris Letang was called for high-sticking. So the Penguins had to kill off yet another five-on-three right after the goal.
And their penalty kill unit came through. Blake Lizotte, Erik Karlsson, and Parker Wotherspoon were particularly impressive on it, and by limiting the damage on that series of penalties, they were able to seize back the momentum they had prior to the penalties.
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From there, the Penguins completely took over the game. They got a power play shortly after the expiration of Letang’s penalty, and Crosby came through with his second tally of the game on a beautiful passing play by Erik Karlsson and Bryan Rust, who found Crosby in the slot. Rust added another power play goal – and his third point of the night – near the end of the middle frame on a snipe from the left circle.
And, from there, the Penguins’ pressure never wavered. The Flyers got some chances in the final frame, but their high-danger opportunities were limited by the Penguins’ defense. And, when they did get some decent looks, Jarry was there to stop them.
Tommy Novak added his third goal of the season with a little more than six minutes to go – the Penguins’ third power play goal of the night – and Kevin Hayes took a perfect stretch pass from Parker Wotherspoon on a breakaway, which he was able to capitalize on to score against his former team and send the Penguins home with the 5-1 win.
After one of their worst efforts of the season Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Penguins responded with one of the best of the season Monday.
Here are a few takeaways from this one:
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– It’s beyond incredible how much Crosby absolutely terrorizes the Flyers.
He has more goals (58), assists (78), and points (136) than anyone in NHL history against the Flyers. And you can always tell there’s an extra jump in his step when the Penguins play their cross-state rivals, who he once admitted that he didn’t like.
The crowd continues to boo him relentlessly, and he continues to score relentlessly. If Crosby played every game against the Flyers, he’d already have a few 200-point seasons under his belt. Probably.
– None of them had a point Monday, but the third line of Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen, and Rutger McGroarty – recalled Monday from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS) after recording four goals and seven points in five AHL games – was very good in this game.
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They seemed to be generating chances every time they touched the puck. Some rust was evident with McGroarty, as the puck rolled off his stick a few times. But he had some pretty instant chemistry with Kindel, Kindel already had chemistry with Koivunen, and McGroarty and Koivunen developed chemistry last season in WBS that was on display throughout the night.
In particular, I thought Koivunen had a very strong game. He came so, so close to scoring his first NHL goal yet again, and he actually had a wide-open two-on-one opportunity late in the third that he simply fanned on.
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If the “kid line” stays intact and plays the way it did Monday, they’re going to be a lot of fun to watch – and they’re going to put up some numbers down the road.
And, don’t worry, the goal will come for Koivunen, too. And given how snakebitten he is right now, it will probably be the flukiest goal in NHL history.
– Jarry is making a very good case right now to get the majority of the Penguins’ starts. Arturs Silovs has struggled in his last two outings, both of which he needed pulled from.
Of course, it’s way too premature to write off Silovs. Prior to these last two games, he was very good for the most part. But Jarry is helping them win hockey games right now, and with a tough stretch ahead against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, the Dallas Stars on Sunday, and the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, he should get the net for most of the games for the time being.
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The Penguins have a lot of goaltending depth, and Jarry knows it. It’s nice to see him separating himself, especially after the season he had last year.
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– Wotherspoon and Karlsson were phenomenal in this game. And, although their assists were gorgeous in this one, I’m speaking more so on the defensive side of things.
Wotherspoon continues to be a steadying presence on the blue line, and his net-front defense was particularly good Monday. He uses his stick well, and he’s not afraid to engage physically, either. He plays such a simple defensive game, and he has been a revelation on that first pairing.
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And speaking of simplicity… what a difference a season and a new coaching staff have made for Karlsson. He’s legitimately playing defense this season, and a large part of that has been about him simplifying as well. I think Wotherspoon has rubbed off on him a bit in that sense, but I also think he’s also just playing within a system that makes a whole lot more sense for him.
He’s also been stellar on the penalty kill, which was something almost foreign to him prior to this season. He joked with TSN Saturday that it took 17 years for a coach to figure out that he could kill penalties.
Well, Karlsson is killing penalties. And he’s doing a heck of a job with it alongside his defense partner. The two of them have been outstanding for most of this season.
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– Hayes and Novak have been markedly better in this last handful of games. And, yes, the Penguins are definitely missing Rickard Rakell and Justin Brazeau.
But they’re both doing fine as placeholders and complementary pieces until those guys get back.
I think the Penguins having an effective third line really makes a difference for the rest of the lineup because there is not as much raw pressure on those guys to perform. Neither of them are trying do too much, and they are benefitting from the Penguins being able to roll four lines.
I think they’ll be fine enough to keep in those roles until Rakell and Brazeau return. Then, the lineup can go from there.
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– There was a funny little moment post-whistle when Trevor Zegras confronted Penguins’ physical defensive defenseman Connor Clifton and tried to fake him out a few times.
The veteran in Clifton didn’t budge. It was cringey yet very funny to watch.
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In what should have been a great moment following a goal, the Philadelphia Flyers saw their emotions quickly fade after an injury occurred on the play.
On Monday night, early in the second period in the Flyers’ game against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, Tyson Foerster dropped a bullet of a one-timer on the power play to tie the game at 1-1.
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The problem, though, is that Foerster suffered a non-contact injury while taking the shot, crumbling to the ice favoring his right arm before scurrying off the ice down the tunnel in short order.
The 23-year-old had just scored his 10th goal of the season in just 21 games, but ended up throwing his gloves off in the tunnel in frustration.
Roughly 20 minutes after Foerster left the game, the Flyers announced that the winger would not return to Monday night’s game with an upper-body injury.
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If the key top-six forward is to miss any time, the Flyers did just make a roster spot by waiving and subsequently assigning defenseman Adam Ginning to the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Considering the earlier talk about recalling Alex Bump from the minors, it would appear the former NCAA star is first in line to jump up to the NHL level in the wake of injury.
In 21 games this season, Foerster has 10 goals, three assists, and 13 points.
Sidney Crosby scored two at the Xfinity Mobile Arena against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday and with that performance, he added another milestone to his ongoing dominance of his in-state rivals.Â
Crosby became the all-time scorer against the Flyers on Monday night, amassing 59 goals and 137 points against Philly in his career. His legacy in this matchup is impossible to ignore, with every meeting seeming to follow the same script.
And it was no different this time around.
Coming off the back of a successful penalty kill, the Pittsburgh Penguins flew through the neutral zone before Bryan Rust fired a shot on net that was saved by Dan Vladar. The rebound fell perfectly for Crosby, who tapped in his 17th of the year and gave the home side the 1-0 advantage halfway through the first.
The goal also marked another career achievement for the Pittsburgh captain. It was his 60th career road game-opening goal, and he has now passed Jaromir Jagr (59) for the third most in NHL history. Brett Hull (65) and Alexander Ovechkin (73) remain above him.
Midway through the second period Crosby then added his 18th goal of the season, bringing him up to third in the league behind Boston Bruins’ Morgan Geekie and Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan Mackinnon, who both sit at 20.
Rust once again slipped into a dangerous position before finding Crosby in the slot who made no mistake and buried the go-ahead goal to make it 2-1.
Once the Penguins finish up in Philadelphia, they travel to Tampa on Thursday to take on the Lightning. The Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.
Nov 22, 2025, 10:40 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers celebrate the star of each victory this season by presenting him with a replica Bernie Parent goalie mask. The white mask with the Flyers logo on each side of the temples looks much like the one Parent wore as a cover boy in the 1970s on Time magazine when the Flyers truly meant something — beyond the Philly sports scene, and even the NHL — and he served as the cloaked face of the Broad Street Bullies.
The Flyers pulled out the mask Saturday night before their game against New Jersey and let it rest on top of one of the goalie nets. One more final tribute for Parent, the Hall of Fame goalie who was honored by the franchise this weekend two months after he died at age 80.
“Forever our No. 1,” said Lou Nolan, the Flyers’ public address announcer since 1972.
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With that, the spotlight shone on Parent’s retired No. 1 banner that hangs in the rafters, just a row ahead of the two oversized Stanley Cup championship banners — the only ones in franchise history — that catch the eye in Flyers orange and might not even exist at all if not for the affable goalie from Montreal.
Parent anchored the net for the Flyers when the Bullies reigned under owner Ed Snider as one of the marquee teams in sports. Parent won Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe and Vezina trophies in back-to-back seasons when the Flyers captured the Stanley Cup in ’74 and ’75, the first NHL expansion team to win the championship.
Ahead of the game Saturday against New Jersey, a photo of a smiling Parent flashing his two Stanley Cup rings on the outside arena videoboard loomed large over the 9-foot bronze statue for Snider, the Flyers’ founder who died in 2016.
The Flyers honored Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent’s life in part by pulling out his trademark white goalie mask and letting it rest on top of one of the goalie nets. Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images
“‘We’ve got two Stanley Cups because of Bernie,” Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke said at a celebration of life event in front of thousands of Flyers fans.
Flyers fans poured out this weekend to remember Parent over a two-day celebration that started with Friday’s service and extended into Saturday’s tribute game. Flyers fans in droves wore No. 1 Parent jerseys during the game — and what would the goalie think even as, yes, his beloved Flyers scored three goals in 26 seconds against beleaguered Jake Allen — and they roared for every highlight from Parent’s glory years.
The loudest cheers were saved for the Stanley Cup highlights.
The Flyers beat the Boston Bruins in six games to win the Stanley Cup in 1974 and beat Buffalo in 1975. Parent had shutouts in the clinchers each season.
On the flight home from Buffalo, the Flyers plopped the Stanley Cup in the middle of the aisle. For close to 90 minutes, they couldn’t take their eyes off hockey’s ultimate prize.
“We were able to just sit back, look at the Stanley Cup and just savor it,” Parent said in 2010. “It was just a special time.”
With Parent the unstoppable force in net, “Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent,” became a popular bumper sticker in Philadelphia that would stick on him as a lifelong slogan — and popular autograph inscription request — through retirement and his many years as a team ambassador.
Parent also served as an ambassador for the Ed Snider Youth Hockey and Education program; a youth hockey program created in 2005 for under-resourced youth in Philadelphia.
The program announced Saturday it would honor Parent’s legacy with the Bernie Parent Goalie Development Program, aimed to prepare young people for success both on and off the ice. Flyers Charities presented a $50,000 donation which was matched by Snider’s children.
Parent, team captain Bobby Clarke and Dave “The Hammer” Schultz all became stars for the Flyers under Snider in an era when the team was known for its rugged style of play that earned the Bullies nickname. They embraced their moniker as the roughest team in the NHL and pounded their way into the hearts of Flyers fans. More than 2 million fans packed Philadelphia streets for each of their championship parades.
Most of the living members from the Cup teams attended the game Saturday and Clarke choked back tears at the memorial as he listed other Flyers from the Stanley Cup teams who have since died. Barry Ashbee. Ed Van Impe. Bill Flett. Ross Lonsberry. Rick MacLeish
“And now, God bless Bernie, because he’s going to join them,” Clarke said. “And the rest of us, until we go join them, we will talk together forever.”
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers set a franchise record by scoring three goals in just 26 seconds in the first period on Saturday night against New Jersey, getting two from Tyson Foerster in 17 seconds and one from Matvei Michkov on their way to a 6-3 win over the Devils.
The Flyers scored three goals in the fourth-fastest time in NHL history. Boston needed 20 seconds when it scored three against Vancouver in 1971. Washington (1990) and Chicago (1952) scored three goals in 21 seconds, and the Montreal Maroons needed 24 seconds to score three against the Rangers in 1932.
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The Flyers scored three goals in 35 seconds on a March 1, 1979 game against Boston. Behn Wilson, Blake Dunlop and Al Hill scored for the Flyers in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie.
The Flyers and Devils were tied at 1 in the first when the scoring barrage started.
Michkov scored his fifth goal of the season in his 100th career game at the 12:06 mark. Foerster beat Jake Allen on two consecutive shots at 12:15 and 12:32 for his sixth and seventh goals of the season.
All three goals were at even strength.
Foersterâ€s two goals in 17 seconds were the fastest by a Flyer since Jeff Carter netted two in 13 seconds against Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2008.
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The Flyers took a 4-1 lead on a night they honored Hall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent, who died two months ago at age 80.
Bobby Brink made it 5-1 in the second period, and Trevor Zegras scored on a breakaway in the third for a 6-3 lead.
Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Simon Nemec scored for the Devils.
Allen stopped 23 shots. He had allowed only four goals total in his last three starts and entered with a .920 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average.
Dan Vladar had 32 saves for the Flyers, who still allowed the first goal for the seventh straight game.
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Devils: Host Detroit on Monday.
Flyers: Play Monday at Tampa Bay.
Bernie Parent’s love for people and Flyers comes through in celebration of life originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
As Scott Tharp watched all the miffed drivers whiz by Bernie Parent on the highway, he, of course, saw the legendary goaltender remain unfazed.
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Parent was driving Tharp and others home from a 2018 outdoor game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was going a cool 45 miles per hour in the left lane. Once he finally budged and moved his way to the right lane, some cars let him have it.
“Bernie rolled down his window and took both hands off the wheel to put his Stanley Cup rings out the window,†Tharp said. “And then turned to those of us in the car and said, ‘How about that? Theyâ€re cheering for me!’â€
You could not bring down Parentâ€s zest for life and happiness.
“Bernie only ever saw good in others,†Tharp, the president and CEO of Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education, said.
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That was abundantly evident Friday night as the Flyers held a celebration of life for Parent, who died Sept. 21 at the age of 80. His wife, fans and former teammates sat in the lower bowl at Xfinity Mobile Arena, remembering the fun-loving, dominant goalie who led the Flyers to their back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 1974 and 1975.
“Bernie was a titan of our franchise,†Dan Hilferty, the Comcast Spectacor chairman and CEO and Flyers governor, said. “For many, he is the quintessential Philadelphia Flyer. You cannot tell the story of the Flyers without talking at length about Bernie Parent.â€
Video tributes and pictures were played on the arenaâ€s giant scoreboard, which was flanked by Parentâ€s retired No. 1 and the Flyers†Stanley Cup champion banners.
The Hockey Hall of Famer won the Vezina Trophy twice as the NHLâ€s top goalie and the Conn Smythe Trophy twice as the leagueâ€s postseason MVP.
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“When you win two Stanley Cups, it takes the best that everybody on that team can give,†Bob Clarke, a fellow franchise legend, said. “It just so happened that Bernieâ€s best was better than the rest of our best and we got two Stanley Cups because of Bernie.â€
Well before he became the NHLâ€s deputy commissioner, Bill Daly remembered when Parent crushed his childhood dream of the Rangers hoisting the Stanley Cup. The Flyers knocked out New York en route to their first championship.
“Bernie contributed to breaking the heart of a 10-year-old boy in 1974,†Daly said. “Yes, that would be me. Yes, I was raised as a die-hard New York Rangers fan growing up in North Jersey.â€
Fans in attendance gave Daly some good-natured boos.
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“Passionately committed to the team despite years and years of postseason failure, 1974 was supposed to be a different year for the Rangers, finally an opportunity to win a Stanley Cup,†Daly said. “But Bernie and the Flyers had different ideas.â€
Parent was not just a fearless goalie who donned that iconic white mask. He was also a father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
“Iâ€m so lucky and blessed that I was able to be his daughter, his only daughter,†Kim Parent said in a video message. “Like, how lucky am I? I am so grateful. The bond that we shared was something that means the world to me.â€
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The Montreal native became devoted to the Philadelphia area, making it his home.
“You were such a huge part of his life,†his wife Gini Parent said. “Bernie didnâ€t just play for the Flyers; he played for you, the fans.â€
Parent was a true ambassador for the Flyers†organization and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education program. He was always happy to see fans and take pictures.
“I can remember numerous occasions where he had his Stanley Cup rings, he would share them, youâ€d look over and thereâ€s a couple of kids wearing his rings,†Flyers president of hockey operations Keith Jones said in a video message. “I think thatâ€s something fans really appreciated, but I think we all can learn from, because he took the time to make sure he shared his success with everybody else.â€
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Joe Watson probably could have shared Parent stories all night and into the morning. He had known Parent since 1963, before their title-winning days with the Flyers. He called it “an honor and a privilege†to be Parentâ€s teammate.
“I know Bernieâ€s up there laughing and smiling and everything else,†Watson, who fought back tears, said. “Heâ€d love to be down here. But I look forward to seeing you again my friend.â€