After a three game road trip that saw the Flyers go undefeated including a win against the NHL's top club in Winnipeg, the Flyers come home to the Wells Fargo Center with four straight wins under their belt as they welcome some familiar faces and top NHL clubs to Philadelphia this weekend.
Ironically enough, the Flyers have established themselves as road warriors as they currently have an impressive 14-6-4 record on the road, compared to a 10-8-2 at home. Regardless, Flyers fans are sure to bring the energy this weekend as the orange and black gain momentum.
Starting on Thursday, the Flyers welcome the Dallas Stars to town who are among the top of the league in the NHL as they sit with 57 points on a 26-12-5 record. The stars have loads of talent starting with Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz who have combined for 86 points on the season.
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On Saturday Philadelphia fans will get the opportunity to welcome the 2022 Stanley Cup Champs and a top three team in the West as they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to town. The Avs have some incredible offensive talent including the duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar who are in the top of the league of scoring.
Sunday is set to be the most emotional game of the season thus far as the Philadelphia fan base gets to welcome back captain Claude Giroux to the Wells Fargo Center when the Ottawa Senators come to town. Giroux needs no introduction, spending 15 seasons with the Flyers, leading them to a Stanley Cup appearance in 2012 and consistent playoff runs in the mid-to-late 2010's era.
Giroux is an icon for the Flyers franchise and the city of Philadelphia. It will be special to see what the city, organization and fans do to celebrate Giroux in his first game back in Philadelphia.
The Flyers home stand ends on Tuesday night as they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to town. Although Tampa isn't quite the freght train they were from 2019-2022, Tampa Bay still have loads of talent for fans to witness before they call it a career. Steven Stamkos, Andrei Vasilevski, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point are among a few of the stars fans can expect to see on Tuesday night.