Articles by Andrew Sifari (57)
Working with his regular catcher for the first time this season, Cole Hamels fought off control issues to win his first game of the season as the Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Sunday. Hamels, who struck out eight in six innings, fell behind early against the Mets, who took the lead early […]
A day after being formally eliminated from playoff consideration, the Flyers head to Carolina to face the Hurricanes, four games away from the end of a disappointing season. Philadelphia (19-22-3) has struggled all season with injuries and underperforming players. Until a few weeks ago, when they won four straight, they could not muster up enough solid, […]
Playing for respectability in the waning weeks of the strike-shortened 2013 season, the Flyers managed to hold off a late rally from the Rangers Tuesday night for their 19th win of the season. The Flyers (19-21-3), 5 points behind the Rangers for 8th place in the Eastern Conference, were fresh off of a 7-3 smackdown […]
Though their reasons are plenty different, Wednessday's upcomming game between the Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens is important for both teams as the regular season nears its end. The Flyers (15-17-3) enter play on a season high-tying 2 game win streak following victories against Boston on Saturday and Washington on Sunday. They are six points […]
The Philadelphia Flyers kept themselves alive, albiet barely, in the 2013 playoff race with a 2-1 shootout victory over the rival New Jersey Devils Friday night. Earlier in the week, goalie Ilya Bryzgalov wagered that the Flyers would be "done" if they were to drop their upcoming games with the Devils, one in New Jersey […]
After a frustrating 5-2 defeat at the hands of the rival New Jersey Devils Wednesday, the struggling Flyers look to get even when they play the Devils again this Friday at the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers (12-15-1) showed some life early when RW Jakub Voracek lit the lamp halfway through the first period to pull […]
As late as Tuesday evening, the diagnosis on Matt Read was that he was healing, but would likely need three more weeks to heal after sustaining torn rib cage muscles February 20th vs. Pittsburgh. Read, though, was eager to return to the Flyers, who could use the young Forward's skills as they try to fight their way […]
Last week, Flyerdelphia examined what is going on with the rest of the teams around the league as the strike-shortened season approaches its 48-game halfway mark. After yesterday's dissapointing 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers, the Flyers now have 24 games in the books, and start the second half of their schedule at 11-12-1, a half-game […]
The Flyers played strong early and managed to keep the Washington Capitals in check en-route to a 4-1 win at home Wednesday night in Simon Gagne’s return to Philadelphia. Philadelphia (10-11-1), coming off of a disappointing loss to Toronto on Monday, wasted no time establishing the momentum in their team’s favor early as Claude Giroux […]
The Flyers, coming off of a deflating 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, look to inch their way closer to the .500 mark as they host the Washington Capitals, winners of two straight, onWednesday night. Philadelphia (9-11-1) played strong hockey in narrowing the deficit to two goals late in the third period of Monday’s […]