Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
It was an unexpected turn when Mark Sanchez had to enter the game for an injured Nick Foles in Houston, but the Eagles still came away with a win led by Sanchez. On Monday night, Sanchez gets the start. It will be the first of several for the veteran quarterback, who will fill in […]
It's been an extended week filled with various storylines, several over the injuries the Eagles are facing heading into Monday night's game against the Panthers. The NFC South have been an anemic division this season, with no team really showing any assertiveness to win. That said, the Panthers are the reigning division champs, so […]
Three wins gave the Flyers plenty of standout performers. But it has been impossible to ignore the tear Jake Voracek has been on in the last two weeks. Voracek extended his points streak to eight games with six points in three games this week. Voracek scored two goals in Tuesday's win over the Oilers, added […]
The Flyers battered blue line took another hit on Saturday night. At 19:07 of the first period, Luke Schenn was taken into the boards by Nathan MacKinnon, resulting in a five-minute boarding major. Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy was furious with the call, as Schenn appeared to lose his footing before going into the boards. […]
It will go down as one of the unsung plays of the season for the Flyers. In the closing seconds, Nick Grossmann stood tall and blocked a shot by John Mitchell that was bound for the back of the net. A goal would have blown a 4-0 lead in the final 20 minutes. Instead, the […]
When the day began, the Flyers had two of the league leaders in assists. Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek were tied with 13. Voracek extended his lead there while Giroux padded his points total in a different way. It had been since Oct. 18 since Giroux had last scored a goal, an overtime winner in […]
Shayne Gostisbehere had five assists in five games at Lehigh Valley before suffering an injury on Friday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Bad news on the injury front from the Flyers minor league system. You may have read earlier today in our Future Flyers report that top prospect Shayne Gostisbehere suffered an injury in Friday […]
The Flyers couldn't have asked for a better start to a four-game homestand, securing wins against the Oilers and Panthers both by 4-1 finals. The next opponent for the Orange and Black also comes from the Western Conference, as the Colorado Avalanche make their only appearance of the season at Wells Fargo Center. The opening […]
Jake Voracek extended his points streak to seven games on a great feed from Claude Giroux. Chris VandeVelde was quickly taken off the top line to get Wayne Simmonds better chances. Those were two storylines that will carry into the next game. But the one that would normally be overlooked is the scoring depth the […]
When the Flyers faced the Florida Panthers on Saturday, taking a 2-1 loss, they didn't beat Roberto Luongo until there were just seven seconds left in regulation. They made up for it on Thursday. The Flyers scored twice in the first and twice more in the second as they beat the Panthers, 4-1, from Wells […]