Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
The Lightning celebrate after Tyler Johnson's first-period goal in a 4-2 win over the Flyers. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Flyers latest match with a playoff team cleared the playoff picture. One thing is certain, the Flyers will not have home ice to open the playoffs. A 3-1 Flyers loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning […]
Claude Giroux scores his second goal on Tuesday night's 5-2 win over the Panthers. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) "We'll take it game-by-game and we will make the playoffs." Remember those words? Claude Giroux, captain of the Flyers, made that bold statement eight games into the season with the Flyers record sitting at 1-7-0. It was […]
Vincent Lecavalier celebrates with his teammates after scoring the first goal in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) With a playoff spot on the line, the Flyers turned in a second period for the ages. That set off a celebration in Philadelphia. The Flyers officially locked up a playoff […]
Zac Rinaldo scored a goal and received a match penalty for elbowing the Sabres Chad Ruhwedel in the third period of the Flyers 5-2 win on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) With the Flyers leading, 4-0, in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, Zac Rinaldo laid a heavy hit on Chad Ruhwedel. Rinaldo has […]
Scott Hartnell and the Flyers look to snap a string of four straight losses on Sunday night against the Sabres. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Four straight losses has sent the Flyers reeling. Luckily, there is a break from playoff teams in the schedule. The Buffalo Sabres come to town on Sunday night as the final […]
The Bruins celebrate after Milan Lucic's second goal in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Flyers are now on a four-game winless streak and fading at the wrong time. One week ago, a loss was actually a moral victory. The Flyers had skated 65 minutes with the […]
Tuukka Rask stops Jake Voracek in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Things were shaping up for another exciting finish. That's when the Boston Bruins shifted into a gear the Flyers simply couldn't reach. After playing to a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes, the Bruins scored two […]
Claude Giroux scores in the shootout in the Flyers 4-3 loss to the Bruins on Sunday, March 30. The Flyers and Bruins meet for the final time in the regular season on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The two teams taking the ice on Saturday afternoon turned in a classic just six days ago. The […]
Artem Anisimov fires a shot in the Blue Jackets 2-0 win over the Flyers. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The 2-0 score showing on the scoreboard at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night indicated a close game. It was far from that. It was a game that had dire consequences for both teams. For the Flyers, […]
Kyle Kendrick makes his 2014 debut in the Phillies series finale against the Texas Rangers. (Photo by Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia) The Phillies chance to claim an early series vanished at the hands of the bullpen on Tuesday night. Wednesday night's game becomes the swing game. The Phillies (1-1) may have a bitter taste of defeat in […]