Articles by Mike Watson (112)
One game, seven hours, and a goal that Flyers’ fans will never forget. How many cups of coffee were required to see it through til the end? That’s another story. Keith Primeau ended the longest Flyers’ playoff overtime game, a 5OT thriller, with a blistering wrist shot to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 and tie […]
The Flyers were in Buffalo for Game Six in the 2000-2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals facing Dominick Hasek and the Sabres. Down three games to two, the Flyers had to beat Buffalo to force a Game 7 back in Philadelphia. Coach Bill Barber would need to have his squad get on the board early and put […]
(Photo courtesy of Getty Images) The Flyers were playing in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Down two games to one, a Game Four win was pivotal for the Flyers’ playoff hopes. Playing in Toronto against Mats Sundin and Ed Belfour, this was not going to be an easy task at all. […]
Photo courtesy of Jim McIsaac (Getty Images) It started with a save by Brian Boucher on the NY Rangers’ Olli Jokinen in a shootout to end the 82nd and last game of the season. That save sealed a 2-1 OT victory, knocked the Rangers out of the playoffs and propelled the Flyers INTO the playoffs… […]
The Flyers blew a 3-goal lead and lost to the Penguins in Pittsburgh, 5-4. No, this was not an April Fools’ joke. The Flyers’ fourth goal, however, was a historic one — both for the team and for a left-handed sniper from Lindsay, Ontario. That goal was the 50th on the season for Rick MacLeish, […]
Free Agent signings. For most sports fans, we’re always looking to have our favorite teams make a splash with them. They usually occur in the off-season, with the sports media creating the hype and rumors driving the price up for exceptional talent. Teams look to buy a player to add to their roster with the […]
Photo courtesy of CSN Philly Thirty years ago this week, the Flyers set a team record for goals scored in a 13-4 rout at the Spectrum versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. Surprisingly, the game was pretty well played for the first two periods by both teams —- if you're one for a lot of scoring. The […]
The Flyers were in the hunt for a division title in their inaugural season in the West Division of the NHL. They were to face off against another expansion team fighting for playoff aspirations, the Los Angeles Kings. A glance at the boxscore in the annals of the NHL will show that the result […]
The Flyers chased Capitals goalie Braden Holtby midway through the second period but had to hang on for a 6-4 win in a chippy, exciting game at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night. Flyers goals were scored by Claude Giroux (2), Jakub Vorack (2), Michael Raffl, and Steve Downie (EN), while Joel Ward, Alex […]
As the calendar turned to March in the 1989-90 season for the Flyers, the team was struggling to gather points in a competitive Patrick Division. For the first time since 1972, the Philadelphia Flyers were in jeopardy to miss the playoffs. One team looking to solidify their postseason hopes that year were the Buffalo Sabres, […]