Player and Play of the Week: January 4-10

Last week, it was difficult to pick a Player and Play of the Week without the benefit of a Flyers win. This week, the Flyers provided two wins before suffering a loss to Boston on Saturday. Still, a 2-1-0 week certainly wasn't as horrible as the close to the road trip, and with another week […]

Kevin Durso  •  11 Jan 2015
Giroux, Voracek named to All-Star Game

The players who will represent the NHL in the All-Star Game were announced on Saturday night. Two Flyers received the call. Jake Voracek and Claude Giroux will participate in the All-Star Game, representing the Flyers in Columbus.

Kevin Durso  •  10 Jan 2015
Postgame Perspective: Flyers can’t match Bruins effort in loss

The Flyers current homestand may be their last chance to back up any talk about the playoffs. And it couldn't have started any better when they won on Tuesday in a shootout and got the breaks needed to win in overtime on Thursday. On Saturday, the Flyers faced the team they are truly chasing. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Jan 2015
Game 42 Preview: Flyers look to win 3 in a row

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers will look to go 3-0-0 on their current four-game homestand Saturday afternoon, as the Boston Bruins visit Wells Fargo Center for the first and only time this regular season. It's been a while since both teams met, as they last played on Oct. 8 — a game the […]

Rob Riches  •  10 Jan 2015
Voracek wins it as Flyers down Capitals in overtime

Just as it did on Tuesday, another game came down to the final moments for the Flyers. Just as they did on Tuesday, they found a way to win. A power play in overtime gave the Flyers a chance to make something happen. They wasted no time. Just 17 seconds into the power play, Jake […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
Game 41 Preview: Flyers host Capitals as season hits halfway point

    Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography   After opening the current homestand with an emotional win, their first in a shootout in over a year, the Flyers were dealt another injury scare. Lucky for them, it turned out to be nothing.   Steve Mason had an MRI on Wednesday, but will get the start […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
UPDATE: After leaving practice, Mason will skate Thursday

UPDATE (7:01 p.m.) – GM Ron Hextall announced that Steve Mason will skate on Thursday morning with the team as the Flyers prepare to face the Washington Capitals that night. Hextall would not rule Mason out for Thursday's game, a decision that will likely be made following the skate Thursday morning. ———- The player most […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jan 2015
Steve Mason saves the Flyers in return to home ice.

The Philadelphia Flyers needed that. Steve Mason made 41 saves. Wayne Simmonds scored once in regulation, then tallied the game winner in the shoot out as the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Bill Minchin  •  06 Jan 2015
Game 40 Preview: Flyers return home, battle Ottawa tonight

Steve Mason makes a save. Photo courtesy of Kate Frese For the first time in almost three weeks there will be hockey in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Flyers (14-18-7) return home after a season long eight game road trip. The team will face off against the Ottawa Senators (16-15-7) tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. Game […]

Bill Minchin  •  06 Jan 2015