Durso: Hot start could lead to major cold spell for top line, Flyers

  Jake Voracek added two goals on Tuesday to increase his points total to 18 through 12 games this season. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   Make no mistake, the Flyers top line has been incredibly productive over the course of the first month of the season.   Jake Voracek leads all NHL players with 13 […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Nov 2014
Game 11 Preview: Flyers open November by facing Panthers

  Steve Mason gets his first start in goal in four games as the Flyers face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   Last season, it was the site of the game where the Flyers clinched a playoff spot. For this season's Flyers, the first game against the Florida Panthers opens […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Nov 2014
Morning After: Lightning strikes in costly penalty

There were no penalties called in the first period. In the second, nine were called between the two teams. But it was a late third-period penalty for too-many-men that proved most costly to the Flyers. Ironically, it was also one of the few that they agreed with following a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Oct 2014
Morning After: Strong game shows Flyers confidence

The Flyers celebrate after Chris VandeVelde's goal in the first period of the Flyers 3-2 overtime win against the Kings. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) From the start, the Flyers had a little more jump than usual. Against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Kings, they needed every bit of it. The Flyers fourth win of the […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Oct 2014
Game 9 Preview: Flyers look to make it 3 in a row, take on red hot Kings at home

Jakub Voracek celebrates a goal against L.A. last year. Photo courtesy of (Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Philadelphia Flyers (3-3-2) will try to make it three in a row tonight when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings (6-1-1) to the Wells Fargo Center. Los Angeles is riding a winning streak of their own however, winning their last six. This […]

Bill Minchin  •  28 Oct 2014
Morning After: ‘Two points is two points’

Ray Emery made 35 saves in the Flyers 4-2 win over the Red Wings on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Craig Berube said it best following the game. The Flyers third win of the season, and first on home ice, was not pretty. There weren't many positives. But the Flyers still managed to steal a […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Oct 2014
Game 8 Preview: Flyers bid for 1st home win of season against Red Wings

  Jake Voracek and the Flyers go for their first home win of the season against the Red Wings on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   The Flyers first win of the season in Dallas a week ago should have given them momentum heading into Chicago. It didn't. But the Flyers did rally the next […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Oct 2014
Morning After: Strong defense leads to offense in Flyers win

The box score this morning will show the Flyers scoring three goals in the third period to claim a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins after being tied, 2-2, entering the final 20 minutes. But it wasn't a goal that really led to the Flyers third-period scoring. Ray Emery stopped Evgeni Malkin from point-blank range. […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Oct 2014
Flyers score 3 in 3rd, beat Penguins

For the Flyers, it may be home away from home. The Consol Energy Center has been friendly to the Orange and Black, and after a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of the Blackhawks, perhaps this was just what the doctor ordered. The Penguins got the game's first goal, but the Flyers took control in the […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Oct 2014