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Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers are two games deep into their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals and two losses away from the season ending as things head to Philadelphia on Monday night for Game 3. To keep matters in perspective, many Flyers fans didn’t even think the team would make it […]

April 11, 1989: Hextall Scores on Capitals in Playoffs He had a goal two years prior in the regular season, so why not take a stab at it in the playoffs too? That’s exactly what Ron Hextall did. He hit the back of the empty net in the Cap Centre in the Flyers 8-5 win […]

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers officially announced that Sean Couturier will be out for the remainder of their series against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. The injury will likely feature a two-week recovery, long enough to keep him out for the remainder of the series. Couturier, the second-line center, was expected […]

Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia If dropping Game 1 to the Washington Capitals by a 2-0 score wasn’t bad enough, the Philadelphia Flyers also lost the services of second-line center Sean Couturier for the rest of the series. The Flyers lost the battle and may have lost the war all in one night.

Special teams, loss of Couturier hurt Flyers Embed from Getty Images   The story of the Flyers 2-0 loss in Game 1 to the Washington Capitals comes in three parts. There's the special teams part, the Sean Couturier part and the Steve Mason part. All three were a key factor in what went right and what […]

Embed from Getty Images   Dave Hakstol said a day before the Flyers playoff opener that discipline wasn't a problem. It hurt the Flyers in Game 1 in a series where special teams could easily decide the series. The Capitals scored on the power play late in the second and added a third-period goal to take […]

1st Round Series opens in D.C. Embed from Getty Images   It's time. Playoff hockey is back. The Philadelphia Flyers made their return to the playoffs against tough odds, overcoming a slow start and injuries to several top players to boot. The Washington Capitals, meanwhile, only posted the best record in the NHL, won the […]

Embed from Getty Images   It is time for playoff hockey again in Philadelphia, and really it has been too long. The Flyers begin their first round series with the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The Flyers had to labor down the stretch just to even get here while the Capitals have been essentially locked […]

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers are set to embark on their playoff run on Thursday, three days after the passing of their founder and owner Ed Snider at age 83. The Flyers are starting to announce plans to honor Mr. Snider. Not long after his passing on Monday, the team announced that they […]