Flyers-Capitals: Game 76 Preview

Potential playoff preview comes to Philly as Flyers host Capitals  Embed from Getty Images   With just seven games to go in the regular season for the Philadelphia Flyers (37-25-13), the first of five remaining games against contending teams comes against the beast of the East and the NHL's best. The Washington Capitals (54-16-5) have already […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Mar 2016
Ray Emery signs contract with Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   With the Flyers dealing with injuries in net, they have reached out to a former netminder for assistance. Ray Emery re-joined the Flyers on a try-out basis on Wednesday and has now signed a contract to spend the rest of the season with the Flyers. Emery has to clear waivers before he can […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Mar 2016
Have Flyers peaked too soon for playoff run?

Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The Flyers came away with five out of eight points on the recent road trip. Teams win some and lose some, and the Flyers did a pretty good job of gaining points to remain in the playoff race. But with five teams looking at four spots in the Eastern Conference playoff spot every […]

Denise Mroz  •  28 Mar 2016
Will another prospect like Gostisbehere emerge from NCAA Tournament for Flyers?

Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia One of the finer recent moments for Philadelphia Flyers fans came when current rookie sensation Shayne Gostisbehere absolutely dominated the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 2014 National Championship game. Gostisbehere’s performance, which happened to take place at the Wells Fargo Center, gave everyone an indication of what was coming in the future. With […]

Dan Heaning  •  25 Mar 2016
6-on-5 Woes, Faulty Close-Outs Costing Flyers

Under first-year head coach Dave Hakstol, the Philadelphia Flyers have been a pretty good team defensively at five-on-five. The club has yielded 112 goals at five-on-five (while scoring 120); tied for the fifth fewest goals against with the two teams skating at full strength. However, when the other team has its goalie pulled to skate […]

Bill Meltzer  •  24 Mar 2016
Dropped into playoff race, Stolarz must be ready to answer call

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers are three points behind the Detroit Red Wings in a final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Even with two games in hand, it will not be easy. In dire straits, every games counts in this four-game road trip. At this crucial time in the Flyers schedule, the […]

Denise Mroz  •  21 Mar 2016
Neuvirth out 3 weeks with lower-body injury

Embed from Getty Images   At the most crucial time of the season, the Flyers are losing one half of their goalie tandem. Michal Neuvirth, who was expected to start Saturday's game against the Penguins, was pulled last-minute for Steve Mason after "not feeling well." Neuvirth will be out for three weeks with a lower-body […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Mar 2016
Flyers-Penguins: Game 70 Preview

The battle of PA resumes in Philly   (Photo courtesy of Kate Frese/Kate Frese Photography)   The Philadelphia Flyers (34-23-12) look to make it three in a row on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-24-8) to the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 1:00.   This is the second of four […]

Bill Minchin  •  19 Mar 2016
Flyers-Blackhawks: Postgame Perspective

Flyers playoff-like win as gritty as it gets On the second end of a back-to-back, it was all about how much the Flyers could weather the storm and gut their way to a potential point or two to make the leap from the first team out to the last team in.  Down 1-0 after some […]

Kevin Durso  •  17 Mar 2016