Philadelphia Flyers
Embed from Getty Images As the season winds down and the last few games come into play in the race to playoffs, the Flyers are in a critical spot. The homestretch is going to be tough for the Flyers with two back-to-back games and the last three games in four days. It seems to be a […]
Flyers get wake-up call from cross-state rivals The Flyers just got a wake-up call. These are not the Penguins of the last two seasons. All the Penguins have done in their last four games is score 21 goals without Evgeni Malkin for all four and Marc-Andre Fleury for two. The Flyers and Penguins deserve a […]
Even in the years when the Flyers weren't looking like much of a playoff team, they always seemed to have the Penguins number. This season, that has hardly been the case. In what almost looked like a replay of their meeting from three weeks earlier, the Flyers looked outmatched against the surging Penguins, who continued their torrid […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers system features a "Big Five" group of prospects on the blue line. One of those players is having a tremendous rookie season in the NHL. Two others have been a part of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL all season. Two others were continuing to build their resumes in […]
Embed from Getty Images April has in a sense become the time for the Battle of Pennsylvania to take center stage. The Philadelphia Flyers (39-25-13) will meet their cross-state rivals twice in the final week of the season, and each holds incredibly high stakes. The Pittsburgh Penguins (45-25-8) locked in their spot in the […]
March 29, 2001: Tie Domi fights Flyers fan It was a late-season spirited contest between the Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Philadelphia. Between two combatants, it got a bit out of hand. Those two were Toronto’s Tie Domi and Philadelphia’s Chris Falcone. Chris Falcone? Who? For a few moments during the third period of the Leafs […]
Flyers show playoff qualities in closing out another close game Embed from Getty Images If the must-win nature of the remaining games on the Flyers schedule isn't enough preparation for what could be coming, then the nature of the games the Flyers are playing is. The Flyers shootout win against Washington on Wednesday was everything a […]
Embed from Getty Images Scoreboard watching hasn't been kind to the Flyers of late, which means making the playoffs is a matter than has to be taken into their hands. The Flyers certainly handled the matter on Saturday. Wayne Simmonds scored twice and added an assist for a three-point game as the Flyers topped […]
Role reversal for Flyers and Senators in late-season matchup Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Separation in the standings was only temporary. As the schedule turns to Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers (38-25-13) are in need of more points to restore any cushion in the standings. The opponent on Saturday is an interesting one for the Flyers. Last season, it […]
Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia The remainder of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms season has a time frame on it: three weeks and eight games. The first of the final eight and first of back-to-back games against the St. John's IceCaps went the Phantoms way, as they claimed their third straight win behind goalie Martin Ouellette, 4-1, on Friday […]
