Philadelphia Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   Mark Streit, in just his sixth game back from an injury that sidelined him for six weeks, scored his first goal since the return with 8:28 remaining in the third. The race was on for the Flyers from there. In a third period that had a playoff feel to it, […]

Embed from Getty Images   It's been a week since Ron Hextall completed his fifth trade on the path to freeing up cap space and starting to help the Flyers turn the corner from building the future to watching it progress to the NHL and form what is hoped to become a contender. But in […]

Embed from Getty Images   The 2015-16 season did not start off any differently than the recent seasons of the past. Players were inconsistent and not producing and, as a result, frustration mounted. Once again each game was a contest to earn points just to stay out of the basement of the NHL standings. The addition of […]

Embed from Getty Images   Now they're starting to make it look easy. The Philadelphia Flyers were in control all the way in a 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders. The Islanders are the team near the top of the division, but the Flyers looked like the better team right from the start, outshooting […]

January 8, 2002 The Flyers had acquired the much talked about "best player not in the NHL" in the summer of 2001. The trade with the Florida Panthers, who held his rights, was for a 2001 second-round pick. His name was Jiri Dopita, a 33-year-old center from the Czech Republic. A star in the Czech […]

For so much of the previous two seasons, so many of the Flyers players have talked about the things that need to get better, the things they need to do to be the playoff team they believe they are. On Saturday, they let their play do the talking. It was total domination for the Flyers […]

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese  Michael Raffl and Evgeny Medvedev each scored second period goals. Matt Read added a goal and two assists. Steve Mason made 20 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers shutout the New York Islanders 4-0 on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center. 

Embed from Getty Images   With the Vincent Lecavalier trade earlier this week, the Philadelphia Flyers finally have roster flexibility. They are still limited by total cap space, but they have room to maneuver and massage the lineup for the first time since Shayne Gostisbehere claimed his spot in the lineup. The Flyers are not […]

Embed from Getty Images   You can breathe a sigh of relief, Flyers fans. Despite missing Saturday's game with a lower-body injury, the Flyers have officially listed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere as day-to-day, GM Ron Hextall announced on Saturday morning.