By the Numbers: Stars overwhelm Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   The game flow chart below will tell you most of what you need to know about these game. The Dallas Stars jumped all over the Philadelphia Flyers. At times it seemed like the Stars had an extra player on the ice, but Michal Neuvirth played great to keep it scoreless […]

Marc Naples  •  12 Dec 2015
Stars stay hot, defeat Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   Facing the NHL's best one day after playing a tough St. Louis Blues team is might as well have been a death sentence. The Stars, on two-days rest, put the pedal to the metal and had the Flyers on their heels for most of the night. The Flyers kept it […]

Kevin Durso  •  11 Dec 2015
Intermission Update: Flyers-Stars 2nd Period

  1 2 3 T Flyers 0 1    1 Stars 0 2    2 Instant Analysis The Flyers continued to have trouble staying out of the box, but their kills were getting stronger as the night went on. But after scoring on their only power play of the game so far — a rocket […]

Kevin Durso  •  11 Dec 2015
Game 30 Preview: Flyers go for 5th straight road win against NHL-leading Stars

The Flyers all acknowledged the magnitude of a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday two days after nearly rebounding from 3-1 deficit to earn a point against the New York Islanders. This was a demanding week for the Flyers on paper and so far, the Flyers have passed the test with two […]

Kevin Durso  •  11 Dec 2015
By the Numbers: 2nd-period goals pave way to win over Blues

After a quiet first period last night, it looked like the Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues may settle in to another game devoid of any offense. That all changed rather quickly, with the Blues opening the scoring and the Flyers storming back with three second period goals. Overall the Flyers put in a professional […]

Marc Naples  •  11 Dec 2015
Postgame Perspective: Another road win for the Flyers

The road has become the place of success for the Flyers. A victory over the St. Louis Blues, one of the NHL's better teams, is certainly a big one for the Orange and Black. But the current road winning streak, now at four games, is also a big step for a team that has struggled […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Dec 2015
3-goal 2nd leads Flyers past Blues

  View image | gettyimages.com On Tuesday, the Flyers felt they had been robbed of a second point in a shootout loss to the Islanders. On Thursday night, they earned the two points. The Flyers turned in a similar showing in the second period to their aggressive pressure from two nights earlier and scored three […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Dec 2015
Game 29 Preview: Flyers look to snap long losing streak in St. Louis

Tuesday night, the effort was there for the Flyers. Everything was clicking and they seemed poised to grab a win over the Islanders. The glorified skills competition strikes again. That was only the beginning of a week that looks daunting on paper for the Orange and Black. Next up is the St. Louis Blues. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Dec 2015
‘One-goal’ Voracek won’t be revived on current line

They have passed the quarter pole and approaching the halfway point of the season. The Flyers season, now 28 games old, is quickly approaching its second half. So it's astonishing to look at the statsheet after 28 games and see Jake Voracek, who finished the 2014-15 season with 22 goals and a career-high 81 points, […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Dec 2015