Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers (29-9-16) return home from a four game Canadian road trip to host the Chicago Blackhawks (44-22-6) at the Wells Fargo Center. This is the second and final meeting of the season and the lone game in Philadelphia. The Blackhawks defeated the Flyers back in October by a score of 4-0 in Chicago. […]

Wednesday night marks the beginning of the Flyers final stretch of games, just two more in March and then six in the first 12 days of April before the season comes to a close and the team spends the next two months watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from home. There won't be any down time […]

March 17, 2002 It was a trade by GM Bob Clarke that left just about every Flyers fan asking the same question: Why would you want this guy on the team?  The Flyers traded a popular, hard working forward in Kent Manderville to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a centerman with, to put it politely, a checkered […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers may be an inconsistent team, but they certainly have their moments where consistency reigns supreme. The Flyers goaltending woes have not been about ability, but health. That reared its ugly head once again on Saturday night. So did their struggles on the road. Against the lowly Edmonton Oilers, […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Playing on the road has been a problem for the Flyers all season, and even more evident in their final lengthy road trip of the season. The Flyers are wrapping up a four-game road trip on Saturday night in Edmonton, trying to snap an eight-game road losing streak.   After […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Scoring struggles have been just one of the inconsistencies that have plagued the Flyers for much of the season, especially of late. Goals were at a premium again on Thursday and again, it was the Flyers having trouble finding the back of the net. Two late goals in the second […]

The Flyers first game in March, a home game against the Calgary Flames, set off a month of triumph and tragedy – sometimes in the same game. The Flyers scored twice in the third to even the score against the Flames before falling in overtime, 3-2, on March 3.   Days later, the Flyers defeated […]

Whether you believed it after the Flyers heartbreaking loss in Boston – a distant memory at this point – or after a 5-2 romping by the Devils the day after or even Tuesday night's dismantling by the Canucks, the Flyers season is officially dead. Sure, mathematically they aren't eliminated from playoff contention yet. But in […]

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Cousins gets the call With R.J. Umberger out for the rest of the season and Matt Read on paternity leave, Nick Cousins gets a chance with the big club: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi]  Flyers- Canucks preview  The Flyers travel to Vancouver […]