MacDonald day-to-day with upper-body injury

Andrew MacDonald will miss at least one game after taking a hit along the boards from Tom Kuhnhackl in the Flyers 6-2 loss to the Penguins on Sunday. The Flyers defenseman was thrown awkwardly into the boards and remained down on the ice as the Penguins scored their fifth goal of the game on a […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Apr 2016
Flyers-Penguins: Postgame Perspective

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Apr 2016
Injury to Insult for Flyers in Rough Loss to Penguins

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Apr 2016
Flyers-Penguins: Game 78 Preview

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Apr 2016
Playoff Possibilities Abound for the Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   More and more, it seems that the fate of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will come right down to the final weekend of the season. While most of the focus is on whether the Flyers can beat out the Detroit Red Wings for the lower wildcard seed in the Eastern Conference, […]

Bill Meltzer  •  29 Mar 2016
Playoff Watch: A Saturday with huge implications for Flyers, others in playoff race

Embed from Getty Images   If you've been following the Flyers possible run to the playoffs and the drama unfolding night after night, then you know how things have become in the Eastern Conference. It is an absolutely logjam, a lot of teams separated by not a lot of points. Let's get you caught up.

Kevin Durso  •  26 Mar 2016
Flyers-Penguins outdoor game moved to new date, primetime

Embed from Getty Images   Not much will be known about the 2016-17 NHL schedule until the summer. But for now, one game between the Flyers and Penguins will hold special meaning. The Flyers and Penguins will face off in an outdoor game next season. The NHL made this announcement a couple of weeks ago. […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Mar 2016
Playoff aspirations bring Wells Fargo Center back to life

Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia A full-throated crowd truly is an advantage for the home team. Philadelphia has long been known as city with passionate, almost rabid fans who are so invested in their teams it's scary. Veterans Stadium had a court during Eagles games for goodness sake.  Flyers fans fit that mold. They are passionate, dedicated, and […]

Bill Minchin  •  20 Mar 2016
Flyers-Penguins: Postgame Perspective

Penguins put on clinic, Flyers a no-show Put the rivalry and the hatred for the Pittsburgh Penguins aside for a moment and recognize what was just the truth on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Penguins played a brilliant game. They put on a clinic. There was meaning to this game for both sides. Pittsburgh was looking to […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Mar 2016