Pittsburgh Penguins

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Chief no more? Will Craig Berube be fired? Should he be? (The answer is YES to both of those questions): [Philly.com-Frank Seravalli] [The Hockey Writers- Matt Braukmann] [Pattison Ave.- Scott] Lecavalier not happy Vincent Lecavalier let loose on head […]

The 2014-15 NHL regular season came to a close this past weekend with Ottawa and Pittsburgh claiming the last two remaining playoff spots. Here is a look at the match ups for the first round of the 2014-15 Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning on Wednseday.

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage.   At least we have a goalie Steve Mason had a very good year and the Flyers were unable to take advantage of it: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [The Hockey Writers- Matt Brauckmann] [Courier Post Online- Dave Isaac] Flyers-Isles preview A preview of […]

If the Flyers don't win another game this season, and fade away as a disappointing season, at least they will have Sunday's game against the Penguins to hang their hat on. The Flyers completed a season sweep of the Penguins with wins on Wednesday and Sunday, both by a score of 4-1. Sunday's game, the […]

Every time the Penguins fired a shot, Steve Mason was there to answer the call. Through 22 first-period shots, Mason made 21 saves, easily keeping the Flyers in the game. One save stood out, a glove save on Craig Adams robbing him on a rebound chance. It was arguably Mason's best save of the season. […]

  The Battle of Pennsylvania, as it is affectionately known, has never failed to offer entertaining hockey no matter what the standings say.   For the Flyers, Sunday's final edition of the Battle of Pennsylvania in the 2014-15 season is for pride, just as it was last Wednesday in a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh.   […]

  View image | gettyimages.com Wednesday night's game was no joke and no fluke. The Flyers simply have the Pittsburgh Penguins number. For the third time this season, the Flyers handed the Penguins a loss in what may be one of their best games of the season, a 4-1 win at Consol Energy Center, a […]

Click here to view our photographer Kate Frese's photos from last night's game against the Penguins.

In the past week, the Flyers had lost to the Washington Capitals, 1-0, the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, defeated the lowly Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, and lost to the New York Islanders, 7-4. You wouldn't know it from the team that took the ice on Tuesday night. Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins brought out the best – […]