Steve Mason
Being a goalie is an important role in the NHL. Many factors of a game rely on the ability of the goalie. If a starting goalie is injured, it is dire to have an efficient player replace him, and do it well so the general manager, coach, team and fans have confidence. The back-up goalie […]
The Flyers entered Saturday night's game riding high on the heels of their fourth straight win in overtime on Friday night. Their opponent on Saturday was the team with the fewest points in the NHL, the Columbus Blue Jackets. So naturally, it was time for a total clunker from the Flyers. With the exception of […]
The Philadelphia Flyers, winners of four in a row, host the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center tonight at 7:05 p.m. This is the first of four meetings between the two clubs with the next game in Columbus in just two weeks on Dec. 19. They will also pair off in two games in […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers last trip to Ottawa resulted in a 4-0 shutout loss as their November freefall continued. Coming into Tuesday's night return trip to Ottawa, the Flyers had closed November with wins in three of their last four games and looking to build on recent momentum. They did just that, […]
10 days ago, the Flyers had played two of their better games only to watch both end in losses following regulation before going into Ottawa and getting blown right out of the building. A 4-0 loss seemed to snap all momentum. In the past week, the Flyers have rebounded with three wins in four games, […]
View image | gettyimages.com When the Flyers last met the New York Rangers on Oct. 24, they turned in their best effort of the season and managed to best the Rangers in a shootout by a 3-2 final. That pulled their record to 4-2-1 through seven games of the season. Things turned south in […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers had the early jump. A late first period goal gave New York momentum. The Islanders scored a goal in each period to defeat the Flyers 3-1 at the Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
Photo courtesy of Kate Frese The Philadelphia Flyers (7-9-5) will look to make two in a row when they travel to Brooklyn for a match up with the hard hitting New York Islanders (10-8-3) on Wednesday night. This is the first of five meetings between the Metropolitan Division rivals and first of three meetings in New […]
View image | gettyimages.com It took 63:45, but one team finally scored at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. At 3-on-3, plays develop quickly. After killing off a late third-period penalty taken by Wayne Simmonds, the teams had 3:19 of 3-on-3 time. A two-on-one between Joonas Donskoi and Melker Karlsson developed going the other […]
The Flyers shootout loss on Tuesday to Los Angeles had everything but the finish. The Kings tied the game in the final minute of regulation and the Flyers couldn’t convert in overtime or the shootout to grab the extra point. But after one of their better efforts of the season, the Flyers can bring that […]
