Steve Mason
Steve Mason made 35 saves in his first win of the season on Tuesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Craig Berube refused to consider the factors off the ice for the Oilers on Tuesday. What mattered was the effort of his own players. The Flyers turned in their best game of the season on Tuesday, […]
Jake Voracek scores his first of two goals in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography) The Flyers were dealt a similar hand to the one they couldn't take advantage of on Saturday. The Oilers were coming in without their captain and leading scorer Taylor Hall. […]
Jake Voracek carries a five-game points streak into Tuesday's night's game against the Oilers. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers trip to Florida last week ended with two different losses, a hard-fought 4-3 defeat in Tampa and a listless loss to the Panthers. This week, the Flyers enjoy the confines of home for three games. […]
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The Florida Panthers had the first pick of the 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia in June. That pick, defenseman Aaron Ekblad, was on the ice for the Flyers first game of November in Florida. Ekblad and the rest of the Panthers defense contributed to thwarting every attempt the Flyers made to score. The Flyers didn't […]
The Flyers took nine shots in the first 20 minutes of a listless first period. They took 28 shots after. Only the last one found the back of the net. Roberto Luongo stopped the other 36 though, while Willie Mitchell and Aaron Ekblad scored in the Panthers 2-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday night […]
Steve Mason gets his first start in goal in four games as the Flyers face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Last season, it was the site of the game where the Flyers clinched a playoff spot. For this season's Flyers, the first game against the Florida Panthers opens […]
Jake Voracek and the Flyers go for their first home win of the season against the Red Wings on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers first win of the season in Dallas a week ago should have given them momentum heading into Chicago. It didn't. But the Flyers did rally the next […]
Claude Giroux and the Flyers bid for their second win of the season against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins on Wednesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) After a disasterous night in Chicago, the Flyers have a very quick turnaround. And it comes against their biggest rival. The Pittsburgh Penguins await the Orange and Black […]
For the first five games of the season, it was tough to see how the Flyers didn't match up with elite teams. They had their moments. They made plenty of mistakes. And yes, they lost the first four games. But they were competitive against good teams. Then came Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. […]
