6-on-5 Woes, Faulty Close-Outs Costing Flyers

Under first-year head coach Dave Hakstol, the Philadelphia Flyers have been a pretty good team defensively at five-on-five. The club has yielded 112 goals at five-on-five (while scoring 120); tied for the fifth fewest goals against with the two teams skating at full strength. However, when the other team has its goalie pulled to skate […]

Bill Meltzer  •  24 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
Postgame Perspective: Flyers lack typical energy for rival Penguins

The momentum shifted at 19:45 of the first period. The Flyers, who had a 2-0 lead with a pair of power-play goals, watched everything deflate when Ryan White turned the puck over in the Flyers zone and took a slashing penalty. With six seconds left on the power play, at 1:39 of the second period, […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Strong second period propels Pittsburgh to victory

Embed from Getty Images     The Philadelphia Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period. Pittsburgh stormed back with three goals in the second. They added another goal in the third and held on late for a 4-3 victory on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Brayden Schenn put the Flyers on the board with […]

Bill Minchin  •  21 Jan 2016
Game 68 Preview: Flyers look to regroup from weekend woes against Stars

  View image | gettyimages.com It could have been the beginning of a crucial week where the Flyers were on the cusp of a playoff spot. Instead, the Flyers are trying to regroup from a lost weekend that may have ended their playoff bid for good. The Dallas Stars are in town for the first […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Mar 2015
Giroux caps Flyers comeback with OT winner to beat Stars

It took five games, but the Flyers finally have their first win. But it certainly wasn't easy. The Flyers scored three goals in the third period to force overtime. Claude Giroux scored on the power play in overtime to give the Flyers a 6-5 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night at American Airlines […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Oct 2014
Game 5 Preview: Flyers look to start turnaround in Dallas

The Flyers open a three-game road trip in Dallas in search of their first win of the season against the Stars. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Four games into the season, the Flyers are still in search of their first win. Progress takes many forms. It was definitely seen in their last two games against the […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Oct 2014