Flyers-Oilers: Postgame Perspective

Ugly loss to Oilers knocks Flyers farther back in standings Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Make no mistake about it, the Flyers controlled the second period of play on Thursday night. They really could have scored three of four times by the time Shayne Gostisbehere lost control of the puck at the blue line, allowing Taylor Hall […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
Talbot leads Oilers to shutout win over Flyers

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With the first three games of the homestand going as well as you could hope, the Flyers were bound to face some adversity sometime soon. Thursday night, they faced plenty of it, too much to overcome. The Oilers struck midway through the first and twice in short order in the second and […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
3rd-period rally not enough as Phantoms edged by Hartford

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Points are the name of the game for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Tonight they got one, but it easily could have been two. The Phantoms failed to score on a four-minute power play in overtime, and the Hartford Wolf Pack won the shootout, 2-0, to collect a 3-2 victory at PPL Center on Friday night.

Brent Baldwin  •  27 Feb 2016
McDonald scores twice, Phantoms claim 5th straight win

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were riding a four-game winning streak as they prepared for the final game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before heading into the All-Star break. Looking to keep the momentum going, they wanted to end on a positive note. They did just that with a 5-3 win on Saturday night […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Streak Over: Lehigh Valley Upends Bridgeport, 4-1

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia A win. The one thing the Lehigh Valley Phantoms had been fighting for finally came. Four different goal scorers talied, and Jason LaBarbera made 42 saves as the Phantoms downed the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at Webster Bank Arena.

Brent Baldwin  •  18 Jan 2016
Murray, Simon, and Wilson Lead Penguins Past Phantoms

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Forrest Gump once said: "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." The same could currently be said for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. From night to night, you just don't know what kind of performance they'll have. After a morale boosting overtime defeat of the Hershey Bears on Wednesday, […]

Brent Baldwin  •  12 Dec 2015
Lehigh Valley Comes from Behind to Trap Bears in OT

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were looking for revenge after last Saturday's overtime defeat to the Hershey Bears.  Thanks to Nick Cousins, they got it. Petr Straka and Danick Martel scored third period goals to erase a two-goal deficit, and Cousins scored 3:45 into overtime to secure a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night at PPL Center.

Brent Baldwin  •  10 Dec 2015
Hershey downs Phantoms in weekend finale

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia  The Lehigh Valley Phantoms had been on a roll coming into Saturday night's. Anthony Stolarz had been incredible between the pipes, and they were getting scoring from nearly everyone on the roster. The power play had continued to struggle, just as it had for most of this campaign. Saturday's game was much of the same, as […]

Brent Baldwin  •  06 Dec 2015
Phantoms Fall Flat Against Providence

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia For most of this season, you could say that despite a loss, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms gave a complete effort. Not tonight. Brandon DeFazio, Seth Griffith and Anton Blidh scored goals, while Malcolm Subban made 18 saves for the shutout. That led to the Providence Bruins winning, 3-0, Saturday night at PPL Center.

Brent Baldwin  •  29 Nov 2015