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
Leier’s hat trick paces Phantoms past Binghamton

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia To say that this upcoming stretch for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms is crucial would be an understatement. With seven of the next eight games at the friendly confines of PPL Center, the Phantoms were presented with a perfect opportunity to make a drive to playoff contention. Starting it off on the right note […]

Brent Baldwin  •  11 Feb 2016
Flyers give Stolarz a vote of confidence as big decision looms

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia  Philadelphia Flyers rookie goaltender Anthony Stolarz scarcely resembles the player who, on July 9, 2012, stepped onto the ice at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ, for the first day of his first Development Camp. Although the towering teenager was a fine natural athlete and a confident, well-spoken young man even then, he […]

Bill Meltzer  •  05 Feb 2016
Flyers-Canadiens: Game 48 Preview

Flyers host Canadiens out of All-Star break Embed from Getty Images   The All-Star break is over and now the stretch run begins. The Flyers return to the ice on Tuesday night to face the Montreal Canadiens in their first of several crucial games in the month of February. For the Flyers, this will be the […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Neuvirth out a week to 10 days, Stolarz called up

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia As one goalie prepared to make his return to the crease on Tuesday night, another forced the Flyers to regroup on the injury front. Steve Mason will be in goal for the Flyers game against the Canadiens on Tuesday night after having the All-Star break to recover. But Michal Neuvirth left Monday's […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 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
Cousins, Stolarz primed for next-level success

Photos: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms will have two representatives in the AHL All-Star Classic this weekend in Syracuse, NY — forward Nick Cousins and goaltender Anthony Stolarz. Cousins, 22, hails from Belleville, Ontario and leads the Phantoms in scoring with 12 goals and 24 points in 36 games. Stolarz, also 22, is from Edison, NJ and […]

Brent Baldwin  •  29 Jan 2016
McDonald hat trick lifts Phantoms over Senators

  On Wednesday night, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms tried to accomplish something they hadn't all season: complete a three-game winning streak.  Behind a five-point game from Colin McDonald, who had a hat trick and two assists, and two goals from All-Star Nick Cousins, the Phantoms downed the Binghamton Senators, 6-3, on Wednesday night at PPL Center.

Brent Baldwin  •  28 Jan 2016
Stolarz growing in 2nd year of pro hockey

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia In two weeks, Anthony Stolarz will take the ice in Syracuse as an All-Star goaltender for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Two years ago, that almost didn't seem like a possibility. Stolarz had suffered a gruesome injury while playing junior hockey for the London Knights, when a skate cut the back of his […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Jan 2016