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z (Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly Writer The Philadelphia Flyers (10-10-3) close out a three game home stand tonight when the host Zdeno Chara and the Boston Bruins (12-10-0). This is the first time the two rivals have meet this season and it will be the only time in Philadelphia […]
Embed from Getty Images This is it for the Flyers. Two games remain, but by the close of Saturday, the true final day of the NHL regulars season for the 26 teams not affected by Winter Storm Jonas is January, the Flyers could already have learned their fate, good or bad. With so much […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Do you have a pulse? If you don’t, you may have one now. And if you did prior to Wayne Simmonds’ game-tying goal last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, you may have a heart condition. The Philadelphia Flyers did nothing to keep the stress levels of themselves and their fans at […]
Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals gave the hockey world a taste of what their potential playoff series would be like. In short, an exciting bout that mixes a goaltending duel and defensive struggle with some hard-hitting action and a few cheap shots to boot. Not only did Wednesday's win prove […]
Embed from Getty Images More and more, it seems that the fate of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will come right down to the final weekend of the season. While most of the focus is on whether the Flyers can beat out the Detroit Red Wings for the lower wildcard seed in the Eastern Conference, […]
Embed from Getty Images If you've been following the Flyers possible run to the playoffs and the drama unfolding night after night, then you know how things have become in the Eastern Conference. It is an absolutely logjam, a lot of teams separated by not a lot of points. Let's get you caught up.
Embed from Getty Images March 7, 2015: that was the day the Flyers playoff hopes really ended. Trying to hold a 2-1 lead in Boston, a late penalty call went against them, and the Bruins scored to tie the game with 15 seconds remaining to force overtime, where Boston would later win. Seconds from […]
Bruins thwart Flyers comeback Embed from Getty Images Game Story The Philadelphia Flyers had a few days off thanks to Winter Storm Jonas cancelling their Saturday night game, but they didn't come out with much jump in their legs against the Boston Bruins. Things started to go wrong after a relatively soft penalty on […]
Special teams costs Flyers again, as more points slip away Embed from Getty Images Six days later, it felt like deja vu all over again — the late bounce that goes against the Flyers, subsequently taking away not only the chance to finish off a win, but wiping out a point that would have […]
Embed from Getty Images The goal that started it all for the Flyers was a point shot by Matt Hunwick of the Toronto Maple Leafs that hit Michael Del Zotto and sailed past Steve Mason. That was last Tuesday. The goal with 7.5 seconds left a week ago started what is now a three-game […]