Around the NHL : Zetterberg shines, great goaltending and more

  Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg had just one point going into Friday's game.  After their home and home with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he now has six.  The Red Wings captain assisted on all four Detroit goals during Friday's 4-1 victory.  For an encore, Zetterberg provided some overtime magic, scoring the game's only goal in a […]

Bill Minchin  •  20 Oct 2014
Morning After: First game jitters hurt Flyers

The Flyers season opener fully portrayed the dangers of playing on your heels. A late penalty kept the tilted ice in the Boston Bruins favor. But it was a broken play, and a broken stick, that did the Flyers in. Steve Mason attempted to adjust to Adam McQuaid's shot as it fluttered off the broken […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Oct 2014
Kelly scores late goal, Bruins edge Flyers in opener

For most of the night, Steve Mason was the Flyers best player on the ice. But a bounce for the Bruins went against Mason late and that provided the difference in the season opener. The Flyers scored early in the third period to even the score. But as the momentum shifted the Bruins way, Chris […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
Game 1 Preview: Flyers open season against Bruins

The Flyers open the 2014-15 season against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The Flyers were 0-2-1 against the Bruins in 2013-14. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) One goal separated the Flyers from the second round of the playoffs and their postseason fate, a first-round exit at the hands of the New York Rangers. That was […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
Around the Net April 25, 2014: Flyers look to rebound in critical game 4

Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Today we look ahead to the critical game 4 against the Rangers.

Dain Stiles  •  25 Apr 2014
Morning After: Sunday’s must-win for fading Flyers

The Bruins celebrate after Milan Lucic's second goal in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Flyers are now on a four-game winless streak and fading at the wrong time. One week ago, a loss was actually a moral victory. The Flyers had skated 65 minutes with the […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Apr 2014
Beantown Breakdown: Bruins best Flyers again, sweep season series

Tuukka Rask stops Jake Voracek in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Things were shaping up for another exciting finish. That's when the Boston Bruins shifted into a gear the Flyers simply couldn't reach. After playing to a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes, the Bruins scored two […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Apr 2014
Game 77 Preview: Flyers head to Boston for Saturday rematch

Claude Giroux scores in the shootout in the Flyers 4-3 loss to the Bruins on Sunday, March 30. The Flyers and Bruins meet for the final time in the regular season on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The two teams taking the ice on Saturday afternoon turned in a classic just six days ago. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Apr 2014
Around the Net March 31, 2014: Flyers lose in OT against Bruins; look to rebound in St.Louis

Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL.We look back at the OT loss to the Boston Bruins, Shayne Gostisbehere gets ready to play for Union in the NCAA Frozen Four and more.

Dain Stiles  •  31 Mar 2014