Chris VandeVelde
As the Flyers did on Saturday, when they extended their winning streak to four games, the Flyers spent most of Thursday night's game against the Islanders clinging to life. Aside from a three-minute stretch at the end of the second period, they succeeded. They even had a chance to win. A 2-0 lead was lost […]
The Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-7) look to win their fourth straight game and get back to .500 on the season as they play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs (22-24-4) tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. This is the second of three meetings between the two clubs and the lone game in Philadelphia. Game time is 7:00.
When the Flyers made the trip to Winnipeg in December, it took a third-period comeback to claim a victory. This time, the tables were turned. The Flyers carried a 3-2 lead into the third. Just as they did on that December night, the Flyers closed the game strong, scoring two third-period goals to down the Winnipeg […]
In the past week, the Flyers had lost to the Washington Capitals, 1-0, the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, defeated the lowly Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, and lost to the New York Islanders, 7-4. You wouldn't know it from the team that took the ice on Tuesday night. Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins brought out the best – […]
It was a game that had a little bit of everything and then some, but at the end, it was the Orange and Black in the right place at the right time. A fight-filled second period set the stage for an exciting third period, which led to overtime. On the Flyers second power-play chance of […]
View image | gettyimages.com The New York Islanders scored early and often. Nikolay Kulemin had a pair of goals, Johnny Boychuk added two assists, Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves and the New York Islanders dominated the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Monday afternoon.
When the Flyers dropped an afternoon game to the Bruins in pretty lifeless fashion, the strong start to a crucial homestand seemed null and void. A loss like that showed the Flyers were not on the level of the teams they had to pass in the standings to recover for the playoffs. On Monday, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Carolina Hurricanes don't score more than one goal very often — having done so just once in their past five games entering tonight — but were able to do so on Friday, in their 2-1 win over the Flyers. Not only did the Flyers lose Friday's game, they lost […]
The Flyers couldn't have asked for a better start to an eight-game road trip. On Tuesday night, they can continue that solid start and head home for a happy holiday with a third-straight win on the trip. The Flyers continue the eight-game trek by meeting the Minnesota Wild. The opening face-off is set for 7 […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the past several weeks, the Flyers have consistently stated that they believed they could still be a playoff team. All the while, they were inconsistent in trying to prove it. Sunday night, they proved they certainly have life in the race. The Flyers followed a dominant win on Saturday […]
