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Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia A full-throated crowd truly is an advantage for the home team. Philadelphia has long been known as city with passionate, almost rabid fans who are so invested in their teams it's scary. Veterans Stadium had a court during Eagles games for goodness sake. Flyers fans fit that mold. They are passionate, dedicated, and […]
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Flyers close the gap to one with crucial win Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia As the playoff race carries on and draws closer to the end of the season, it is all in the points for the Flyers. And after Saturday, who knew how important that one point lost in the shootout would really be. When the […]
Photo courtesy of Steve Kuzma It was a game the Flyers had to have if they are going to make the playoffs. Michael Raffl scored a pair of goals, Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere also scored and, despite a late push by the Red Wings, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated Detroit 4-3 on Tuesday night at […]
Flyers host Red Wings in a must win game for both Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese The Philadelphia Flyers (32-23-12) begin the most important week of the 2015-16 season tonight when they welcome Henrik Zetterberg and the Detroit Red Wings (34-24-11) to the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers enter tonight just three points back […]
Embed from Getty Images Jake Voracek's return from injury will have to wait at least one more game. The Flyers forward joined the team at practice late on Monday, but completely ruled out a return for Tuesday night's game against Detroit. "Not a chance. I have to get a couple skates in and practice […]
Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia A few weeks ago, at the start of the six-game homestand that concludes on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, I said the Flyers needed at least nine of a potential 12 points in the six games to still be realistically alive in the playoff race. At minimum, they would need four […]
Game Story This game was thrown out of any normal rhythm early, as Ryan White threw a late, high hit on Tomas Jurco. This resulted in White getting tossed from the game, and giving the Detroit Red Wings an early five minute power play. The Wings had several shots, but overall it was a strong […]
On this Sunday night, the strange game of hockey threw everything and the kitchen sink at the Flyers. Once again, a resilient bunch proved why they are making a case for the playoffs. The Flyers had to overcome several controversial calls, an early challenge for the penalty kill and, last but not least, a shootout […]
Embed from Getty Images For the second straight day, the Flyers had to face the dreaded shootout and if they would have lost, there would have been at least three plays that would show they deserved a better fate. Call it poetic justice, but this time the shootout smiled on the Flyers. Jake Voracek […]
