Postgame Perspective: Flyers team play sets up late-game heroics

A late power play presented an opportunity for the Flyers in a stalemate of a game. The third period saw the Flyers and Washington Capitals trade goals. The Flyers had to survive a penalty kill with seven minutes left in regulation before the opportunity was presented to them. When a second chance came up in […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
Voracek wins it as Flyers down Capitals in overtime

Just as it did on Tuesday, another game came down to the final moments for the Flyers. Just as they did on Tuesday, they found a way to win. A power play in overtime gave the Flyers a chance to make something happen. They wasted no time. Just 17 seconds into the power play, Jake […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
Game 41 Preview: Flyers host Capitals as season hits halfway point

    Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography   After opening the current homestand with an emotional win, their first in a shootout in over a year, the Flyers were dealt another injury scare. Lucky for them, it turned out to be nothing.   Steve Mason had an MRI on Wednesday, but will get the start […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
UPDATE: After leaving practice, Mason will skate Thursday

UPDATE (7:01 p.m.) – GM Ron Hextall announced that Steve Mason will skate on Thursday morning with the team as the Flyers prepare to face the Washington Capitals that night. Hextall would not rule Mason out for Thursday's game, a decision that will likely be made following the skate Thursday morning. ———- The player most […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jan 2015
Durso: Berube’s ‘attack mentality’ getting tiring

Getting rid of a coach often times is a scapegoat move. Ask the coach who faced the Flyers on Saturday. It was the reason I was so against the Flyers making a coaching change as things got bad during late November. That was on the players, not the coach. But Monday's loss was the final […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Dec 2014
Game 36 Preview: Flyers hit Arizona to face Coyotes

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers met a tough foe in their return from the Christmas break, suffering a 4-1 loss on Saturday to the Nashville Predators, snapping a three-game winning streak. Special teams was what really did the Flyers in on that night, and if not for two quick goals on a 5-on-3, […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Dec 2014
Game 34 Preview: Flyers go for 3rd straight win against Wild

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Dec 2014
Postgame Perspective: Zepp, 4th line key Flyers comeback

  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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Dec 2014
A Flying Start: Voracek plays hero in OT, Flyers rally past Jets

  View image | gettyimages.com The NHL's point leader continued his torrid pace almost instantly on Sunday night in Winnipeg. Moments into overtime, he helped the Flyers complete a huge comeback. The Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third before Jake Voracek scored his second goal of the night in overtime to give […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Dec 2014