Durso: Hot start could lead to major cold spell for top line, Flyers

  Jake Voracek added two goals on Tuesday to increase his points total to 18 through 12 games this season. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   Make no mistake, the Flyers top line has been incredibly productive over the course of the first month of the season.   Jake Voracek leads all NHL players with 13 […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Nov 2014
Voracek stays hot as Flyers down Oilers

Jake Voracek scores his first of two goals in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography) The Flyers were dealt a similar hand to the one they couldn't take advantage of on Saturday. The Oilers were coming in without their captain and leading scorer Taylor Hall. […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Nov 2014
Flyers return home to host Oilers

Jake Voracek carries a five-game points streak into Tuesday's night's game against the Oilers. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers trip to Florida last week ended with two different losses, a hard-fought 4-3 defeat in Tampa and a listless loss to the Panthers. This week, the Flyers enjoy the confines of home for three games. […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Nov 2014
Morning After: No energy, no offense for Flyers

The Florida Panthers had the first pick of the 2014 NHL Draft in Philadelphia in June. That pick, defenseman Aaron Ekblad, was on the ice for the Flyers first game of November in Florida. Ekblad and the rest of the Panthers defense contributed to thwarting every attempt the Flyers made to score. The Flyers didn't […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Nov 2014
Foiled in Florida: Luongo, Panthers down Flyers

The Flyers took nine shots in the first 20 minutes of a listless first period. They took 28 shots after. Only the last one found the back of the net. Roberto Luongo stopped the other 36 though, while Willie Mitchell and Aaron Ekblad scored in the Panthers 2-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday night […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Nov 2014
Game 11 Preview: Flyers open November by facing Panthers

  Steve Mason gets his first start in goal in four games as the Flyers face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   Last season, it was the site of the game where the Flyers clinched a playoff spot. For this season's Flyers, the first game against the Florida Panthers opens […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Nov 2014
Morning After: Lightning strikes in costly penalty

There were no penalties called in the first period. In the second, nine were called between the two teams. But it was a late third-period penalty for too-many-men that proved most costly to the Flyers. Ironically, it was also one of the few that they agreed with following a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Oct 2014
Morning After: Strong game shows Flyers confidence

The Flyers celebrate after Chris VandeVelde's goal in the first period of the Flyers 3-2 overtime win against the Kings. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) From the start, the Flyers had a little more jump than usual. Against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Kings, they needed every bit of it. The Flyers fourth win of the […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Oct 2014
Flyerdelphia Player and Play of the Week

Every Sunday, we'll pick a Flyers player and one play from the week that serve as our player and play of the week. This week, our Player of the Week is Jake Voracek. Voracek has two goals on the season, but is up to nine assists following his performance on Saturday. Voracek had a five-game […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Oct 2014