Neuvirth unavailable Saturday with stomach virus

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers will be without Michal Neuvirth for Saturday.  Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced on Saturday that Neuvirth is dealing with a stomach virus and will be unavailable for Saturday's game in Florida. Anthony Stolarz was recalled from Lehigh Valley as an emergency backup. Neuvirth is 16-8-4 with a 2.29 GAA […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2016
Flyers-Panthers: Game 67 Preview

Florida trip concludes as Flyers meet Panthers Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia The Flyers first Florida trip, which opened the season in October, was a total disaster, ending with an embarrassing 7-1 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Two nights later, in the Flyers home opener, a 1-0 win was the first of now 32 wins […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2016
Flyers answer in goal for playoff push is Mason

Photo by Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol’s goaltending carousel has largely been a case of playing the hot hand. But with the team locked in a playoff hunt, the time is now to pick a netminder and stick with him. While Michal Neuvirth has made an impressive case to be the main […]

Dan Heaning  •  11 Mar 2016
Flyers-Oilers: Postgame Perspective

Ugly loss to Oilers knocks Flyers farther back in standings Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Make no mistake about it, the Flyers controlled the second period of play on Thursday night. They really could have scored three of four times by the time Shayne Gostisbehere lost control of the puck at the blue line, allowing Taylor Hall […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
Talbot leads Oilers to shutout win over Flyers

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With the first three games of the homestand going as well as you could hope, the Flyers were bound to face some adversity sometime soon. Thursday night, they faced plenty of it, too much to overcome. The Oilers struck midway through the first and twice in short order in the second and […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
Flyers-Oilers: Game 63 Preview

Flyers welcome McDavid, Oilers looking to keep winning ways rolling Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers could not have asked for a better start to the six-game homestand, taking the first three contests as the calendar turns to March. Their first meeting of March comes against one of the NHL's most highly-touted rookies. Connor […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
5 Flyers selected for 2016 World Cup of Hockey

The clock is ticking. Just under 199 days until #WCH2016 pic.twitter.com/Ku0iSJ6G93 — NHL (@NHL) March 2, 2016 Wednesday marked the deadline for teams to submit their preliminary 16-player rosters for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, set to take place starting on Sept. 17 and run as late as Oct. 1. Five Flyers players were selected to […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Mar 2016
Flyers-Coyotes: Postgame Perspective

Flyers make progress in playoff race as hot start to homestand continues At the end of the day, the margin is still three points. But only because the Flyers forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to answer. A 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes continued a great start to a crucial six-game homestand that may be their […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 Feb 2016
Flyers, behind three goal first period, defeat Coyotes

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese The Philadelphia Flyers used goals from Scott Laughton, Claude Giroux, and Sam Gagner in the first period along with outstanding goaltending from Michal Neuvirth to defeat the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center. Scott Laughton put the Flyers ahead 1-0 at 9:30 of the first period. […]

Bill Minchin  •  27 Feb 2016