Flyers score 4 in 3rd to down Devils

Embed from Getty Images   With 8:27 remaining, the Flyers had a chance to shift the special teams game into their favor. They had survived a flurry of power plays, but also allowed the Devils first even-strength goal in five games to even the score. The Flyers answered with a power play goal and then […]

Kevin Durso  •  16 Feb 2016
Flyers-Devils: By the Numbers

Devils lull Flyers to sleep Embed from Getty Images   Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] It was a classic New Jersey Devils performance, with the Devils lulling the Philadelphia Flyers to sleep early in the game. The Flyers eventually perked up in the second period, and found […]

Marc Naples  •  14 Feb 2016
Flyers-Devils: Postgame Perspective

In a game they needed to win, penalty box woes get Flyers again Jake Voracek ever so slightly got his stick into the midsection of Andy Greene on a two-on-one in overtime. After nearly 15 minutes without a penalty call — other than concurrent roughing minors on Radko Gudas and Bobby Farnham — T.J. Luxmore's […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Feb 2016
Flyers-Devils: Game 54 Preview

The Flyers and Devils renew their rivalry in Philadelphia on Saturday.   Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (24-20-9) open a very important three games in four days stretch with a showdown against the New Jersey Devils (27-21-7) on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 1:00.   This is third of four meetings between the clubs and […]

Bill Minchin  •  13 Feb 2016
Flyers facing crossroads as season hits crucial point

Embed from Getty Images   They weren't making excuses, but they didn't have answers either. The Flyers couldn't seem to find the reason for their lapses throughout the season, the way a three-game losing streak suddenly follows a three-game win streak. The Flyers are riding one of those three-game streaks right now after winning their […]

Kevin Durso  •  11 Feb 2016
By the Numbers: Flyers overcome bad breaks, beat Devils to extend winning streak

  View image | gettyimages.com Lately it has seemed the Philadelphia Flyers luck really turned. They were getting some favorable bounces, timely saves and the results were falling in their favor. The result was their first three-game winning streak in nearly a year. To extend the streak to four against the New Jersey Devils, they […]

Marc Naples  •  05 Dec 2015
Postgame Perspective: Flyers OT resilience has them streaking

  View image | gettyimages.com Over the Flyers four-game winning streak, which is part of a stretch of five wins in six games, the Flyers have three overtime wins. In each, the opponent tied the game late. Friday night was no different. The New Jersey Devils managed to get the equalizer with exactly one minute […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Dec 2015
Game 9 Preview: Lecavalier makes season debut, Flyers host Devils

Prior to last season, forward Vincent Lecavalier had never been a healthy scratch in his NHL career. The potential Hall-of-Famer sat 17 times last year and has been in the press box for the first eight contests of the 2015-16 campaign. In lieu of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s lower body injury, Lecavalier will be inserted into the […]

Zach Hopkins  •  29 Oct 2015
Devils top Flyers in sloppy affair

  The New Jersey Devils were 3-1-0 against the Flyers during the 2014-15 season. The trend continued in Wednesday's preseason game between the two teams. After a solid first period, the Flyers played flat for the remaining two periods, failing to generate any offense on Devils backup Keith Kinkaid. New Jersey claimed a 4-2 victory […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Sep 2015