Flyers close regular season with win over Islanders

Embed from Getty Images   It had the feel of a preseason game. Claude Giroux, Steve Mason, Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit sat out as healthy scratches while the rest of the Flyers played in the 82nd game of the season, the final one before turning the page to the playoffs. It was a sloppy game, […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Apr 2016
To make playoffs, Flyers must regain swagger

  Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Do you have a pulse? If you don’t, you may have one now. And if you did prior to Wayne Simmonds’ game-tying goal last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, you may have a heart condition. The Philadelphia Flyers did nothing to keep the stress levels of themselves and their fans at […]

Dan Heaning  •  08 Apr 2016
Flyers Should Want to Face Capitals in Playoffs

Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals gave the hockey world a taste of what their potential playoff series would be like. In short, an exciting bout that mixes a goaltending duel and defensive struggle with some hard-hitting action and a few cheap shots to boot. Not only did Wednesday's win prove […]

Dan Heaning  •  01 Apr 2016
Playoff Possibilities Abound for the Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   More and more, it seems that the fate of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will come right down to the final weekend of the season. While most of the focus is on whether the Flyers can beat out the Detroit Red Wings for the lower wildcard seed in the Eastern Conference, […]

Bill Meltzer  •  29 Mar 2016
Playoff Watch: A Saturday with huge implications for Flyers, others in playoff race

Embed from Getty Images   If you've been following the Flyers possible run to the playoffs and the drama unfolding night after night, then you know how things have become in the Eastern Conference. It is an absolutely logjam, a lot of teams separated by not a lot of points. Let's get you caught up.

Kevin Durso  •  26 Mar 2016
Flyers-Islanders: Postgame Perspective

A true bounce-back effort puts Flyers back in race After two emotional wins over Detroit and Chicago last week, the energy that the Flyers carried into the weekend was drained as the Penguins handled them on Saturday, then followed with a win on Sunday as well. Detroit added a win over the weekend as well, […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Mar 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
Flyers-Islanders from Jan. 23 rescheduled for April 10

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers regular season has been extended by a day.  The Flyers-Islanders game on Jan. 23 was postponed due to the winter storm that brought nearly two feet of snow to the Northeast has a new date.

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Flyers-Islanders postponed due to Winter Storm Jonas

Embed from Getty Images   The NHL and NBA seasons are in full swing and as Winter Storm Jonas moved up the East coast, several games were being cancelled across both leagues, including the Sixers game against the Celtics on Saturday night, which is now on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers can […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016