Sean Couturier out 2 weeks with upper-body injury

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers officially announced that Sean Couturier will be out for the remainder of their series against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. The injury will likely feature a two-week recovery, long enough to keep him out for the remainder of the series. Couturier, the second-line center, was expected […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Apr 2016
Without Couturier, Flyers face uphill battle against Capitals

Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia If dropping Game 1 to the Washington Capitals by a 2-0 score wasn’t bad enough, the Philadelphia Flyers also lost the services of second-line center Sean Couturier for the rest of the series. The Flyers lost the battle and may have lost the war all in one night.

Dan Heaning  •  15 Apr 2016
Flyers-Capitals: Game 1 Postgame Perspective

Special teams, loss of Couturier hurt Flyers Embed from Getty Images   The story of the Flyers 2-0 loss in Game 1 to the Washington Capitals comes in three parts. There's the special teams part, the Sean Couturier part and the Steve Mason part. All three were a key factor in what went right and what […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2016
Capitals blank Flyers to take Game 1

Embed from Getty Images   Dave Hakstol said a day before the Flyers playoff opener that discipline wasn't a problem. It hurt the Flyers in Game 1 in a series where special teams could easily decide the series. The Capitals scored on the power play late in the second and added a third-period goal to take […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2016
Flyers-Capitals: Game 1 Preview

1st Round Series opens in D.C. Embed from Getty Images   It's time. Playoff hockey is back. The Philadelphia Flyers made their return to the playoffs against tough odds, overcoming a slow start and injuries to several top players to boot. The Washington Capitals, meanwhile, only posted the best record in the NHL, won the […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2016
Flyers-Capitals: 1st Round Preview

Embed from Getty Images   It is time for playoff hockey again in Philadelphia, and really it has been too long. The Flyers begin their first round series with the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The Flyers had to labor down the stretch just to even get here while the Capitals have been essentially locked […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2016
Flyerdelphia Playoff Bracket Challenge

Embed from Getty Images   The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and once again, the staff at Flyerdelphia is trying their hand at the NHL's Bracket Challenge. The NHL's Bracket Challenge allows fans to make their picks in each series and see how many they can correctly predict. For each first-round series winner, you receive […]

Flyerdelphia Staff  •  13 Apr 2016
Back-to-back Games Wearing Down Flyers in Playoff Run

Embed from Getty Images   As the season winds down and the last few games come into play in the race to playoffs, the Flyers are in a critical spot. The homestretch is going to be tough for the Flyers with two back-to-back games and the last three games in four days. It seems to be a […]

Denise Mroz  •  04 Apr 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