Beantown Breakdown: Bruins best Flyers again, sweep season series

Tuukka Rask stops Jake Voracek in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Things were shaping up for another exciting finish. That's when the Boston Bruins shifted into a gear the Flyers simply couldn't reach. After playing to a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes, the Bruins scored two […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Apr 2014
Game 77 Preview: Flyers head to Boston for Saturday rematch

Claude Giroux scores in the shootout in the Flyers 4-3 loss to the Bruins on Sunday, March 30. The Flyers and Bruins meet for the final time in the regular season on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The two teams taking the ice on Saturday afternoon turned in a classic just six days ago. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Apr 2014
Morning After: NHL must lose the shootout

T.J. Oshie scores in the shootout against Ray Emery in the Flyers 1-0 loss to the Blues on Tuesday night. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) It happened again. 65 minutes of pure edge-of-your-seat excitement was spoiled by a skills competition. I've said it several times about games like Tuesday's 1-0 loss for the Flyers to the […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Apr 2014
Morning After: Flyers real test begins with Rangers

Dwight King beats Ray Emery for the game-winning goal in the Flyers 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The headline may sound foolish. The Flyers just played six games in 10 days against playoff opponents and not just any playoff opponents. Every team they faced is comfortably […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Mar 2014
Game 68 Preview: Blackhawks return to Philadelphia, Flyers tough stretch continues

Patrick Kane had two assists in the Blackhawks 7-2 win over the Flyers on December 11. The Flyers host the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. (Photo Courtesy of NJ.com) The Flyers second meeting with the defending Stanley Cup Champions has so much more meaning than the first. The first meeting against the Chicago Blackhawks, a 7-2 […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Mar 2014
Game Preview: After Saturday win, Flyers face Capitals in Sunday afternoon tilt

Wayne Simmonds and Alex Ovechkin both register goals in wins on Saturday afternoon. The Flyers and Capitals face off on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Irvin/Flyerdelphia) Both the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals spent Saturday afternoon playing teams in the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. Both came away with 4-2 wins.  The Flyers win […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Mar 2014
Sharknado Lands; Flyers Routed By San Jose

  Joe Pavelski led the way with a hat trick as San Jose routed the Flyers Thursday night (Image courtesy of CBSsports.com) Joe Pavelski recorded a hat trick for San Jose, as the Sharks used a five-goal second period to rout Flyers 7-3, as both teams returned to action following the Olympic break.

Hal Greenblatt  •  27 Feb 2014
Flyers host Flames in final game before Olympic break

Ray Emery made 23 saves in the Flyers 4-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Dec. 31. The Flyers host the Flames in the final game before the Olympic break on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Saturday afternoon marks the Flyers final game before the Olympic break and they have a chance to close that […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Feb 2014
Boston Beatdown: Bruins cruise to win over Flyers

Zdeno Chara scored the first goal in the Bruins 6-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday. Chara and Jerome Iginla (pictured right) each scored a pair of goals in the win. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) In the first 5:32 of Saturday game against the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers took two penalties. At 6:30 of […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2014