Flyers falter late, fall to Columbus in overtime

  View image | gettyimages.com     Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and added an assist. Ray Emery made 29 saves. In the end, It wasn't enough. Columbus climbed back from a 3-1 deficit midway through the third as Jared Boll and Cam Atkinson each scored to tie it. Artem Anisimov finished off the comeback […]

Bill Minchin  •  13 Feb 2015
Game 55 Preview: Flyers head to Columbus for a must win game against the Blue Jackets

The Philadelphia Flyers (23-22-9) are back in action action tonight as they pay a visit to the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-26-3). This is the fourth of five meetings between the two clubs and second of two games in Columbus. The series will wrap up in Philadelphia next Tuesday. Game time is 7:00.

Bill Minchin  •  13 Feb 2015
Postgame Perspective: Emery steals another point as push continues

  View image | gettyimages.com Just as it was on Sunday, a nail-biting finish ensued as the Flyers were clinging to a one-goal lead. Ray Emery couldn't fend off the Canadiens forever and with 7:22 to play, Montreal tied the game. From that point, it was Montreal's game to lose if they could find a […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Feb 2015
Between the Pipes-02/10/15-Flyers face Habs tonight; goalie situation up in the air

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage.   Next man up With  Steve Mason out, Anthony Stolarz has been called up from Lehigh Valley and Ray Emery looks to be the workhorse for the foreseeable future: [Philly.com-Frank Seravalli] [Courier Post Online.com-Dave Isaac] [CSNPhilly.com-Tim Panaccio] Game preview […]

Dain Stiles  •  10 Feb 2015
Postgame Perspective: Is Flyers playoff push dead or alive?

  View image | gettyimages.com As Steve Mason was helped off the ice and into the Flyers locker room, you could see the vital signs disappear for good on the Flyers 2014-15 season. The playoff hopes had flat-lined, plateaued. Without Mason, it would finally be over. From the start of Sunday's game, the Flyers showed […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Feb 2015
Mason out remainder of road trip, Stolarz to be recalled

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography It was mid-way through the second period that the injury bug bit Steve Mason again. A lower-body injury forced Mason out of Sunday's 3-1 win over the Capitals. The injury puts the Flyers in a huge pickle. In Mason's previous injuries, Rob Zepp was the first to get the call. […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Feb 2015
Resilient Flyers down Capitals, Mason injured in win

  View image | gettyimages.com In a must-win game on the road, the Flyers were playing like a team that believed they had a chance. Despite what the standings showed, this was a team showing character against an opponent that was more than prepared to put the dagger in the Flyers. But in the middle […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Feb 2015
Game 50 Preview: Flyers continue homestand against Jets

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography The Flyers season has been a roller-coaster ride of what could have been and what will probably never be. The Orange and Black have had stretches of great potential, where they play inspired hockey and then go cold and show listlessness. The last time the Flyers faced the Winnipeg Jets, […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Jan 2015
Postgame Perspective: Mason steps up in Flyers win

For so much of the 2014-15 season, Steve Mason has been the key to success for the Flyers. The goalie that practically carried the team through the early portion of the season had been sidelined for six games prior to Tuesday night. Mason wasn't the starter on Tuesday night, but he might as well get […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 Jan 2015