Robert Esche
As Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record with his 895th career goal, a look at his 52 career goals against the Flyers along the way.
The Flyers front office now consists of two former players at the top – Keith Jones and Danny Briere – with Patrick Sharp and John LeClair in advisory roles. The names may be different, but the pedigree is the same.
In a wild, back-and-forth tilt, both teams showed the qualities and identity that they have established. This series has been as hard-fought as they come. Neither team quits. Ever. And it showed in Game 6 as both sides assumed control at different points and as the game drug on into the night.
The bad blood between the Flyers and Ottawa Senators was still fresh from a game just eight days earlier, so when the teams met on March 5, 2004, it would become a historic night in a very different way.
There was plenty of excitement in the air as the Flyers played host to the opening games of the series and there were certainly moments of doubt within the series where it seemed like the Flyers would not make it out and continue their quest for the Cup. They needed to find a way to win in Toronto to get it done, and finally did in Game 6, which became a monumental moment for the Flyers.
This series was a seven-game showdown that truly went back and forth. When the Flyers had their backs against the wall in Game 6, a late goal flipped the series back around and helped it reach the distance. In the end, just two goals separated the teams in the seven-game series and it was a one-goal margin in Game 7 that decided the series.
March 5, 2004: Flyers-Senators – The Brawl On this day in 2004, just four words are needed to describe the powder keg that exploded late in the third period of this game. Flyers. Senators. Fight Club.
Photo: Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia It was a night that centered around a celebration of Flyers hockey. With players from all decades of Flyers hockey in attendance, the Flyers alumni united for another excellent display that shows the pride of the organization and the many years of memories. 28 players made up the two rosters of Team […]
Embed from Getty Images On Friday night, four decades of Flyers past will gather at Santander Arena in Reading for a celebration of Flyers hockey and some friendly competition. Tickets for the event were almost an instant sell-out and rosters were announced for the event on Tuesday. Here is a detailed look at the […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers announced a special alumni game would be held in early February just a few months ago in December. Given the success of the alumni game during the Winter Classic festivities in 2012, the game was almost an instant sell-out. That game will take place on Friday night at […]
