Mason, Flyers spoil Timonen’s return

Wayne Simmonds, Ryan White, Claude Giroux and Michael Raffl all scored. Steve Mason made 34 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers dominated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 in their return to home ice on Wednesday night.

Bill Minchin  •  25 Mar 2015
Nugent-Hopkins OT winner gives Flyers 9th straight road loss

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers may be an inconsistent team, but they certainly have their moments where consistency reigns supreme. The Flyers goaltending woes have not been about ability, but health. That reared its ugly head once again on Saturday night. So did their struggles on the road. Against the lowly Edmonton Oilers, […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Mar 2015
Postgame Perspective: Team effort helps Flyers extend home streak against Wings

Saturday signaled the one-week mark of the beginning of the end for the Flyers. Last Saturday, the Flyers were 15 seconds away from moving within two points of the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot. One week later, the Flyers are now 10 points back of that spot. On Saturday afternoon, they welcomed the […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Mar 2015
Flyers rally for 3 in 3rd, beat Blues

The numbers looked bleak as the third period began. The St. Louis Blues had lost just three times when leading after two periods. The Flyers had just two wins when trailing after 40 minutes. With their playoff hopes on life support, points are crucial in every game. The Flyers made the third period count, scoring […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Mar 2015
Hudler, Flames burn Flyers in OT

Through two periods, the Flyers didn't look like a team that believed in a playoff run. The third was a different story. The Flyers roared back and erased a two-goal deficit to force overtime and close the playoff gap to five.  But they could do no better as Jiri Hudler scored in overtime to give […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2015
Postgame Perspective: Simple approach gives Flyers win over Predators

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography "Anybody can beat anybody in this league." Those words from Craig Berube, said after the Flyers shootout loss on Thursday to the league-worst Buffalo Sabres, fit perfectly with the Flyers shootout win over the league-leading Nashville Predators. The Flyers controlled play for the majority of the game and scored on […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2015
Flyers turn Predators into prey

    The Flyers played one of their best games of the season against the best team in the NHL. Wayne Simmonds and Ryan White scored. Rob Zepp made 22 saves including both shootout attempts against and the Flyers defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday.

Bill Minchin  •  21 Feb 2015
Flyers fall to Sabres in shootout

As the Flyers entered this four-game stretch with a pair of games each against the Blue Jackets and Sabres, it was their best chance at making up the points deficit. The Flyers squandered away a point in Columbus, but managed to win in Buffalo on Sunday before dropping a disappointing game to Columbus to open […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Feb 2015
Flyers top line needs to make triumphant return

Three weeks ago, the two players that carried the Flyers to the All-Star break displayed their talents as part of All-Star weekend in Columbus.  The Flyers have played nine games since the All-Star Game. Claude Giroux has no goals and four assists. Jake Voracek has one goal and three assists. It was inevitable that the […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Feb 2015