Flyers-Blue Jackets: Game 72 Preview

Flyers close another back-to-back in Columbus Embed from Getty Images   Back on the road, the Flyers avenged a weekend that wasn't in their favor with a win that pushed them back into the thick of the playoff race. Now one point back of the final playoff spot, the Flyers have a chance to take […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Mar 2016
The ‘Ghosts’ of Flyers Calder Candidates past

No Philadelphia Flyers rookie has ever won the Calder Trophy. It is not that they have not had their share of viable candidates over the years. They've had a few top-end finishers in the balloting and  their fair share who've earned NHL All-Rookie Team selection honors after the season but never an NHL rookie of […]

Bill Meltzer  •  16 Mar 2016
Postgame Perspective: Streak ends for lifeless Flyers

The Flyers entered Saturday night's game riding high on the heels of their fourth straight win in overtime on Friday night. Their opponent on Saturday was the team with the fewest points in the NHL, the Columbus Blue Jackets. So naturally, it was time for a total clunker from the Flyers. With the exception of […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Dec 2015
Game 27 Preview: Flyers host struggling Blue Jackets

The Philadelphia Flyers, winners of four in a row, host the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Wells Fargo Center tonight at 7:05 p.m. This is the first of four meetings between the two clubs with the next game in Columbus in just two weeks on Dec. 19. They will also pair off in two games in […]

Mike Watson  •  05 Dec 2015
Flyerdelphia Season Predictions: NHL Edition

The NHL season kicks off tonight with four games to get the regular season going. As you may recall, last season during the playoffs, the Flyerdelphia kept up to date with the results and action in our own Bracket Challenge. To ring in the start of another NHL season, the Flyerdelphia staff has made predictions […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Oct 2015
Post-game Perspective: Flyers get another ‘lucky’ point

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good – so long as you don't make it a habit. But after three straight games of it – including Tuesday night against the Blue Jackets - it's certainly turned into one. Brayden Schenn's goal with 56 seconds left on a deflection just barely made it over the line. […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Dec 2014
Flyers get late point, fall in OT to Blue Jackets

A matter of inches helped the Flyers salvage another point. And another odd-man-rush foiled the Flyers chance for the second. A goal by Brayden Schenn in the final minute of regulation just barely trickled over the line to force overtime. But in the extra session, the Flyers chances were thwarted by Sergei Bobrovsky before Kevin […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Dec 2014
Game 27 Preview: Flyers face Blue Jackets in Columbus

A lengthy six-game losing streak finally came to an end on Saturday as the Flyers held off a rally from the Kings. Their last win before that was at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets. That's the opponent, this time from Columbus, on Tuesday night as the Flyers look to build on Saturday's win. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Dec 2014
Game Recap: Balanced attack, solid defense key Flyers win

Brayden Schenn, Mark Streit, Wayne Simmonds and Braydon Coburn scored. . Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek each added two assists a piece. Steve Mason wasn't extremely busy but made some ten bell saves when called upon and the Philadelphia FLyers ended their four game losing streak with 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Philadelphia.

Bill Minchin  •  22 Nov 2014