Flyers defense improving beyond Gostisbehere

Embed from Getty Images   All eyes are on rookie, Shayne Gostisbehere these days, and rightfully so. He is a young player that the Flyers organization should feel lucky to have on the roster. The entire NHL is talking about this guy. He is arguably the best rookie defenseman in the league, and a candidate […]

Denise Mroz  •  26 Jan 2016
Flyers-Bruins: By the Numbers

Bruins thwart Flyers comeback Embed from Getty Images    Game Story The Philadelphia Flyers had a few days off thanks to Winter Storm Jonas cancelling their Saturday night game, but they didn't come out with much jump in their legs against the Boston Bruins. Things started to go wrong after a relatively soft penalty on […]

Marc Naples  •  26 Jan 2016
Flyers suffer another late defeat, drop 3rd straight

Embed from Getty Images   The goal that started it all for the Flyers was a point shot by Matt Hunwick of the Toronto Maple Leafs that hit Michael Del Zotto and sailed past Steve Mason. That was last Tuesday. The goal with 7.5 seconds left a week ago started what is now a three-game […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2016
A Ghastly Tale: How Gostisbehere nearly stayed in the minors

Embed from Getty Images   The halfway point of the season has come and gone and with the Flyers continuing to make a playoff push, reaching the halfway mark allows a chance for evaluation. It isn't hard to find the point when things started to turn on a season that was going downhill fast. Ron […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Friday Odds and Ends from a Flyers Lens

1) If there was ever a doubt as to how much Sean Couturier means to the Philadelphia Flyers, the second period of Thursday's game in Pittsburgh was a good case in point about how much the player's absence is felt when he is not in the lineup. Even if Couturier had been in the Flyers' […]

Bill Meltzer  •  22 Jan 2016
Strong second period propels Pittsburgh to victory

Embed from Getty Images     The Philadelphia Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period. Pittsburgh stormed back with three goals in the second. They added another goal in the third and held on late for a 4-3 victory on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Brayden Schenn put the Flyers on the board with […]

Bill Minchin  •  21 Jan 2016
By the Numbers: Last second goal stuns Flyers

 Embed from Getty Images   Game Story The Philadelphia Flyers started this game out quite well. They outshot the Toronto Maple Leafs 11-1 early, and took the lead on a pretty power play pass from Evgeny Medvedev. The goal seemed to wake up the Leafs, who tied the game only two minutes later with a […]

Marc Naples  •  20 Jan 2016
Postgame Perspective: A devastating loss for rolling Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   What happened to the Flyers on Tuesday night is what happens to all teams throughout a season. Every now and then, you just can't seem to do much of anything right. After jumping out a 1-0 lead and an 11-1 advantage in shots, everything stopped for the Flyers. The Toronto […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Jan 2016
Dave Hakstol: Holding his own as Flyers hit mid-point of season

The hockey season is just past the midway with the Flyers playing their 43rd game of the season on Sunday night in Detroit and there are many teams drastically fighting for a position in the playoffs. The Flyers are a legitimate part of the competition, trailing a playoff spot by just two points. Dave Hakstol […]

Denise Mroz  •  18 Jan 2016