Game 41 Preview: Flyers host Capitals as season hits halfway point

    Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography   After opening the current homestand with an emotional win, their first in a shootout in over a year, the Flyers were dealt another injury scare. Lucky for them, it turned out to be nothing.   Steve Mason had an MRI on Wednesday, but will get the start […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Jan 2015
UPDATE: After leaving practice, Mason will skate Thursday

UPDATE (7:01 p.m.) – GM Ron Hextall announced that Steve Mason will skate on Thursday morning with the team as the Flyers prepare to face the Washington Capitals that night. Hextall would not rule Mason out for Thursday's game, a decision that will likely be made following the skate Thursday morning. ———- The player most […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jan 2015
Steve Mason saves the Flyers in return to home ice.

The Philadelphia Flyers needed that. Steve Mason made 41 saves. Wayne Simmonds scored once in regulation, then tallied the game winner in the shoot out as the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Bill Minchin  •  06 Jan 2015
Game 40 Preview: Flyers return home, battle Ottawa tonight

Steve Mason makes a save. Photo courtesy of Kate Frese For the first time in almost three weeks there will be hockey in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Flyers (14-18-7) return home after a season long eight game road trip. The team will face off against the Ottawa Senators (16-15-7) tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. Game […]

Bill Minchin  •  06 Jan 2015
Post-game Perspective: ‘Unacceptable’ way to end a road trip

  View image | gettyimages.com It looked like the Flyers were going to turn a corner after starting their season-long eight-game road trip with three-consecutive wins. Between a season-high seven goals to open the trip against Toronto, a comeback win over a resurgent Winnipeg team and a resounding win over a middling Minnesota Wild squad, […]

Rob Riches  •  03 Jan 2015
Devils dominate Flyers as road trip comes to a close

  View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers had a chance to end their eight game road trip with a winning record. Jaromir Jagr notched a hat trick, Scott Gomez and Patrick Elias also scored and the Flyers lost to the Devils 5-2 on Saturday night.

Bill Minchin  •  03 Jan 2015
Postgame Perspective: Giroux injury aside, Flyers slide continues

  View image | gettyimages.com The story of Friday night's game was Claude Giroux. His injury in the third period seemed to put an end to the Flyers season as he was helped off the ice with what appeared to be a serious injury. The Flyers went on to finish the game without the captain, […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Jan 2015
Hurrican’t: Giroux injured, yet fine, as Flyers fall in Raleigh

  View image | gettyimages.com The Carolina Hurricanes don't score more than one goal very often — having done so just once in their past five games entering tonight — but were able to do so on Friday, in their 2-1 win over the Flyers. Not only did the Flyers lose Friday's game, they lost […]

Rob Riches  •  02 Jan 2015
Game 37 Preview: Flyers look to end two game skid in Colorado

The Philadelphia Flyers (14-16-6) look to end their two game losing streak tonight as they take on the Colorado Avalanche(13-15-8) in Denver. This is the second and final meeting of the season between the two.  Game time is 9:00.

Bill Minchin  •  31 Dec 2014