Ghost strikes twice, Flyers down Lightning

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia In a lot of cases this season, when the Flyers have needed a big goal, their rookie sensation has stepped up. Shayne Gostisbehere entered Monday's game with 12 goals on the season, and all 12 had changed the lead in a game, either by tying things up or giving the Flyers the […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Mar 2016
Flyers-Lightning: Game 65 Preview

Flyers close homestand against red-hot Lightning Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia After taking their only loss of the homestand to this point, the Flyers responded with a resounding 6-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. They have one game left in the comforts of home on the six-game homestand before taking to the road to continue […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Mar 2016
Radko Gudas leads Flyers over Columbus

Radko Gudas had a career night with two goals and two assists. Michael Raffl, Sam Gagner, Claude Giroux and Nick Cousins all scored. Steve Mason made 19 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 6-0 on Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Bill Minchin  •  05 Mar 2016
Flyers-Blue Jackets: Game 64 Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers host Columbus in a must win   Photo courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (29-23-11) hit the ice for an important matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-30-8). This is the fifth game of a six game homestand for Philadelphia. The Flyers are 3-1-0 through the first four games. Game time from the […]

Bill Minchin  •  05 Mar 2016
Selecting 3 Stars tougher than it seems

Periodically, I am asked to do the three-star selection at Flyers home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The process is harder than it may look.

Bill Meltzer  •  26 Feb 2016
Flyers Injury Update: Giroux, Couturier day-to-day, Del Zotto out for season

Embed from Getty Images   Flyers GM Ron Hextall certainly had a long list of injuries to go through on Sunday as the Flyers prepare to wrap up a five-game road trip on Tuesday night in Carolina. Still, as Hextall provided an update on Sunday, the news was generally positive.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2016
Flyers-Maple Leafs: By the Numbers

Ghost extends points streak in OT win Embed from Getty Images   Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] This was a game against a very weak and depleted Toronto Maple Leafs team, but every time it seemed like the Philadelphia Flyers were in control, the Leafs made a […]

Marc Naples  •  21 Feb 2016
Flyers-Maple Leafs: Postgame Perspective

Ghost delivers winner in wild affair with Leafs Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers absolutely could not let the second point slip away this time, so they turned to their overtime specialist. Just 29 seconds into overtime, Shayne Gostisbehere struck again. The Flyers got the much-needed second point. In a wild game that featured […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Feb 2016
Flyers-Devils: Game 54 Preview

The Flyers and Devils renew their rivalry in Philadelphia on Saturday.   Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (24-20-9) open a very important three games in four days stretch with a showdown against the New Jersey Devils (27-21-7) on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 1:00.   This is third of four meetings between the clubs and […]

Bill Minchin  •  13 Feb 2016