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A symbolic meaning behind Flyers back-t0-back wins over Lightning The Flyers faced the Tampa Bay Lightning twice this week and now twice they have conquered the storm. The two back-to-back wins have the Flyers within two points of a playoff spot and winners in six of their last seven games. There is an important meaning […]

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Gostisbehere, top line lead way as Flyers pass huge test in win Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia When you look across the board at the scoresheet, the big names stand out. Giroux, Simmonds, Schenn, Gostisbehere. The four players the Flyers have seemingly relied on the most this season brought their best on Monday night. And the one who […]

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 […]

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 […]

Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia A few weeks ago, at the start of the six-game homestand that concludes on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, I said the Flyers needed at least nine of a potential 12 points in the six games to still be realistically alive in the playoff race. At minimum, they would need four […]

  View image | gettyimages.com With the 22nd pick of the 1998 NHL entry draft, the Philadelphia Flyers selected Simon Gagne. From there on, Gagne was a fan favorite, an All-Star, a clutch playoff performer and a leader. He spent parts of 11 seasons in the Orange and Black and after 14 years in the […]

It goes down as an overtime loss for the Flyers, who fell victim to the NHL's newest form of overtime: 3-on-3. But against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the Flyers earned a small moral victory. The Flyers 3-2 overtime loss starts them with a point in the standings and a step in the right direction […]

Twice, the Flyers were given the golden opportunity for a goal. A penalty shot. It happened to Claude Giroux in the first. It happened to Scott Laughton in overtime. Both times, the Flyers failed to capitalize.  In the overtime, it proved costly as moments after, Jason Garrison scored on a breakaway for his second goal […]