Wayne Gretzky
On a new YWT Podcast, Alex Ovechkin sets the NHL’s all-time goals record, the Flyers fall in Montreal, and an updated look at the standings.
As Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record with his 895th career goal, a look at his 52 career goals against the Flyers along the way.
Alex Ovechkin made NHL history on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history with his 895th career goal. Watch the historic goal.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal as the Capitals defeated the Flyers, 3-2, on Thursday night, sending the Flyers losing streak to three games and eight of their last nine.
Matvei Michkov scored twice, but a two-goal third for the Capitals handed the Flyers their fifth straight loss on Thursday night.
The end result was a 6-2 defeat, certainly no surprise given the circumstances. But it also goes down as another embarrassing showing in front of the home crowd. It’s another game where the Flyers fell behind early and never recovered. And it left the interim head coach with some harsh words regarding compete level in his postgame remarks.
One of the most prolific players in Flyers history is Eric Lindros. From his infamous arrival in 1992 to his rather unceremonious exit in 2000, Lindros’ career was always shadowed with controversy. Here is a look back at the trade saga that brought him to Philadelphia and his career.
When the Flyers and Oilers met in the Stanley Cup Final in 1987, what ensued was a battle of wills that featured two epic comebacks and nearly saw the Flyers top a legendary team in a seven-game war, quite possibly the best Stanley Cup Final ever to take place. Even the greatest player in the league called Flyers netminder Ron Hextall the toughest he ever faced.
After the Eric Lindros-led went through Mario Lemieux and the Penguins, another passing of the torch took place when the Flyers faced the Rangers in the conference final. Here is a closer look at the 1997 Eastern Conference Final between the Flyers and Rangers.
View image | gettyimages.com It is a date that lives in Flyers infamy. In the early morning hours of November 10, 1985, Flyers star goaltender Pelle Lindbergh crashed his red Porsche in Somerdale, NJ, not far from the Flyers practice facility in Voorhees. The crash left him brain dead, and he died at age […]
