Wayne Simmonds
Artem Anisimov fires a shot in the Blue Jackets 2-0 win over the Flyers. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The 2-0 score showing on the scoreboard at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night indicated a close game. It was far from that. It was a game that had dire consequences for both teams. For the Flyers, […]
Claude Giroux and the Flyers face Patrice Bergeron and the East-leading Boston Bruins on Sunday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) It has oftened been discussed when the Flyers turned their season around. One such date was a 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Jan. 25. The Flyers are 14-5-1 since that game. The team that […]
Image Courtesy Amy Irvin – 38Photography.net Claude Giroux took an errant Toronto pass near the blue line and ripped a wrist shot passed Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier early in the third period to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs and would propel the Flyers to a 4-2 victory Friday […]
The Flyers struggled to out-work Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers defense in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to New York. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) When Monday's result played out how it did, the Flyers seemed to push it aside. It was certainly understandable. The team had just won five straight games. One game lost didn't seem to […]
Claude Giroux and Marc Staal battle for the puck. The Flyers and Rangers meet in New York on Wednesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) If the playoffs started today, this would be the scenario for the Flyers: a trip to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Rangers in the first round of the […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Today we look back at the Flyers weekend that included two big wins over Dallas and St. Louis, Michael Raffl signed a contract extension and the L.A. Kings come to town tonight, with Jeff […]
Steve Mason makes one of his 32 saves in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Blues on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Flyers had been out-shot, 13-8, by the Blues in the first period. Another mistake by the power play allowed St. Louis to also score the lone goal of the period while short-handed. […]
The Flyers face the Blues for the first time since October 22, 2011. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) With just 12 games to go in the regular season, the Flyers recent test continues with the NHL's best team. The St. Louis Blues come to Philadelphia for the first time since Oct. 22, 2011, leading all NHL […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. On this lovely Friday, we look at the Flyers hot streak, prospect Robert Hagg signing a contract and Claude Giroux's MVP candidacy.
Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds celebrate Raffl's third-period goal in the Flyers 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Simmonds scored two goals in the win. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) After playing an even game for the first 10 minutes, the Flyers continued a run of hot starts and good goal scoring from all […]
