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It didn’t look good for the Flyers after they faltered their second power-play gift in overtime. Ilya Bryzgalov left a fat rebound in front at 17:21 in OT when Alexei Ponikarovsky netted his first goal of these playoffs. It gave the New Jersey Devils the 4-3 win to take a 2-1 lead in the...
Mr. Playoffs is his handle. Danny Briere is his name, and he’s proving once again how dominant he is when the playoff bell rings. Briere’s OT game winner propelled the Flyers to a 4-3 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center. Minutes...
Few picked the Philadelphia Flyers to handle the Pittsburgh Penguins as easy as they did in round one of the NHL playoffs. However, after freezing the Pens out of contention of Lord Stanley’s Cup, the Flyers now have a match-up with another Atlantic Division rival. The New Jersey Devils went through seven grueling games against...
All the Flyers had to do was play disciplined hockey and play 60 minutes with ‘jam’ and they should be able to close the series out against the Penguins in Game 6 inside the Wells Fargo Center. They did just that and eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins from the NHL Playoffs with a 5-1 win...
The classic term rings true everytime: There’s nothing like playoff hockey in the National Hockey League. On Wednesday night, the Flyers and Penguins kicked off the first round of the NHL playoffs in grand fashion. The Flyers scored four unanswered goals to beat the Pens 4-3 in overtime at the Consol Energy Center. Call...
It might be the worst timed injury in recent memory. The Flyers announced Tuesday afternoon that their number one goaltender, Ilya Bryzgalov, is day-to-day with a chip fracture in his right foot. He was declared out for Thursday’s game in Toronto and remain day-to-day afterwards. “An MRI revealed a chip fracture in his right...
For the 16th time in 17 years, the Philadelphia Flyers will participate in the playoffs. OK, it wasn’t in doubt they would, but Danny Briere’s two goal night and Ilya Bryzgalov’s 23 saves pumped the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers entered Saturday...
Since the Flyers won the overtime thriller against the Penguins last weekend they’ve lost a step. They’ve lacked urgency and like what head coach Peter Laviolette calls, ‘jam.’ Thursday nights showdown was pretty much the same up until the shootout that ended with a 2-1 Flyers win over the Washington Capitals inside the Wells Fargo Center. Ilya Bryzgalov was phenomenal again...
It wasn’t for a lack of effort, but the Flyers dropped an important home game to the Florida Panthers 2-1 inside the Wells Fargo Center. Considering the Flyers dominated the entire game, somehow the Panthers were able to hold off the Flyers’ torrid shooting attack. In reality, it was hard to look at this game...
Scott Hartnell’s game-winning OT goal with .9 seconds remaining snapped the the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 11-game win streak. After an abysmal second period that saw Peter Laviolette’s club register only two shots, the Flyers battled back to topple the Pens inside the Wells Fargo Center Sunday afternoon. Hartnell scored twice including the OT winner giving...
