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Ilya Bryzgalov broke the Flyers franchise record with a 227:40 shutout streak set by John Vanbiesbrouk in 1999. Bryzgalov wasn’t finished with accomplishments just yet. When Michael Grabner scored late in the third period for the Islanders, his streak ended at 249:43, beating his previous personal best of 249:15 when he was in Anaheim in 2006....
My how things change from game-to-game for the Philadelphia Flyers. They get shutout in San Jose Tuesday night then return home after 10-days and go score crazy against the Islanders. Finally, after having trouble scoring goals against Evgeni Nabokov in their previous three match-ups, the Flyers threw a barrage of goals by the 37-year...
The Flyers deserved a much better fate Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov channeled his inner Patrick Roy and turned in a 45-save shutout en route to his clubs 1-0 win via the shootout inside the Wells Fargo Center. It didn’t matter what the Flyers threw his way, Nabokov was in...
Perhaps it was one of those dreaded trap games. Especially with New Jersey and Boston on the horizon for the Flyers this weekend. Or maybe it was Evgeni Nabokov, who last season wanted no part of the New York Islanders organization, stopping 40 Flyers shots en route to a 4-1 win in enemy territory....
As much as some will try to avoid the discussion, there’s officially a goalie controversy brewing with the Philadelphia Flyers between the surging Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Bryzgalov. If Thursday’s 3-2 win over the New York Islanders was any indication, Bobrovsky is going to see a lot of time in the next stretch of...
