Philadelphia Flyers

      The ultimate sacrifice in hockey is throwing yourself in front of a blazing shot to turn it away.       When it happens on home ice and leads to just a team’s third victory in […]

      Watching the Washington Capitals and superstar Alexander Ovechkin embarrass his team with three goals in the last three minutes just over a week ago didn’t sit well with Ivan Provorov.       The Flyers defenseman […]

      All through these couple months of dreary hockey the Flyers have insisted things would change once they started getting back some of their injured players.       Now we might see if that vow carries […]

      PHILADELPHIA – In a crossword puzzle, the Flyers’ season could be summed up in one 11-letter clue: Frustrating.       One need look no farther than the team’s last three games, all against Metropolitan Division powerhouses, all […]

PHILADELPHIA – An eye infection sidelined Flyers goaltender Carter Hart for Monday afternoon’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the second time this season he’s been bothered by this problem. Backup goaltender Martin Jones was scheduled […]

      VOORHEES, N.J. – Maybe the Flyers’ season has become a helpless cause but don’t think it’s a complete loss.       There remain lessons to be learned, like how to play with pride and […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – When the clock ticks down and a lead looks precarious, there are two ways the players on a hockey team can go. Play to win. Or play not to lose. The Flyers […]

          PHILADELPHIA — As was the case in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, the Flyers once again kept themselves in contention well into a game against a Metropolitan Division powerhouse on Thursday night.   […]

      With a guy who plays with the speed and fire of a Gerry Mayhew, it was bound to happen.       Crashes into boards happen literally every minute of an NHL game, but not with […]