FLYERS TO CARRY 22 PLAYERS ON OPENING NIGHT ROSTER

Yesterday, the Philadelphia Flyers made their final four cuts to get down to the 22-man roster they plan to carry into opening night. The club will have 22 players — 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders — on its opening night active roster. Prior to opening night in Boston on Wednesday, the team is going on a retreat to Cape Cod

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FLYERS DROP PRESEASON FINALE TO CAPS IN SHOOTOUT, 3-2

The Philadelphia Flyers ended the 2014-15 preseason with a 3-3-2 record after losing a 3-2 road decision via shootout to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The Flyers held a territorial advantage for much of the game but could neither build upon their one-goal lead nor nail down the game late in the third period.

Philadelphia had

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PRESEASON GAME 8: FLYERS @ CAPITALS

The Philadelphia Flyers conclude their eight-game preseason schedule tonight with a road game against the Washington Capitals. The Flyers enter tonight with a 3-3-1 mark in the exhibition season. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised on Comcast Sportsnet.

The Flyers will hold a morning skate at the Skate Zone in Voorhees today before depar

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PRESEASON GAME 7: FLYERS DISPATCH RANGERS, 4-2

Icing something close to their regular season lineup for the first time in the preseason, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated a New York Rangers “B” squad by a 4-2 score Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers improved their preseason record to 3-3-1.

Last night’s game was the fifth in six nights for Philadelphia (including a mixed-squa

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PRESEASON GAME 7: FLYERS VS. RANGERS

In a rematch of Monday’s preseason tilt at Madison Square Garden, the Philadelphia Flyers will play host to the New York Rangers at the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised locally on TCN Philadelphia and nationally on NHL Network.

Tonight’s match marks the Flyers’ third straight “official” game night, which is someth

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PRESEASON GAME 6: FLYERS @ RANGERS

Looking to improve on their 2-2-1 record in the preseason, the Philadelphia Flyers head to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Monday night. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be televised in the U.S. on NHL Network.

This is middle game of a stretch of three games in as many nights for the Flyers. On Sunday night, the Flyers absorbe

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PRESEASON GAME 5: FLYERS @ DEVILS

Beginning a stretch of three preseason games in as many nights, the Philadelphia Flyers travel to the Prudential Center in Newark tonight to take on the New Jersey Devils. Game time is 7:00 PM EDT. There is no television broadcast for tonight’s game but the game will be broadcasted on the radio on 97.5 the Fanatic.

On Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center, the

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BATTLE ON HAMILTON: FLYERS-PHANTOMS MIXED SCRIMMAGE

Coming off Thursday night’s 4-0 home win over New Jersey and prior to a slate of three games in as many nights, members of the Philadelphia Flyers will be in Allentown, PA, tonight to help inaugurate the new PPL Center. Thirteen players who are still in the Flyers’ NHL training camp will participate in a mixed-roster scrimmage with members of

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PRESEASON GAME 4: FLYERS POWER PAST DEVILS, 4-0

Easy wins are a rarity in the modern day National Hockey League, even in the preseason. Even when the final score is lopsided, there are usually stretches of play where the game is up for grabs before it finally gets put out of reach. Last night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Flyers had an easy game in a 4-0 win against the New Jerse

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PRESEASON GAMEDAY: FLYERS VS. DEVILS

The Philadelphia Flyers’ roster is back in one place again after playing split-squad games earlier in the week and taking an off day yesterday. Tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center marks the start of an extremely busy stretch of preseason matches for the Flyers.

Game time tonight is 7:00 p.m. EDT. The game will be televis

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