TURKEY OF A FLORIDA TRIP: FLYERS STUMBLE TO SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS

The Philadelphia Flyers’ two-game Thanksgiving week road trip to Florida proved to be a setback after a seven-game stretch of generally solid hockey. In losing 3-1 to the Panthers in Sunrise and 4-2 to the Lightning in Tampa Bay, Philadelphia got outworked for significant stretches of both games.

Last night’s game was the wors

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FLYERS-LIGHTNING GAME PREVIEW (12:30 AM EST)

Aiming to salvage a split of their two-game Florida road trip and return to the .500 point-getting mark on the 2013-14 season, the Philadelphia Flyers (10-11-2) will take on the host Tampa Bay Lightning (15-9-2). Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly and nationally on NHL Network.

The reason why this game i

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In the latter throes of a winning streak, teams often have stretches of games where they really don’t play very well but they get away with sloppy play. Eventually, it catches up with them in the first loss.

That’s basically when happened last night in Sunrise, FL, as the Flyers dropped a 3-1 decision. The Panthers came out with their workboots on, and the Flyers really did not respond with c

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FLYERS-PANTHERS GAME PREVIEW (4:00 AM EST)

Looking for their fourth consecutive win and their seventh in their last seven games, the Philadelphia Flyers (10-10-2) open a two-game roadtrip to the Sunshine State with a game against the Florida Panthers (6-13-5) in Sunrise. Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly.

This is the second of three meetings betw

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The Philadelphia Flyers used balanced scoring and strong goaltending from Steve Mason to defeat the New York Islanders by a 5-2 score at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. In so doing, the Flyers swept their three-game homestand before the club heads on the road for a two-game trip to the state of Florida.

Matt Read scored a pair of goals for the second straight game. The first was an e

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FLYERS-ISLANDERS GAME PREVIEW (1:30 AM EST)

Looking to complete a sweep of their three-game homestand and capture their sixth win in their last seven games, the Philadelphia Flyers (9-10-2) will take on the New York Islanders (8-12-3) at the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on The Comcast Network.

This is the second of four meetings between

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The Philadelphia Flyers took one step closer to reaching the .500 mark, defeating the Buffalo Sabres by a 4-1 count at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. The Flyer have won five of their last six games (5-0-1) and have improved their season record to 9-10-2 after stumbling out of the blocks to a 1-7-0 start.

Matt Read scored a pair of goals for the Flyers, assisted by linemates Steve Do

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FLYERS-SABRES GAME PREVIEW (9:30 AM EST)

Looking for their fifth win in their last six games, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-10-2) will take on the Buffalo Sabres (5-17-1) at the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7:00 p.m. EST. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philly.

This is the first of three meetings between the teams this season and the first of two in Philadelphia. The clubs will

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For the second time in as many weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers put up a five-spot on the Ottawa Senators. One week after kicking off a three-game road trip with a 5-0 whitewashing of the Senators, the Flyers began a three-game homestand with a 5-2 win over Paul MacLean’s club.

Five different Flyers lit the lamp in Tuesday night’s win at the Wells Fargo Center. Claude Giroux (power play) tallied

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FLYERS-SENATORS GAME PREVIEW (10:00 AM EST)

Coming off a solid road trip that saw the club take five of a possible six points, the Philadelphia Flyers (7-10-2) return home to the Wells Fargo Center to start a three-game homestand. First up is the Ottawa Senators (8-8-4).

Game time is 7:00 p.m. eastern. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philadelphia.

This is the second of three m

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