The Philadelphia Flyers fell to 4-10-1 on the 2013-14 season, getting shut out 3-0 by Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. An early first-period deflection goal by Adam Henrique was supplemented by an early third-period deflection goal by (of all players) Cam Janssen plus an empty netter by Jaromir Jagr in the final 1.3 seconds.
Brodeur made 22
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GAME PREVIEW (6:45 AM EST)
In a rematch of Saturday’s game in Newark, the Philadelphia Flyers (4-9-1) will play host to the New Jersey Devils (3-7-4) at the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 7 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on CSN Philly and MSG Plus.
This is the second of four meetings between the Metropolitan Division rivals this season. The next game will take place on Tuesday, Janua
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The Philadelphia Flyers were 53 seconds away from their second straight 1-0 road victory when an all-too-familiar downward spiral began. The Flyers did what losing teams do when faced with adversity: they let one mistake turn into two and then three.
Next thing anyone knew, they had to settle for one point instead of two after dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to the injury-depleted Carolina Hu
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GAME PREVIEW (7:45 AM EST)
Needing a win in a divisional game to aid the slow climb back to respectability, the Philadelphia Flyers (4-9-0) are in Raleigh tonight to take on the Carolina Hurricanes (4-7-3). Game time is 7:30 p.m. eastern. The match will be televised locally on CSN Philadelphia and nationally on NBCSN.
This is the second of four meetings between the teams this season, and the
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Note: I will have a post-practice update this afternoon with the today’s line combinations, quick hit notes and video today from Voorhees.
Gill Gets Into Lineup
A veteran of more than 1,100 NHL regular season games, Hal Gill has been the team’s eighth defensemen on the depth chart after being signed to a one-year contract from a training camp tryout invitation. The towering 38-year-old was
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FLYERS MAKE ONE GOAL STAND UP AGAINST DEVILS
Coming off of Friday night’s 7-0 fiasco against the Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers were in desperate need of restoring a measure of self-confidence in every facet of the game.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Flyers managed to hold the New Jersey Devils to a mere 14 shots en route to a 1-0 win last night in Newark. Ray Emery
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GAME PREVIEW (11:00 PM EDT, 11/1/13)
One night after absorbing a humiliating 7-0 pasting at the hands of the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers (3-9-0) will be in Newark to take on the New Jersey Devils (3-5-4). Game time is 7:00 p.m. eastern. The match will be televised locally TCN Philadelphia.
This is the first of five meetings between the teams this season. After this game, the
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GAME PREVIEW (6:00 AM EDT)
Coming off a third-period collapse on Tuesday and a trade sending checking forward Max Talbot to Colorado to re-acquire gritty forward Steve Downie, the Philadelphia Flyers (3-8-0) return to action on Friday night to take on the Washington Capitals (5-7-0). Reigning Hart Trophy winner Alexander Ovechkin (upper-body injury) will not be in the Washington lineup.
Gam
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THURSDAY QUICK HITS
* As the Flyers prepare for tomorrow’s home game against Washington, I will have Flyers updates later today after the team practices at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. Practice starts at 10:30 a.m. Caps superstar Alexander Ovechkin is questionable to play tomorrow night.
* Samuel Morin has made the Team QMJHL roster for the Quebec portion of the annual Subway Super Series bet
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The third period is what separates the contenders from the pretenders in the NHL. This is a League of close and often low-scoring games, and the teams with the best third-period goal differentials are inevitably the ones at the top of the standings.
The Flyers have entered the third period of all 11 games this season in position to come away with one or two points from the game if they win the
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