PREVIEW: FLYERS @ DUCKS
In dire need of something positive from which they can rebuild their confidence, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-13-3) are in California to take on the Western Conference powerhouse Anaheim Ducks (15-6-5). Game time is 10:30 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on TCN Philadelphia.
This is the second and final meeting between the teams this season. On Oct. 14, the Ducks c
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PREVIEW: FLYERS @ SHARKS
Embarking on the start of tough road trip and in dire need of some wins, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-12-3) are in California to take on the San Jose Sharks (11-10-4). Game time is 10:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network and locally on CSN Philadelphia.
This is the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The season seri
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UPCOMING ROAD TRIP A CRITICAL TEST FOR THE FLYERS
After taking a complete off-day on Sunday following back-to-back losses to the New York Rangers over the holiday weekend, the Philadelphia Flyers will practice today in preparation for the start of
a California road trip that could mark a crucial point in the season as the calendar flips to December.
The trip will take the team through San
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Twenty quality minutes of hockey to win one period: That’s all the Flyers needed yesterday afternoon entering the third period of a game at Madison Square Garden — a house of horrors in recent years.
Twenty minutes of playing the game the right way after being fortunate to be tied at 2-2 while getting outshot 29-11 through two periods. Twenty minutes to take away some of the sting of getting
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PREVIEW: FLYERS @ RANGERS
Having been shut out three times in the last six games, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-11-3) will try to restore a measure of self-respect coming off yesterday’s nationally televised 3-0 home loss to the New York Rangers (10-8-4). The two teams will rematch today at Madison Square Garden. Game time is 1:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on CSN Philadelphia.
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PREVIEW: FLYERS VS. RANGERS
The Philadelphia Flyers (8-10-3) are used to being in better shape in the standings by the time it comes to play their annual Black Friday matinee at the Wells Fargo Center. This year, the club is in dire need of a win as it opens a home-and home set with the New York Rangers (9-8-4). Game time is 1:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised nationally on NBC.
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PRE-THANKSGIVING TURKEY: WINGS FEAST ON FLYERS, 5-2
There were no goaltending miracles on this night to mask other problems and steal a point for the Philadelphia Flyers. One night before U.S. Thanksgiving, the Flyers fell to 1-5-1 in their last seven games with an ugly 5-2 road loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
In his return to the Red Wings lineup, Pavel Datsyuk racked up two goals. Stephen
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PREVIEW: FLYERS @ RED WINGS
Looking to head into U.S. Thanksgiving on a winning note, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-9-3) are on the road on Wednesday to take on the Detroit Red Wings (11-5-5). Game time is 7:30 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast locally on The Comcast Network Philadelphia and nationally on NBC Sports Network.
This is the second of three meetings between the teams this season
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MASON STEALS A POINT IN SHUTOUT ‘LOSS’
Win or lose, shootouts are a farcical way to decide hockey games. The stupidity of the skills competition is never more obvious than when both opposing goaltenders get credited for shutouts yet one goaltender gets a loss on his record because of the shootout.
Last night on Long Island, Flyers goaltender Steve Mason turned in a spectacular 46-save perfo
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PREVIEW: FLYERS @ ISLANDERS
Needing a win to get back to the .500 mark on the season, the Philadelphia Flyers (8-9-2) are in Uniondale, NY, to take on the much-improved New York Islanders (14-6-0). Game time is 7:00 p.m. EST. The game will be televised locally on The Comcast Network Philadelphia.
This is the first of four games between the Metropolitan Division clubs this season. The teams w
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