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| Flyers, Bruins both hope to get on track in matinee |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of struggling teams currently in the Eastern Conference playoff picture will try to get back on the right track, as the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Boston Bruins for a matinee at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins are seventh in the East with 80 points, but have dropped three straight and six of their last seven games. Philadelphia, which is holding onto the eighth and final playoff seed with 79 points, has lost two straight and four of six. The Flyers hold just a one- point edge over Buf |
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| Lightning send Roy home with pay |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they sent forward Andre Roy home following the team's game with the Philadelphia Flyers last Thursday. Roy became agitated after an altercation with Philadelphia's Riley Cote and was disruptive in the locker room between periods and on the bench. "Today I met with Andre Roy, and also met with (head coach) John Tortorella and members of his coaching staff, regarding not just the incident that took place between periods and on the bench during the |
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| Flyers cap homestand against Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to close out their three- game homestand with consecutive victories when they welcome the rival New York Islanders for tonight's Atlantic Division battle at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers were handed a 5-2 setback by visiting Buffalo on Tuesday, but rebounded two days later with a close decision over the Tampa Bay Lighting. Philadelphia is currently holding onto the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference with 76 points. The Sabres are three |
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| Sabres inch closer to playoff spot with victory over Philly |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Maxim Afinogenov registered two goals and an assist, as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Wachovia Center. Jason Pominville scored two goals for the Sabres, who pulled within one point of the Flyers for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Henrik Tallinder collected two assists before he left the game with a shoulder injury. Steve Bernier added two helpers, while Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-21 shots to earn his 30th win of the season. Steve Down |
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| Shanahan, Dawes help Rangers top Flyers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Brendan Shanahan and Nigel Dawes each tallied in the shootout and Martin Straka had a goal and an assist in regulation as the New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-4, at Madison Square Garden. Shanahan went first for the Rangers in the shootout and beat Martin Biron with a wrister high to the glove side to give the home team the advantage. After Kimmo Timonen was stopped by Stephen Valiquette, Dawes scored on a backhander that got through the five hole of the Philade |
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| Islanders aim to get on track versus Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| eir fourth loss in five games this afternoon, as they host the Florida Panthers at the Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders had won six in a row to get back into the playoff picture, but have since dropped three of four after Saturday's 4-1 setback to the Philadelphia Flyers. Bill Guerin notched his 20th goal of the season for the Islanders, who are last in the Atlantic Division with 69 points and are four back of the Flyers for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Guerin, though, became just the |
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| Rangers hope to continue success versus Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try for their first four-game winning streak in over three months when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers this afternoon at Madison Square Garden. New York has won three in a row for the fifth time this year but hasn't captured four straight wins since November 8-17. The Rangers' current run has them seventh in the Eastern Conference with 74 points, two back of Boston. The Rangers are also third in the Atlantic Division, six points shy of front- running New Jersey an |
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| Knuble posts a goal, two assists as Flyers top Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (Best E Casino) - Mike Knuble picked up a goal and two assists as the suddenly resurgent Philadelphia Flyers topped the New York Islanders, 4-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Jeff Carter and Scottie Upshall each added a goal and a helper for the Flyers, who picked up their third straight win after a 10-game losing streak. Braydon Coburn also tallied for the Flyers, while Martin Biron stopped 33 shots to pick up the win. "Marty's got a little bit of intensity in his game right now," said Flyers coach John Ste |
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| Flyers aim to keep rolling, take on Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to make it three straight wins since tying the longest losing streak in team history, as they visit the New York Islanders for an Atlantic Division battle this afternoon at Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers matched a franchise record with 10 consecutive losses recently, but have now posted back-to-back wins over Buffalo and Ottawa. After defeating the Sabres in Monday's shootout decision on the road, Philadelphia returned home for Thursday's victory over the Senators. |
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| Bernier leads Sabres over Predators |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2008 |
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| xt game is against a great team (Montreal). Were going to have to play the same way. Im just happy right now. The past is done, now Im sticking with the future." Buffalo moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the idle Philadelphia Flyers. Jocelyn Thibault allowed two goals on seven shots. Thibault filled in for Miller, who had to leave the game for a bit in the second period after being hit in the mask with a shot that caused his nose to bleed. Bernier was traded from San Jose Tuesd |
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