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| Thrashers hope to halt skid against Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, when they welcome the Philadelphia Flyers for a battle at Philips Arena. Atlanta comes into tonight's contest tied with Carolina for first place in the Southeast Division at 56 points apiece. The Hurricanes will also be in action tonight as they make a stop in Nashville. The Thrashers can also tie a season high for consecutive victories with another win tonight. Atlanta had posted four-game winning streaks from No |
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| Knuble's hat trick, Biron's shutout fuels Flyers win over Anaheim |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Mike Knuble registered the first hat trick of his career, and Martin Biron made 27 saves to record his third shutout of the season and 21st of his career, as the Philadelphia Flyers blanked the Anaheim Ducks, 3-0, at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers closed out their season-high six-game homestand with a 4-2-0 mark, and blanked the Ducks for the first time since a 1-0 victory in Anaheim on January 3, 2003. Jonas Hiller allowed three goals on 25 shots for the Ducks, who have been |
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| Four-goal third lifts Pens over Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2008 |
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| uins used a four-goal third period to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, at Mellon Arena. Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist while Ty Conklin stopped 27 shots for the Penguins, who have won two of their last three and remain one point behind the Philadelphia Flyers for first place in the Atlantic Division. Sergei Samsonov scored the lone goal while Cam Ward stopped 25 shots for the Hurricanes, who had won four of five coming into the game. Trailing, 1-0, headed into the final 20 minutes of regulation, the Peng |
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| Valiquette nets first shutout as Rangers shut down Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Stephen Valiquette posted 20 saves for his first career shutout as the New York Rangers pounded the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-0, at the Wachovia Center. Chris Drury had a goal and an assist while Brendan Shanahan also scored for the Rangers, who have won three of their last four games. Antero Niittymaki started in net but was pulled after allowing four goals on 12 shots. Martin Biron finished the game between the pipes and stopped all 15 shots he faced for the Flyers, who had won |
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| Rangers, Flyers renew rivalry in Atlantic Division test |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers will continue their bitter rivalry this evening, when they Blueshirts visit the City of Brotherly Love for an Atlantic Division matchup at the Wachovia Center. The Rangers have won two of three meetings against Philadelphia this season, but the Flyers posted a 6-2 win at Madison Square Garden the last time the clubs met on January 10. That victory ended a four-game slide in the series for Philly, but New York has still won seven of nine and eight of |
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| Flyers slide into first with banged-up Penguins in hot pursuit |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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The Philadelphia Flyers slid into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division and the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite all their injuries, stayed in close pursuit. A sliding Scott Hartnell kicked in a goal with 28.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 home victory over the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. In New Jersey, the Penguins got two goals from Ryan Malone and defeated the Devils 4-2 without injured All-Star Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh has 60 points, one behind the Flyers |
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| Flyers aim to dethrone Kings in Philly |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to continue their January hot streak tonight, when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to the Wachovia Center on the first night of NHL action following the All-Star break. The Flyers are 8-2-1 this month and the stretch has helped the Broad Street Bullies climb into a tie with New Jersey for first place in the Atlantic Division. Philly and Jersey have 59 points each and Pittsburgh, which plays the Devils tonight, is just one point behind in the highly competitiv |
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| Alfredsson, Ovechkin and Leclaire selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2008 |
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| hen Jaromir Jagr scored seven points (three goals, four assists) for the Washington Capitals in a 12-2 win over Florida, and the most points by one player in a road game since February 26, 1997, when Eric Lindros had one goal and six assists for the Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa. Alfredsson now has 67 points (32 goals, 35 assists) this season, one more than Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier. The Senators entered the All-Star break with the Eastern Conference's top record, 31-15-4 for 66 points. Ovechkin earned the se |
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| Arnott makes All-Star return after an 11-year gap |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| he East a 2-1 lead. Another first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06. --- LONG-TERM DEALS: There's a lot of long-term money tied up in some Eastern Conference All-Stars. Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards signed a 12-year, $69-million contract extension last month. One of his East teammates, Washington's Alex Ovechkin, agreed to a 13-year, $124 million contract extension this month. Starting goalie Rick DiPietro, of the New York |
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| Pens, Flyers resume battle for Keystone State |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins will resume hostilities this evening, as the teams meet at the Wachovia Center for an Atlantic Division battle in the City of Brotherly Love. The Flyers are 3-0 against the Penguins this season and are playing for the first time since December 11, when Philadelphia notched a decisive 8-2 decision over visiting Pittsburgh. The game featured hat-tricks by both Joffrey Lupul and R.J. Umberger of Philadelphia and the teams also combined for 156 penalt |
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