Topic: Chris Pronger

Pronger loses his edge, and Flyers defense suddenly goes soft in Game 5 loss to BlackhawksChris Pronger and Philadelphia's stiff defense suddenly went soft, and the Flyers are facing elimination.After pushing Dustin Byfuglien and the Chicago Blackhawks around for the better part ...
Loose Flyers turn news conferences into standup acts despite trailing in Stanley Cup seriesPeter Laviolette and Chris Pronger could team up for a standup act once the Stanley Cup finals are done.Even though the Philadelphia Flyers trail the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in ...
After high-scoring opener, Flyers and Blackhawks look for more punch from top lines in Game 2Chris Pronger played more than half of the series-opening game for Philadelphia, a 6-foot-6 wall of willpower helping keep Chicago's talented top line in check.Blackhawks stars Patrick ...
Flyers D Chris Pronger, Blackhawks F Marian Hossa find their way back to Stanley Cup finalsChris Pronger and Marian Hossa (HOH'-sah) can't stay away from the Stanley Cup finals.Some players spend their entire career chasing the Cup without ever having the chance ...

Where Pronger goes, Stanley Cup dreams follow

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has been a Stanley Cup talisman the last five seasons, reaching the finals three times with three different teams.Perhaps more instructive of Pronger's value, however, is how his teams have performed when the hulking ...

Gagne returns to secure overtime win for Flyers

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers winger Simon Gagne, playing with two screws in a broken toe, scored an overtime goal to give his team a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins and stave off NHL playoffs elimination on Friday.Gagne had missed four ...
Flyers hold off elimination on Gagne's OT winner, beat Bruins 5-4 in Game 4 of East semisSimon Gagne made a timely return to the lineup, scoring in overtime to help the Philadelphia Flyers hold off elimination by beating the Boston Bruins 5-4 ...
Dainius Zubrus' goal with 4:04 left lifts Devils over Flyers 5-3; series knotted 1-1The New Jersey Devils finally found a way to beat the Philadelphia Flyers.They just played like the Flyers, tough, physical and a little chippy, too.Dainius Zubrus powered his way ...
Rinne makes 42 saves and Predators edge Flyers 4-3 in shootoutMartin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.Steve Sullivan, Erat, and Jerred Smithson scored for ...
Anisimov's goal lifts Rangers to 2-1 win over Flyers, spoils Gagne's returnArtem Anisimov broke a second-period tie and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 36 shots, leading the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers and spoiling the return of Simon ...