Topic: Philadelphia Flyers

Giroux double helps Flyers soar top

(Reuters) - Claude Giroux broke out of a minor scoring drought with two goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to the top of the Atlantic Division standings with a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.Giroux, team leader in goals and ...

Giroux double helps Flyers soar to top

(Reuters) - Claude Giroux broke out of a mini scoring slump with two goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to the top of the Atlantic Division standings with a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.Giroux, the team leader in goals ...

Flyers' Pronger takes stick to eye

Flyers captain Chris Pronger will miss two to three weeks and will spend several days on bed rest after taking a stick to the eye in Philadelphia's NHL contest against Toronto.Pronger and Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski raced for a loose puck in the ...

Pronger takes stick to face as Flyers top Maple Leafs

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers overcame an ugly first-period injury to defenseman Chris Pronger to turn back the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-2 home victory that ended their slump on Monday.Pronger was hit in the face with his own stick after ...

League-leading Capitals blitz Flyers to stay undefeated

(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals extended their NHL-best start to the season with an impressive 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.Alex Ovechkin snapped out of his early-season funk with two goals and the Capitals improved to 6-0-0 to build on ...

Flyers edge Canucks in thrilling shootout to keep perfect start

(Reuters) - The revamped Philadelphia Flyers maintained their perfect start to the season with an offensive-charged 5-4 triumph over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.Andrej Meszaros broke a 4-4 tie with his goal at 4:40 in the third period as the Flyers ...

Flyers spoil Bruins party with season-opening win

The Boston Bruins marked the start of the NHL campaign by raising their Stanley Cup banner, but Philadelphia spoiled the party by winning the season opener 2-1.Jaromir Jagr, a 39-year-old Czech right wing with world and Olympic titles as well as an ...

Bruins raise banner but fall to Flyers on opening

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup champions banner to the rafters Thursday but their National Hockey League season opener fell flat with a 2-1 defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers.In other opening night games, the Vancouver Canucks, who lost ...

Flyers spoil Bruins home opener in goaltending duel

(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers spoiled the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration with a narrow 2-1 win in the opening game of the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) season on Thursday.Ilya Bryzgalov, Philadelphia's major free agent acquisition during the offseason, was ...

League says can't verify slur, Simmonds not disciplined

(Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds will not be disciplined over an alleged anti-gay slur directed at a player because the claim could not be substantiated, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.New York Rangers forward Sean Avery complained Simmonds had ...