Archive for December 10th, 2009

Flyers – Ottawa at Philadelphia – ESPN.com

A victory over another struggling Atlantic Division rival may have been just what the Philadelphia Flyers needed to gain some confidence. A visit from the stumbling Ottawa Senators on Thursday night could also help. The Flyers (14-13-1) lost their For more info click here

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers replaced coach John Stevens with Peter Laviolette on Friday after the team was shut out in consecutive games. Laviolette led the Carolina Hurricanes to their only Stanley Cup title in 2006. He was fired in For more info click here

PHILADELPHIA – Brian Elliott made 22 saves in his second NHL shutout and Nick Foligno and Jesse Winchester scored third-period goals to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-0 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. With 9:30 minutes For more info click here

MONTREAL – Andrei Kostitsyn and Mike Cammalleri scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the second period to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win Monday over the free-falling Philadelphia Flyers. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored the insurance goal and For more info click here

Senators Overall Scoring vs Flyers Overall Defense 2.9 15 2.9 15 Senators Road Scoring vs Flyers Home Defense 2.4 22 3.0 21 Senators Road PP vs Flyers Home PK 20.0 13 78.6 23 Flyers Overall Scoring vs Senators Overall Defense 3.1 7 3.1 24 Flyers Home For more info click here

Flyers – Cammalleri scores winner, Canadiens beat reeling Flyers – TSN

Cammalleri scores winner, Canadiens beat reeling Flyers – TSN
MONTREAL – Andrei Kostitsyn and Mike Cammalleri scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the second period to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win Monday over the free-falling Philadelphia Flyers. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored the insurance goal and

Slumping Flyers lose injured G Emery for 6 weeks – KCBA
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Flyers goalie Ray Emery will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdomen, and is expected to miss about six weeks. Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren made the announcement Tuesday night before

New York Islanders fall to Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, 6-2 – New York Daily News
New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo can’t get the puck past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher. PHILADELPHIA – The ailing Philadelphia Flyers found the perfect remedy for their losing ways – a timely visit from the New York Islanders . Brian

Philadelphia Flyers Hockey – Flyers snap 5-game skid – Herald Tribune

Brian Boucher, taking over No. 1 goalie duties from injured Ray Emery, made 22 saves for the Flyers, who broke The Flyers, who lost five straight and eight of nine, recalled goalie Johan Backlund from the Adirondack Phantoms, but will rely Learn more

AP Photo/Matt Slocum Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, right, looks down in the final seconds of a loss to the Washington Capitals. OK, so it wasn’t John Stevens’ fault. The Philadelphia Flyers , on a 1-6 skid after Thursday’s Learn more

MONTREAL – John Stevens, fired as the Flyers‘ coach Friday after his underachieving team had fallen to 10th in the Slumping goalie Ray Emery has “nagging” injuries, but he could have played last night, said Laviolette, who instead started Brian Learn more

New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo can’t get the puck past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher. PHILADELPHIA – The ailing Philadelphia Flyers found the perfect remedy for their losing ways – a timely visit from the New York Islanders . Brian Learn more

New York was slammed in Philadelphia on Tuesday, as the Flyers scored three times on the power play and also added a short-handed marker in a 6-2 win at the Wachovia Center. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux each had two goals for the home Learn more