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Great One's Team Rolls Over the Rangers

Meanwhile, Devils trip up Flyers and Flames show spirit in St. Louis

(Newser) - Wayne Gretzky was back at Madison Square Garden, this time as head coach of Phoenix, and walked out of his old rink with a 5-1 win over New York. Joel Perrault had two goals for the normally low-scoring Coyotes,who took advantage of playing against the Rangers' backup goaltender. Phoenix...

Price Shines as Canadiens Beat Flyers
Price Shines
as Canadiens
Beat Flyers
Dec 13, 2007 11:11 PM CST

Price Shines as Canadiens Beat Flyers

Flames overpower Lightning, Islanders survive Coyotes

(Newser) - Montreal ended a two-game losing streak last night with a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia, the AP reports. Rookie goaltender Carey Price, the Canadiens' first pick in the 2005 draft, had 29 saves, filling in for injured Cristobal Huet. Mark Streit had two goals for Montreal, and Mike Knuble was responsible...

Twin Hat Tricks Lead Flyers Past Penguins

Philadelphia rolls 8-2, snaps Pittsburgh's 4-game win streak

(Newser) - Two different Flyers netted three goals each as Philadelphia steam-rolled Pittsburgh 8-2. Joffrey Lupul had three assists to go along with his hat trick, while his teammate R.J. Umberger only notched two assists to accompany his trio of tallies. Sidney Crosby had assists on both goals for the Penguins,...

Henrik Goes Wild vs. Minnesota
Henrik Goes Wild vs. Minnesota
Dec 8, 2007 6:38 AM CST

Henrik Goes Wild vs. Minnesota

San Jose blanks Coyotes again; Avs hold down Philly

(Newser) - Detroit, paced by Henrik Zetterberg's hat trick and a shutout by the ageless Dominik Hasek, wiped out Minnesota 5-0 tonight, making the Red Wings the first team to reach 20 wins in the NHL this season. They put the game away with three goals in a four-minute span in the...

Niittymaki Masters Wild
Niittymaki Masters Wild
Dec 5, 2007 11:40 PM CST

Niittymaki Masters Wild

Philly gets first win at Minnesota, 3-1

(Newser) - Philadelphia goalie Antero Niittymaki was the hero against Minnesota, stopping two five-on-threes and making 28 saves in his fourth start of the year, a 3-1 win. The Flyers were 7-8 on penalty-killing overall. Niittymaki's counterpart Niklas Backstrom didn't fare as well, clumsily missing Braydon Coburn's clinching shot in the third...

Red Wings Leave Coyotes Howling
Red Wings Leave Coyotes Howling
Dec 2, 2007 12:15 AM CST

Red Wings Leave Coyotes Howling

Elsewhere Rangers' fast start beats Ottawa; Stars top Philly

(Newser) - The Detroit Red Wings overcame a third-period deficit with two goals, including the winner by Dan Cleary at 9:04 to defeat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2. The league's top team got 24 saves from Chris Osgood and its top scorer, Henrik Zetterberg, netted his 17th goal of the season, reports...

Biron Saves 40 as Flyers Down 'Canes
Biron Saves 40 as Flyers Down 'Canes
Nov 28, 2007 11:48 PM CST

Biron Saves 40 as Flyers Down 'Canes

Last minute goal pushes Blues past Sabres, Panthers best Caps in shootout

(Newser) - So far, this season has been a roller coaster ride for the Flyers: some nights they look like a top-tier team, other nights they appear hopeless. Unfortunately for Carolina, they caught Philadelphia on one of their good nights, and lost 3-1. Martin Biron stopped 40 shots and Mike Knuble had...

These Stars Love New York
These Stars Love New York
Nov 26, 2007 11:13 PM CST

These Stars Love New York

Dallas tops Isles; Sabres and Bruins get victories, too

(Newser) - Mike Modano scored his second goal of the game just seconds into overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the host New York Islanders. Marty Turco, fighting to win back his starting job in goal, earned the win with 23 saves. The Islanders, struggling...

Twelve Saves Spells Shutout for Osgood

Buffalo, Philadelphia, Montreal also prevail in offensive hockey

(Newser) - Detroit's Chris Osgood had to stop only 12 shots to record the 44th shutout of his career; his counterpart, St. Louis's Manny Legace, turned away almost three times as many but still sustained the loss. Henrik Zetterberg scored just 22 seconds into the game, and Mikael Samuelsson and Dan Cleary...

Rangers Deal Flyers First Home Defeat
Rangers Deal Flyers First Home Defeat
Nov 15, 2007 10:30 PM CST

Rangers Deal Flyers First Home Defeat

Philly loses 4-3 shootout after rookie ties it late; Gomez, Avery shine

(Newser) - Philadelphia fell to 6-1 at home after their first shootout of the season, which was won by New York's Brendan Shanahan. The game was a wild one, with ties at 1-1, 2-2, and 3-3. Rookie Denis Tulpeko snuck one under Rangers netminder Henrik Lundquist halfway through the third period for...

Upshall, Philly Stay Flawless at Home
Upshall, Philly Stay Flawless
at Home
Nov 13, 2007 12:00 AM CST

Upshall, Philly Stay Flawless at Home

Richards pokes in clincher in 3-2 win over Islanders

(Newser) - Philadelphia improved its Wachovia Center record to 6-0, behind sharp goalkeeping by Martin Biron, a brace of scores by Scottie Upshall, and a chaotic game-winner by Mike Richards. Richards's goal came off a missed rebound by Islanders keeper Rick DiPietro, with the Flyers short-handed; it was his third short-handed goal...

NY's Lundqvist Shuts Out Flyers, 2-0

Habs, Panthers, Hurricanes, Penguins also winners in Monday's NHL action

(Newser) - The New York Rangers' supposed high-powered offense has yet to show up consistently this young season, but if goalie Henrik Lundqvist continues to not allow any goals it won’t matter. Lundqvist had 30 saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season in the Rangers' 2-0 win over...

Flyers Finally Beat Capitals
Flyers Finally Beat Capitals
Nov 3, 2007 7:53 AM CDT

Flyers Finally Beat Capitals

Richards gets 8th goal, first fight of the year in Philadelphia's 3-2 win in Washington

(Newser) - The Washington Capitals scored early and late, but the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed to take their first win against the Capitals since February, 2006. Mike Richards lit a fire under his team with his first fight of the year, getting bloodied by Brooks Laich before picking up his eighth goal in...

Canadiens Skate Circles Around Slumping Flyers

Koivu and company outplay Philadelphia in decisive 5-2 victory

(Newser) - The Montreal Canadiens coasted to victory behind Saku Koivu's goal and assist to put away the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2, reports the AP. The Flyers' third loss in four games gave Koivu and company their sixth straight win as the sellout crowd took every chance to mock Flyers' center Daniel Briere,...

Jokinen's Historic Night Lifts Panthers Over Flyers

Sets records with Florida's 4-3 win

(Newser) - With two early goals last night, Olli Jokinen earned the title of all-time points and goals leader for the Florida Panthers en route to handing the Flyers a 4-3 defeat. The loss ended Philly's five-game winning streak as the team began an eight-game road trip. The Flyers also lost wing...

Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers
Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers
Oct 17, 2007 2:15 AM CDT

Philly Flyers Thrash Thrashers

Atlanta shut down 4-0

(Newser) - Last season the Flyers finished last in their division; the Thrashers first. But you wouldn't have known it at last night's game when Philly dominated Atlanta on the way to a 4-0 victory. The win left the Flyers at 4-1-0 and the Thrashers reeling at 0-6.

Boulerice Checks Himself Out of 25 Games

Flyers embarassed as winger is suspended for blatant hit

(Newser) - NHL vice president Colin Campbell has suspended Philadelphia's Jesse Boulerice for 25 games after an unnecessarily vicious cross-check on Vancouver's Ryan Kessler on Wednesday. Boulerice went for Kessler's neck in the third period of an 8-2 Philly win, in a move that the Flyers GM called "a careless act,...

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