The Broad Street Blog

If you’re going to do something, do it in style. The Flyers have really taken that to heart this season, and this first round series was no different. After blowing a lead in the third period of game one, the Flyers came back and won the next three, only to blow that lead [...]

Last Thursday, the Flyers won a dramatic game 4 in the second overtime period. That win gave them a commanding 3 games to 1 lead in their first round series with the Washington Capitals. After three strong games, most thought that the series was pretty much won by the Flyers. No one [...]

The season was on the line for the Washington Capitals on Saturday, and they came out like it. They played with a no-holds barred energy and knocked the Flyers back on their heals.
The Flyers got some early pressure on Washington netminder Christobal Huet, but he came up big to keep the Flyers [...]

A day after the Flyers’ emotional victory in the double overtime game 4, the team got together for a short team meeting prior to leaving for Washington. Tomorrow afternoon, the Flyers will meet up with the Capitals for game 5. A Flyers’ win will eliminate the Capitals from the playoffs and will advance [...]

With the Flyers taking the series lead on Tuesday night, Thursday night’s game 4 was do or die for the Washington Capitals. A win and series would be tied 2 games a piece heading back to Washington, but a loss would put them in a hole and put Philadelphia up 3 games to 1. [...]

In the second period of last night’s Flyers - Capitals game, the Flyers’ top defenseman Kimmo Timonen was thrown into the net by Brooks Liach. Timonen was injured on the play and left the game. The way he was holding his arm many thought it was a serious injury like a dislocated shoulder. [...]