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Jake Allen stops 24 as Devils rout Flyers 5-0

Jan. 29, 2025 22:07 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday. Ondrej Palat, Luke Hughes, Nathan Bastian and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey in a 13-minute span as the Devils...

Brink, Farabee, Hathaway help Flyers build lead and hold on to beat Devils 4-2

Jan. 27, 2025 22:11 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers build a three-goal lead and they held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Monday night. Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist to help the Flyers snap a two-game losing...

DeSmith stops 27 shots to lead Stars to 6th straight win, 4-1 over Flyers

Jan. 09, 2025 21:46 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. The Stars won for the seventh time in eight games as they continue their run up the Western Conference standings. Mavrik...

Kopitar scores twice in third, Kings fight back for 5-4 win over Flyers

Dec. 29, 2024 23:51 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored twice, Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings got their seventh straight home win by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Sunday night. Kevin Fiala and Warren Foegele also scored for the Kings, who trailed 4-2...

Kopitar, Fiala each score a pair as Kings rally past Flyers 7-3

Dec. 19, 2024 22:31 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala scored two goals each and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Thursday night. Kopitar scored the tying goal in the final minute of the second period and then re-directed a pass from Alex Turcotte for...

Scott Laughton ties Flyers franchise record with 4-goal game

Dec. 12, 2024 23:03 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Flyers center Scott Laughton felt a huge sense of pride when his second goal of the game gave him 100 in his career. Laughton had another major milestone in sight — he added two empty-net goals to tie Philadelphia's team record of four goals in a game in a 4-1...

Flyers coach John Tortorella criticizes the officiating in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins

Dec. 07, 2024 17:23 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was frustrated with a couple of calls during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. “Let me start: One thing I teach my team to do is not dive,” he said in opening his postgame press conference. “Maybe I...

Panthers waste early 3-goal lead, rally with 3 goals in final minutes to top Flyers 7-5

Dec. 05, 2024 22:35 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the game to help the Florida Panthers overcome a blown three-goal lead and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-5 on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk added an empty-netter in the final seconds to seal...