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Flyers LW Gagne returns vs. Capitals (PA SportsTicker)The injury-riddled Philadelphia Flyers received a boost on Tuesday.
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Puck Headlines: Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals ready to go 'Patrick Division' on each other (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Flyers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Back on Oct. 23, the Flyers were 0-3-3 and 10 points behind the torrid 6-2-1 New York Rangers in the Atlantic Division standings.
Since then the Flyers have gone 21-7-5 and now stand alone in first place in the division as they enter Tuesday night's game in Washington, the final stop on their six-game road trip.
"It's been a long hill to climb, and it doesn't get any easier to try and stay there," Flyers coach John Stevens said.
The Flyers salvaged a rough start to their longest road trip of the season, going 2-0-1 after dropping the first two games of the trip. And they've done it with a patchwork lineup that on Saturday night featured two defensemen (Luca Sbisa and Lasse Kukkonen) playing up front as forwards and a forward (Josh Gratton) sitting on the bench...
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Flyers recall G Munroe, RW Nodl (PA SportsTicker)The Philadelphia Flyers on Monday recalled goaltender Scott Munroe and right wing Andreas Nodl from their American Hockey League affiliate.
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Flyers hope LW Gagne can play Tuesday (PA SportsTicker)While the Philadelphia Flyers' injury list seems to grow longer by the day, they hope to have one member of their walking wounded back Tuesday.
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How hockey literally goes into the toilet in Washington (Yahoo! Sports) The world is made up of two types of people: Guys who scurry through arena men's rooms placing pictures of...
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Injuries pile up for division-leading Flyers (AP)The injury list keeps growing for the Philadelphia Flyers. Right wing Joffrey Lupul will miss at least two weeks with a pulled abdominal muscle he sustained in Friday's win over Anaheim, and backup goaltender Antero Niittymaki will miss at least a week with a strained a groin muscle he sustained in a 2-1 shootout loss at Los Angeles on Saturday.
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NHL Power Poll: Teams set sights on playoffs (SportingNews.com) Toronto coach Ron Wilson noticed it while playing Ottawa this week. The intensity is rising for teams getting...
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Niittymaki added to Flyers' growing injury list (Yahoo! Sports) When they left town to start a six-game road trip on Dec. 26, the Philadelphia Flyers were a relatively healthy...
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Richards could become one of Flyers' greatest captains (Yahoo! Sports) The Philadelphia Flyers have had 16 different captains in their 41-year history. They have come in many shapes,...
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Kings beat Flyers 2-1 in shootout (AP)
For someone who had never faced a penalty shot or competed in an NHL shootout, 22-year-old Jonathan Quick did quite a fine job against the Philadelphia Flyers. Quick stopped 31 shots and turned aside a penalty shot by Scott Hartnell, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. He has a 0.79 goals-against average in five starts since giving up five goals at Detroit on Dec.
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Richards leads Flyers to 5-4 shootout win (AP)
The Philadelphia Flyers stumbled at the start of the season, losing their first six games. Now they're tied for first place with the New York Rangers in the contentious Atlantic Division, and they don't plan on looking back. Mike Richards scored the only goal in a shootout and assisted on goals by Ossi Vaananen, Braydon Coburn and Mike Knuble, leading the Flyers to a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim...
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Friday's three stars: Nash completes to-do list in Denver (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets Nash converted a penalty shot for his 17th goal of the season and...
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Bruins goalies Fernandez, Thomas earn monthly honor (PA SportsTicker)Boston Bruins goaltenders Manny Fernandez and Tim Thomas, who combined to post a 12-1-0 record and a 2.00 goals-against average in 13 games, on Friday were named co-recipients of the NHL's "First Star" award for December.
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Puck Headlines: Penguins hold players-only meeting after loss (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Tuesday's three stars: Savard, Conklin come up big in showdowns (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Marc Savard, Boston Bruins Savard was a difference-maker in the Bruins' 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh...
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Carter lifts Gagne-less Flyers past Canucks 3-2 (AP)
The Philadelphia Flyers have gotten used to rallying around fallen teammates this season. The latest to go down was top forward Simon Gagne, who was injured just 15 seconds into the Flyers' 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Gagne was driven hard into the boards by defenseman Kevin Bieksa and didn't return after being diagnosed with an undisclosed upper body injury.
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Flyers forward Gagne sustains upper body injury (AP)Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne sustained an upper body injury in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night and did not return. Gagne, who was limited to just 25 games last season due to a concussion, was hit hard into the boards by Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa on the first shift of the game.
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Puck Headlines: Will an octopus hit the Wrigley Field rink? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Puck Daddy chats with Flyers prospect James vanRiemsdyk about New Year's Eve USA/Canada smackdown in world juniors (Yahoo! Sports) In our hockey nirvana, the World Juniors championship tournament would be passionately followed by the majority...
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Congrats to the big Sundin Derby winner, besides the Canucks (Yahoo! Sports) It took several days for us to remember to care about scour the over 500 comments on our "Predict when and...
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Flyers Ds Timonen, Carle eye return vs. Canucks (PA SportsTicker)Philadelphia Flyers defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Matthew Carle announced on Monday that they are hopeful to play in the team's next game.
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NHL Power Poll: Bruins take over top spot (SportingNews.com)The best story of the week might be the Boston Bruins, who have won eight straight games to catch San Jose at the top of the NHL standings.
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Puck Headlines: Koivu pooh-poohs Blackhawks winning streak (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Flyers assign D Parent to minors (PA SportsTicker)The Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday assigned defenseman Ryan Parent to their American Hockey League affiliate.
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Mason makes 20 saves, Blue Jackets beat Flyers 3-0 (AP)
After being shutout in the previous two games, rookie goalie Steve Mason made a rare early lead stand for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mason made 20 saves for his third shutout in Columbus' 3-0 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday night, the Blue Jackets' first victory against the Flyers in franchise history.
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Blackhawks match team mark with 8th straight win (AP)
Another huge crowd. Another big victory for the Chicago Blackhawks. Patrick Sharp scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season and the Chicago Blackhawks won their eighth straight to match the franchise record, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Friday night. "It's tough to find a weakness in our team right now," Sharp said.
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NHL reveals top-selling third jerseys entering holiday season (Yahoo! Sports) When we bugged the NHL about how Winter Classic jerseys for the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings were...
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Five venues we'd like to see Winter Classic played at (SportingNews.com)NULL
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