Feb. 12, 2004 -- Simon Gagne and Sami Kapanen scored and Sean Burke, acquired due to injuries to Jeff Hackett and Robert Esche, made 26 saves in his return to the Flyers in a 2-1 win at NY. Jeremy Roenick suffered a broken jaw after being hit by a Boris Mironov slapshot and was knocked unconscious with blood oozing from his mouth. Roenick, who lay motionless for several minutes, got up and as he left the ice clutching a towel to his face, waved to the fans, who gave him an ovation; he missed the next 19 games. Thirty-two seconds later, Keith Primeau was helped off the ice after he collided with Bobby Holik; Primeau missed the next 21 games with a concussion.
Flyers-Rangers 2010-11 Series Recap:
Nov. 4, 2010 -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves and three Flyers scored in the second period en route to a 4-1 home win. Ex-Rangers' Blair Betts and Nikolay Zherdev scored consecutive goals that gave Philly a 3-1 lead. Mike Richards, off a splendid feed by Claude Giroux, and Chris Pronger scored PPGs. Brandon Dubinsky gave NY a 1-0 lead. Jody Shelley and Derek Boogaard fought (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS8LTsb91zQ ). Dan Carcillo and Brandon Prust battled (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Ic2RJz0zg ) . Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePfLDN31Gn8 .
Dec. 18, 2010 --Nikolay Zherdev scored twice and Brian Boucher made 24 saves helping the Flyers improve their NHL-best record to 22-7-5 with a 4-1 home win. Mike Richards' terrific feed to a breaking Zherdev snapped a scoreless tie near the game's midway point. Zherdev's goal came seven seconds after his minor penalty expired. The Flyers led 1-0 after two periods then extended the lead to 2-0 before NY scored. Jeff Carter won 13 of 17 faceoffs. Philly held a 39-25 shots advantage including 13-6 in the third period. Chris Pronger missed his first game due to foot surgery. The Flyers completed an impressive streak of four straight wins against top opponents (Boston, Pittsburgh, Montreal and the Rangers) and were 10-1-3 in the last 14 games. Boucher improved to 6-0-1 in his last seven starts with a 1.66 GAA and a .943 save percentage. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTdQQNGqvpY
Jan. 16, 2011 -- Brian Boucher made 34 saves, including 19-for-19 in the second period, in the Flyers' 3-2 win at NY. Jeff Carter and Ville Leino (1-1-2) scored in the first period and Mike Richards added a SHG in the second period. Wojtek Wolski (1-1-2), Derek Stepan (1-1-2) and Mats Zuccarello (0-2-2) factored in both NY goals scored in the third period. Martin Biron made 24 saves. Matt Carle, who had two assists in the first period, and Sean Avery got fighting majors ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFZxmmoa1_w ). Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wSr4nd3B_o
Feb. 20, 2011 -- The Flyers recorded a 4-2 win in NY as part of "Hockey Day in America." Jeff Carter (1-1-2), Claude Giroux (1-1-2) and Scott Hartnell (0-2-2) each had two points and Brian Boucher made 37 saves. Boucher received a stinger early in the third period from a collision with Kimmo Timonen and after being temporarily shaken soon surrendered an odd goal to NY which made it 3-2. Kris Versteeg's ENG was his first goal as a Flyer. NY held a 39-24 shots advantage including a dominating 15-3 in the third period. The Flyers had zero PIMs, the third time in the team's regular season history. NY had 6 PIMs. The Flyers finished the day as the East's best team with a 39-15-5 record and won for the 20th time on the road. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssWfel0zTWQ
Mar. 6, 2011 -- Ryan Callahan (4-1-5) had four goals, Mats Zuccarello (2-0-2) scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves in NY's 7-0 home win. The shutout loss was the Flyers' largest in regular season play since an 8-0 defeat at Dallas in 1990. It was the fourth time the Flyers lost a game 7-0 in regular season history. Brian Boucher (14 saves, 18 shots) was replaced by Sergei Bobrovsky (15 saves, 18 shots).
Apr. 3, 2011 --Erik Christensen and Wojtek Wolski scored shootout goals (2-0 result) in NY's 3-2 win at Philly. Henrik Lundqvist and Sergei Bobrovsky each made 32 saves. Sean O'Donnell and Brandon Prust fought in the game's opening minute ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwdDy6vh0UM ). Braydon Coburn and Brian Boyle fought in the second period ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gC4a...feature=relmfu ).
Flyers-Rangers 2011-12 Season Schedule:
Nov. 26, 2011 -- Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 shots and Brad Richards and Carl Hagelin scored in NY's 2-0 home win. The game was scoreless until Richards' PPG in the opening minute of the second period, 24 seconds after his called goal was overturned by video replay. Zac Rinaldo and Brandon Prust fought four seconds into the game. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsskCTKCKUc
Jan. 2, 2012 -- Mike Rupp had two goals and Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves in NY's 3-2 win in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic played at Citizens Bank Park. Danny Briere was awarded a penalty shot with 19.6 but was stopped. Brad Richards scored the GWG 5:21 into the third period. The game was scoreless past the midway point of regulation. Brayden Schenn, his first NHL goal, and Claude Giroux scored 1:55 apart to give Philly a 2-0 lead but Rupp's first goal came 30 seconds later. Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves. Jaromir Jagr re-aggravated a left calf injury, played just 7:09 and missed the next two games. Scott Hartnell's 13 hits were the most by a Flyer since Chris Therien's 13 on March 12, 2002 (at Toronto). Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw3n8IVXe54
Yeah, this weekend has the potential to be a pivotal point for their season. If they could come away with wins against both Rangers and Red Wings, on back to back, they could really go on a roll. A lot easier said then done, of course.
My buddy got free tickets to the game so I couldn't say no, I guess instead of yelling at the tv I can do it in person, go Flyers hopefully they can pick up a point
I have never really liked the afternoon games for whatever reason, but i sure hope our club can continue with its offensive fire power and start netting more of the great chances we seem to get every game....Love to see Jagr and Roo start hitting the twine a little more.Should be a great game !
