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Some of the Flyers were in Citizens Bank Park suites Monday, watching Game 5 of the recently completed World Series.

In the season's first month, the Flyers' special teams have been superb. In addition, the team has shown more discipline than last season, and has reduced its penalties.

Also See Flyers' Gagne needs surgery, done for 2 months TAM PHI 8:29 0 1 19:15 0 2 TAM PHI 3:20 0 3 5:18 Steven Stamkos Unassisted 1 3 6:24 1 4 6:59 1 5 TAM PHI 8:56 Jeff Carter Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Kimmo Timonen 1 6 14:57 2 6 The Flyers' excitement over their victory was offset by the news that star winger Simon Gagne will miss six to ...

Written By: Mark a oeThe Hard Hittera Ritter Tonight, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Wachovia Center at 5:00 PM EST.

Greetings from the press box at Citizens Bank Park , where I am here to help cover the Phillies.

Saturday afternoon's Flyers game was the perfect warm-up to Saturday night's World Series clash between the Phillies and Yankees at Citizens Bank Park.

With Betts in the lineup, the Flyers are 3-0; without him, they are 2-4-1. So it is with open arms that the Flyers will welcome Betts for today's 1 p.m. game against visiting Carolina.

WE KNOW THE Flyers are willing to roll the dice. You simply need to glance at the Flyers ' net and see Ray Emery to know that.

There was a method to Simon Gagne's madness. It turns out that it wasn't just demons from a goal-scoring drought that were dancing in Gagne's head.

Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence with a tiebreaking goal and two assists, Jose Theodore stopped Darroll Powe's penalty shot later in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Tuesday night.

The final horn was still reverberating throughout the half-empty Wachovia Center Sunday night when goaltender Brian Boucher skated off the ice and angrily tomahawked his stick over the Flyers' bench.

As a kid growing up in Auburn, Mass., about 30 miles west of Fenway Park, Flyers president and Comcast Spectacor chief operating officer Peter Luukko spent his summers rooting for Carl Yastrzemski and the Red Sox and his winters imitating Bobby Orr on the frozen ponds of his neighborhood.

Claude Giroux scored on a backhand-to-forehand move in a shootout, then Michael Ryder's wrist shot hit the post on Boston's final attempt, giving the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the Bruins on Thursday night.

The Panthers' Nathan Horton beats Flyers goalie Ray Emery. The Flyers were sharp at the start but lost their edge and the game on Friday night.

Joffrey Lupul's first goal of the playoffs came at the 6:06 mark of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers the series win with a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Verizon Center.

In their first game since last Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers blue line took a hit in their 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday when defenseman Ryan Parent left the game in the first period, and did not return.

Nothing like a little vacation to let your mind and body rest. And that's notA a good thing for the Flyers.

USA TODAY's Kevin Allen sat down with Chris Pronger of the Philadelphia Flyers before the NHL season started.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter After last season's tough loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals, Philadelphia Flyer fans put their collective tails between their knees and high-tailed it back home.

Chris Pronger has seen Alex Ovechkin on ESPN highlights a lot more than he has seen him barreling in on him one-on-one onthe ice.