PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidelined two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols, Claude Giroux had enough of watching Flyers games on TV.
“It's not that fun watching the guys play when you’re at...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Laughton scored his first career hat trick, Sean Couturier had two goals in his first game back following a rib injury and the Philadelphia Flyers pulled away for a 7-4...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Hayes was surprised to find the puck on his stick in overtime. He isn't shocked by Joel Farabee’s scoring prowess.
Farabee had a hat trick, Hayes scored on a power...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Carter Hart made 33 saves and fourth-line forward Michael Raffl scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period in the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-1 victory over the New Jersey...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nolan Patrick, Joel Farabee and Ivan Provorov scored third-period goals, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Tuesday night for their first road...
The NHL is temporarily ditching microchipped pucks six days into the season after concerns were raised about their performance.
The league announced games from Tuesday night on would be...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nolan Patrick missed last season with debilitating migraines and Oskar Lindblom had his shortened in his fight with a rare bone cancer. The only cheers they heard in their...
The last time Barry Trotz coached against Alain Vigneault in the playoffs, Trotz's team blew a 3-1 series lead and lost in seven games.
His New York Islanders took the same lead this year...
TORONTO (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers and their big boy pants are sticking around the Toronto bubble for at least one more game.
Scott Laughton scored on a redirect in overtime after...
When all four second-round series in the NHL playoffs tilted 3-1 through four games, players and coaches didn't have to look far for examples of teams that have come back from that deficit — or...
The New York Islanders had their way with Philadelphia during the regular season, scoring five goals twice and outlasting them in a shootout of a third victory.
A Montreal player got ejected for a hit from behind. A Philadelphia player got suspended for a cross check to the face that caused a broken jaw.
TORONTO (AP) — Carter Hart played like the franchise goalie the Philadelphia Flyers needed to earn a piece of playoff history.
Hart stopped 23 shots and Jake Voracek scored to lead the...
TORONTO (AP) — Carter Hart made 27 saves, Joel Farabee scored 16 seconds after Montreal tied it, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their...
Alain Vigneault often has a dash of James Bond in him when he closes his news conferences.
“I’m going to have a martini,” Vigneault says, “and enjoy the win.”
TORONTO (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers played like a team making a run as the best in the East before the NHL shutdown.
With hockey back, the streaking Flyers just might get there. With one...
The sweetest sound of the NHL break for the Flyers didn’t come from the first bite of the skate blade into the ice or a horn that ended a long-overdue scrimmage. It was the ringing of a bell...
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbus’ John Tortorella, Philadelphia’s Alain Vigneault and Boston’s Bruce Cassidy were revealed Wednesday as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Hayes stepped behind the bar and prepared to make his first draft pick. The lager, the golden ale, the porter, wide varieties of delicious beers were lined up, but for...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The label has a nice ring to it around Philly: The first-place Flyers.
It's a tie, for now, in the Metropolitan Division and it's still March, but for a franchise that 15...
WASHINGTON (AP) — James van Riemsdyk broke his right hand blocking a shot Wednesday night in the Philadelphia Flyers' seventh straight victory, and he's expected to miss some time.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux scored twice and Carter Hart stopped 26 shots to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to their fifth straight win, 5-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers are suddenly more than a possible playoff team in the East. Carter Hart & Co. might be ready to make some noise once they get there.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Laughton scored two goals Saturday to lead the streaking Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
DETROIT (AP) — Brian Elliott made 16 saves for his 40th career shutout in the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-0 win over the sinking Detroit Red Wings on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Elliott and the Flyers defense stymied Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Elliott made 19 saves, Jakub Voracek and James van Riemsdyk scored, and...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After a lackluster home effort the last time out, Flyers coach Alain Vigneault shifted his top line and it paid huge dividends.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have shown the ability to play up to their competition.
Jakub Voracek scored in overtime and the Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Wednesday...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers just needed to get back on home ice to regain their winning stride.
Kevin Hayes scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period short-handed to lead...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia center Kevin Hayes and coach Alain Vigneault shared a smile during a morning meeting in anticipation of playing against their former team for the first time. They...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers had plenty of chances to put away Ottawa. It took Sean Couturier to complete the task.
Couturier scored the shootout winner and the Flyers beat...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Laughton responded to a jarring hit to his teammate in a big way.
Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers built on their strong November with another win to begin the new month.
Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Couturier shot things started for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Couturier and Scott Laughton each had a goal and an assist and Philadelphia beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-1...
When Kevin Hayes got off to a slow start with the Philadelphia Flyers, coach Alain Vigneault didn’t need to talk to him.
Assistants Mike Yeo and Michel Therrien took care of that. Because...
TORONTO (AP) — Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Farabee and Carter Hart showed why the Flyers' future could be bright. The present is pretty good, too.
Farabee, a 19-year-old rookie, scored one of four goals for...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Blame the Flyers' slow start on jet lag, bad hockey, or maybe Gritty just woke up on the wrong side of the cradle. Whatever the reason, the first few weeks of the season again...
PRAGUE (AP) — It was a successful home debut for Flyers coach Alain Vigneault — a long, long way from Philadelphia.
Travis Konecny had two goals and Vigneault won his first game with his new...
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning team that just flamed out in the first round of the playoffs is dotted with former New York Rangers who played in the 2014 Stanley Cup...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers hired Boston University's David Quinn as their new head coach Wednesday, the second college coach hired by an NHL team this month and third in the past four years.
Quinn replaces Alain Vigneault, who was fired hours after the Rangers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010. An introductory news conference was scheduled for Thursday.
Jim Nill could have picked anyone from an extensive list of experienced out-of-work NHL coaches to fill the Dallas Stars' vacancy.
Darryl Sutter has won the Stanley Cup twice, Dan Bylsma once, Alain Vigneault has made the Final twice and Dave Tippett is widely considered one of the best in hockey. Any of them could've been a nice fit, but the Stars general manger wanted to be comprehensive in his search.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — After firing coach Alain Vigneault, the New York Rangers have also dismissed two of his top assistants.
Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton said Monday that associate coach Scott Arniel and Darryl Williams were let go the previous day. Gorton said Lindy Ruff is still on staff and intends to speak with him before deciding on his future.
The New York Rangers fired coach Alain Vigneault hours after they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
General manager Jeff Gorton announced the firing Saturday night, a full day before the end of the NHL regular season but long after New York's playoff hopes were gone.
The Rangers will begin searching for his replacement immediately.
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers sent Brendan Smith to Hartford of the American Hockey League after the defenseman cleared waivers on Friday.
The move came one day after Smith — re-signed to a four-year, $17 million deal last June — was waived on his 29th birthday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The New York Rangers started fast Wednesday night and never slowed down.
Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast scored two goals apiece, including Kreider's first just 52 seconds into the game, and the Rangers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
NEW YORK RANGERS
LAST SEASON: 48-28-6, 102 points. Fourth in Metropolitan Division. Lost to Ottawa Senators in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Alain Vigneault (fifth season, 16th NHL season).
ADDED: D Kevin Shattenkirk, D Tony DeAngelo, C David Desharnais, G Ondrej Pavelec, C Lias Andersson, C Filip Chytil.
LOST: C Derek Stepan, C Oscar Lindberg, G Antti Raanta, D Dan Girardi, D Kevin Klein, RW Brandon Pirri, D Adam Clendening.