Blair Betts News

Ottawa Senators' Pascal Leclaire lets in a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jeff Carter has always been one to shoot first and answer questions about assists later.

Could history be in the making in the Atlantic Division? Since the NHL re-aligned its divisional format in 1998, no division has placed all five teams in the playoffs.

Flyers forward Blair Betts, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates Matt Carle, left, and Dan Carcillo during the second period of their 5-1 win over Ottawa.

The last time the Flyers faced the Ottawa Senators, the evil, uncontrollable side of Dan Carcillo reared its ugly head.

There is no denying that Friday night's win in Buffalo was a huge two points for the Flyers.

Daniel Carcillo and the rest of Philadelphia's third- and fourth-line players put up some big numbers against stingy Buffalo.

There are enough ex-Flyers in Los Angeles Kings management to complete a line in Hollywood Squares, so it's no surprise defenseman Randy Jones is heading west.

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.

It only took the Flyers about three minutes Saturday to achieve the team bonding they were trying to get from a recent three-day retreat in Florida.

Flyers rookie right winger David Laliberte got into the spirit of Halloween yesterday at the Wachovia Center.

David Laliberte's first NHL game was a memorable one, as the rookie tallied a goal and an assist in Philadelphia's 6-1 win over Carolina at Wachovia Center.Laliberte was recalled from the AHL on Friday to replace the injured Daniel Briere, and he registered his first career goal early in the first period before adding an assist in the ...

Randy Jones spent parts of five seasons with the Flyers, but was put on waivers after being sent down to the AHL.

Very quietly, Danny Briere has missed practice in each of the last three days since Wednesday.

The Flyers will have a different look at 1 p.m. Saturday, when they hit the ice against Rod Brind'Amour and the Carolina Hurricanes at the Wachovia Center.

Before the season began, many pundits and hockey publications predicted the Flyers would be drinking from Lord Stanley's Cup come June, putting an end to the 35-year drought.

Surgery has been recommended to Simon Gagne by the Flyers to repair his two hernias but the left wing has decided to seek a second opinion first.

Flyers left wing Simon Gagne's bid to play in his third Olympic Games could be in serious jeopardy.

Sometimes it's the guys off center stage who make the difference. Front-liner Claude Giroux's shootout heroics decided the game, but it was the hard work of grinders Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Darroll Powe and Arron Asham that proved key for the Flyers on Thursday night.

Faceoff: 4 p.m. today at Wachovia Center. TV: Versus . Radio: 98.5. Head to head: The Sharks had a rare back-to-back, home-and-away series against the Flyers a year ago, taking a 5-4 overtime victory at HP Pavilion and a 7-6 shootout win at the Wachovia Center.