Wayne Simmonds

The Flyers need help. They missed the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, and their offseason wish list figures to include a productive winger and a top defenseman. In other words, they will try to add players similar to those they...

If veteran Danny Briere was playing his last home game in a Flyers uniform Thursday night, the hockey gods were smiling on him. Fittingly, Briere snapped a 19-game goal-scoring drought as the Flyers, finishing their home schedule in the lockout-...

The Sports Xchange Flyers 5, Bruins 2 Matt Read and Oliver Lauridsen scored goals seven seconds apart in the second period to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Scott Hartnell, Jakub Voracek...

Matt Read and Oliver Lauridsen scored goals seven seconds apart in the second period to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Scott Hartnell, Jakub Voracek and Simon Gagne also had goals for...

The Sports Xchange Flyers win for fourth time in five games PHILADELPHIA -- If the Philadelphia Flyers had played this well earlier in the month, they would be playing in May. Matt Read and Oliver Lauridsen scored goals seven seconds apart in the...

The Northeast Division is there for the Bruins' taking. They just refuse to grab hold of it. With the Canadiens losing to the New Jersey Devils last night, the B's had a chance to create some space between themselves and the Habs. Instead, they too lost...

The Boston Bruins are trying to regain a sense of normalcy following the bombings that rocked the city last week and a condensed season-ending schedule may help toward that end. The Bruins are facing four games in six days, starting Tuesday at the...

The Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes, underachieving teams that have tumbled out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, played a meaningless game Saturday night at PNC Arena. But don't tell that to Wayne Simmonds. The 24-year-old right winger scored...

Flyers 5, Hurricanes 3: Wayne Simmonds recorded his first career hat trick and provided insurance by setting up Matt Read's goal in the third period as visiting Philadelphia posted its 20th win in 24 outings (20-2-2) against Carolina. Read added a pair...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Wayne Simmonds produced his first hat trick and the Philadelphia Flyers, playing with a dose of intensity, zipped past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Saturday night at PNC Arena. Simmonds pushed his goal total to 15, notching his...

Simmonds' hat trick helps Flyers top Hurricanes RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Philadelphia Flyers still want to finish strong even though they won't be in the postseason. Wayne Simmonds gave an example of that Saturday night. Simmonds produced his first...

Wayne Simmonds has scored twice in the second period as the Flyers have taken a 3-2 lead. Justin Faulk had a second-period goal and Jeff Skinner scored in the first period for the Canes. Faulk's goal, at 7:19 of the second, tied the score 2-2 and came...