but here's the bottom line six goals in six games, one was an empty netter, and claude giroux he had as many points as capitals goalie, how much issue that your captain comes up small, in this game. >> in the only giroux, simmonds, voracek but giroux is supposed to set the tone. through can see, all of the bad numbers. >> brutal. >> the flyers were out classed, jeff. they were. they really had in business. they are not the same team as washington which to me, one thing that you see here is illustrated is they have to get some forwards, that can score. they have to get a second line that can score to put pressure on the team. washington does that. they come in droves. the only reason that they didn't really weep the series because neuvirth got in there. >> this was tough to watch on offense. one for 24 on the the power play. claude giroux only one point but he insist he is in the hurt. >> again, it is not good enough. it is pretty frustrated with myself. i got to find a way. it doesn't matter how it is, we have to find a way. >> those guys were leaders and they played extremely hard th

so does claude giroux need to step up? is this a captain's game?> yeah, claude giroux has to be more involved, wayne simmondays has to be more involved and nobody thought this team would be where they're at now. because they're here, because of the contributions of the people outside that number one line. here is the day when you need the big boys to step up. >> before we let you go, coatesy, you'll call all of the game on 97.5, give us a prediction for game six? >> i'll say it will go down to the wire. probably an overtime game. the flyers will prevail and we'll head back. >> coatesy predicting a game seven and overtime on nbc 10. thanks, coats y. >> thank you. >> let's hear from the flyers, they know they have to play better in game six. >> face a lot of shots, keeps me in the game. i enjoyed it. guys did a good job in front of me. >> we did the best we could in front of him. trying to eliminate the high quality chances. they were shooting pucks from everywhere. impressive. >> we're used to that from him. he had a couple games this year where he

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. >> leading scorers wayne simmonds and claude giroux during regular season zero goals combine. >> wow. >> in the playoffs. that says a lot here. the lights go out on the flyers season because they failed to light the lamp. where is the scoring? the flyers, with the fewest goals out of any playoff team and they are a brutal one for 24 on the power play, in this series against the capitals. flyers hosting game 56 begins washington today, kate smith typically a good luck charm, dave hakstol says he hopes ed snider would be proud of this effort. end of the first three, we pick it up, michael neuvirth killed the caps power play. he saves 103 out of the 105 shots that he saved in this series. but look, he is not super man. second period, nicholas backstorm, um-hmm, beats neuvirth. first goal he has allowed in 106 minutes. flyers down one to nothing. the scoring issues continues today. they had a two minute, five on three power play, nothing. wayne simmonds wants to bang his head against the wall, flyers only six goals in six games, zero today, final seconds, one last shot, nothing. flyers s

. >> here's claude giroux speaking of the captain on bouncing back at home in game three. >> it is a lot of people that like to come play in philly for playoffs. we have to take that as an advantage for us, and i think it would be good to have that first goal tomorrow and go from there. >> going home help this team? >> hundred percent, always easier to play home. the crowd will be pumped up. we are very excited about this. >> the series is never over until we go home. we will try to take the next few games and we are great confidence in each other. >> well, the flyers will save this series, they need steve mason to stand on his head in game three. he has played well especially in game one. but that was overshadowed about what happened in game two, one of the worst mistakes you will ever see. >> killer. >> bloop are real all time. worse goal you have ever seen. >> right up there. >> hextall scoring against a goalie would be the worst goal i have ever seen but look at that. >> they were more than a hundred feet away. unbelievable. hopefully he can bounce back from this. the flyers are

that something wasn't quite right with claude giroux. he's a better player than this. >> you're saying an injury. >> that's all i can suspect. again, it's just. >> in the playoffs, isn't everyone injured? it comes, outcomes the injury report and it's like every single player is. >> and he played, you know, to his credit. he really wasn't that good, vorachek was -- wayne smomdz kind of disappeared. they didn't have enough inspected dare scoring. if you shut down the first line they're cooked. >> schenn was most physical player in this game and he didn't do anything. >> he didn't. >> all of those guys. >> nobody scored but schenn had a very good series because he was an agetator. he was one of the guys i thought can hold his head high. >> when it comes to the power play. seems like they did miss sean couturier. >> they missed sean couturier more as an all around guy, as a second line guy, as the guy who can be a shut down defensive guy. one of the other things i thought happened early in the series looked like schenn gotisbehere was kind o

and they are dedicating the game to the late owner, ed snider, claude giroux says they have to keep emotions in check. they will wear the initials of ed snider and a moment of silence before the game. and wayne simmons the forward says ed would love nothing more than to win another cup. the flyers have a tough shot, this is the best team they are facing in the washington capitals. >> every year i don't think anyone gave us a chance to make the playoffs and we are here and i am confident in this room. i know the guys on this team will go to battle. we are confident within ourselves. >> everyone's record is 0-0, we are all on an even playing field and we'll go out and play our hockey. the flyers have defied all sorts of odds, since they made the mayoff run they have been one of the best teams in hockey. and watch for captain cloud giroux and former captain, mike richards. playoff hockey is back for the flyers. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> thank you jeff. >>> to baseball, phillies pitcher daniel stump is busted, hit with an 80 game suspension for testing positive for an anabolic st

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claude giroux and simmons get the night off. and shayne gostisbehere the record 17th by a rookie.he flyers win 5-2. and game one thursday night at 7:00 in d.c. >>> sixers owner josh harris and sam hinkie would not agree on how to take the team from tanking to winning, so sam stepped aside and in comes bryan colangelo today. he is the new president of basketball operations. harris says it was his decision to hire colangelo, and his father, hall of famer jerry colangelo had nothing to do with it. in fact, jerry stepped down today to only be an advisor now. now bryan says he would like to keep brown as coach as he tries to turn the sixers into a contender. >> there was about bringing in, giving us all the -- the philadelphia 76ers, the franchise, the best possible chance to win a championship. you know when we looked around, we said look, we need to add things to the organization that aren't in place. so we need to build a basketball culture. >> we are at a jumping off point now where the organization is poised to

. >> leading scorers wayne simmonds and claude giroux during regular season zero goals combine. >> wow. >> in the playoffs. that says a lot here. the lights go out on the flyers season because they failed to light the lamp. where is the scoring? the flyers, with the fewest goals out of any playoff team and they are a brutal one for 24 on the power play, in this series against the capitals. flyers hosting game 56 begins washington today, kate smith typically a good luc

early in the first shane gostisbehere buried a one timer from claude giroux, the flyers first power playoal of the series. one to nothing. second period, andrew mcdonald scores. the flyers live to play another day, friday to be exact in washington that is when game five will take place. flyers win tonight two-one to remain alive. >>> eagles make news today as well, check out this trade they pulled off with the browns. the eagles get the second overall pick, and a fourth rounder, next year from cleveland, and in exchange the eagles give up five picks in all, this years first, third and fourth round directions, also a first round pick next year and a second rounder, in 2018. thinks all about drafting a quarterback. late in sports we will show you two qb's they are targeting. also do we need to point out they say sam bradford is still the starter as of right now. >> all right. >> but he is hot. >> he is not happy. >> hillary clinton campaigned in philadelphia tonight, and touted her personal pennsylvania connections. the clinton told a crowd have of supporters tonight at the fillmore theate

he said claude giroux played hard but what about the season looking back?i think we showed a lot of growth. but like i said i'm not going to throw rose petals out here because we made the playoffs and government beat out on the first round. we're the flyers. we have -- we have high expectations and we expect to be better next year. >> you better be. phillies lot of pitcher charlie more top likely for the season when he suffered as a torn hamstring in their game last saturday he suffered the injury while running out a bunt. >> pitchers they're like punters they're not athletes. >> let's get back to the cheesesteaks. i don't like the whiz either. what is cheese whiz any way. >> it's a philadelphia think thing. it's a joke. >> it masks the meat. >> it's sloppy. it's soft. >> exactly. >> give me provolone or american. >> i'm with you on that. >> i do like provolone. >> sharp. >> i'm going sharp on that one, too. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00. inside is up next. and out comes... papa john??? of the bullpen. it looks like he's taking this official pizza thi

team captain claude giroux says the team has a better attitude after a poor performance earlier in the week. >> it's pretty embarrassing to finish a game like game three. it was really frustrating, but this morning we had a lot of meetings. we talked how we want to look as a team, and us frfrustration wa one of them. >> reporter: coming up in the next half hour, you'll hear from fans about what they think is behind last night's win. reporting live in south philadelphia, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >> if you can't make it to the memorial, you can watch it here on nbc 10. we will be airing the ed snyder service this afternoon at 1:00. >>> 5:34. happening today, pennsylvania governor some wolf will hold a bipartisan round table discussion about the state's opioid crisis. the governor will be joined by other elected officials, law enforcement, and health professionals at redding hospital in west redding. later this morning, they'll talk about efforts to fight heroin addiction. and we are digging deep into this issue. don't miss our nbc 10 digital exclusive "generation addicted." it's online

the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challenge. for nbc 10, marshall harris, comcast sports net. >> about that challenge, stopping alex ovechkin, that's not easy. he had ha hat trick over the blues. he's tops in the nhl. >>> to baseball now, vince ha valasquez had a strong start, nine in six innings. could the offense help him out? not much on a cold night in the big apple. opposite wade jack, his second of the season, that's the only run of the game. phillies get the first win 1-0. >>> a rough day at the masters yesterday, five players had rounds under par. it was a windy day on the course. 16th hole, smiley kauffman in the first masters. yes, his name is smiley and he's wearing funky green pants but just off the green, gets the birdie. only player to break 70 in the third round. 69 for him. jordan spieth, three-shot lead, but the three-putt on that hole, 73 for the day. he's three under, one shot ahead. that's your look at sports. >>> boxer manny pacquiao is retiring or that's what he said moments after winning his latest fight.

. >>> claude giroux calls it the a wake up call. flyers captain is not the kidding himself.e knows flyers are on borrowed time f they going to win game six at home with the capitals they have to play much better, then they did in game number five. flyers goalie michael neuvirth, monk only a few guys on the the ice today, he played a franchise record 44 saves and a shut out last night, neuvirth trying to stay sharp for game six. offense needs to help him out two after a franchise low 11 shots on goal tomorrow night. the flyers believe they can make history. >> you know, i expect washington is going to be more in my face tomorrow. but i think we will be ready. >> we're going to be happy. so, it is going to be a tight amy game,. >> after we were with mr. snider the other day, we really wanted to go to washington and, bring this within back to philadelphia. we have to get physically prepared for tomorrow. and we know we will be in a dog food. >>> carson wentz whom eagles are expect to draft second overall on thursday is not expected to play right away. instead, wentz will sit an

look, the way they have been playing even captain claude giroux was wondering whether or not they wered enough to make the playoffs and they played that way today. villanova's parade jay wright said that the championship parade was just the beginning. for our professional sports teams. maybe jay was right. because just hours later the flyers, fighting for the playoffs, clinch. >> let's go flyers. let's go flyers. >> how about nova, their good luck charm, chance at flyers/penguins game. they need a win to get in. in the first trying to save the season steve mason keeps it one to nothing. seconds later final minute of the first jake voracek to wayne simmonds. ties it up at one. it stays that way until four to go in the second. shane gostisbehere shoots, off simmonds and in. his career high 32nd of the season. final minute of the third. they put it away, empty netter. flyers win three-one. they clinch the final playoff spot in hocke

as claude giroux says they have to get in holtby's face tonight in game three, the puck drops at 7 o'clockwe're live at the wells fargo center, jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." jamie. >> thanks jeff. >>> the nfl draft now 10 days away and so the eagles under new leadership the pressure is on. of course the rams move up to number one. reports are they want jared govern. so is carson went the guy they want. gov and went similar. >> they're very close. similar characteristics as quarterbacks, good height, good size, good arm strength, mobility. they're very similar, smart intelligent guys that obviously are going to play i feel like going to play a long time in the national football league. >> this draft is going to be fascinating. there's so many things they can do. quarterback. >> quarterback. offensive lineman. >> be nice. >> well, what they need. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ the tthan the bottom have mo100 million americans.nt how does that happen? well, they use lobbyists to get special tax breaks. my plan -- close the tax looph

one for 24, and wayne simmonds their leading scorer, in the regular season, along with captain claude giroux combined for zero goals. g only one point. that is as many as capitals goalie had in this series. we will have much more to talk about later tonight. >>> who says it is phillies team that wouldn't be competitive. all of the phillies need to do is win today and it would be first time in two years they have had a winning record this late into the season. phillies go for sweep in milwaukee. miguel franco, third inning, seven hits, eight runs batted in this weekend. fill boys take a four-two lead. but then in the sixth inning milwaukee brewing up trouble. off of ryan howard's glove, two runs scores. brewers take the lead. eickoff allows seven runs. it does than the get out of the inning. in comes hector, out it goes. milwaukee bats around scoring six runs. phillies lose eight-five. >>> well, say what you want about carson wentz, he comes from a small school, hasn't faced anybody but the kid has fire. he was so mad when he broke his wrist this season wentz then broke his cell phone. hopefu

flyers captain claude giroux talk about this and really getting over that last loss to the penguins. >> i don't think in pittsburgh we played our game. so we will in the compare our game to when we play in pittsburgh because that is not the team we want to be or how we want to play. we need to look back at what we have to do and go back to how we were playing. >> on to baseball now phillies abe red in about 35 minutes in cincinnati. go check out 22-year old aaron nola, right-hander made his big league debut last summer. he could be ace of the future. highlight tonight at 11:00. >>> you have to be the cause to be the boss. you think wildcats are chill since they won a national title. media availability today. their center city parade was on friday but right now they are still answering questions about that epic run and jay wright received a very special phone call. >> president obama was cool, as usual, very, he talked about the game and it was the best college, ncaa final ever. he talk about chris jenkins he said tell chris jenkins he was really cool and he invited us to the white ho

claude giroux says he's confident they can turn things around. >> after we win game four we'll be ableto get momentum and go from there. >> the flyers will be without pierre edward bellmawr for game four. he was suspended for this hit on orlov. some flyers fans threw bracelets on to the ice. officials penalized the flyers and ed snider's daughter tweeted that her dad would have called it a disgrace. the flyers released a statement that read in part, a number of individuals behave had in an unacceptable manner when d displeasure is expressed in a way that embarrasses or endangers others, it cannot be condoned or tolerated. if you don't happen to have tickets to the game, you can join with other fans at the official game watch party at xfinity live. they'll be showing the game on their 32-foot screen. that's tonight. >>> later today, pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane is scheduled to appear in court in her grand jury leak case. kane wants a judge to look at whether prosecutors leaked fbi recordings in her criminal case to a newspaper. her lawyers say that only three parties had

but claude giroux is confident his team can turn it around. >> after we win game four we'll be able tomomentum and go from there. >> the flyers will be without a player for game four. the league suspended him for this hit on the caps orlof. the official penalized the flyers after fans threw bracelets on the ice. the flyers released a statement that read in part, a number of individuals behalfed in an unacceptable manner. when displeasure is expressed in a way that embarrasses or endangers others, it cannot be condone or tolerated. if you don't happen to have tickets for the game, join other fans at the official game watch party at xfinity live. they'll be showing the game on their 32-foot big screen. not going to miss a play. >>> can the orange and black stay alive or is it to too late? tweet us your predictions for tonight's do or die game four. we'll tweet you right back. a few months ago, a lot of people doubted the flyers would even make the playoffs. live in the digital operations center, vai sikahema, nbc 10. >> thanks, vai. 4:45 right now. >>> you'll see a bunch of these donkeys

. >>> the way the flyers are played lately even captain claude giroux was wondering if they were good enough to make the playoffs but thanks to detroit and boston losing today, all of the flyers had to do was win, and they were in. flyers owner ed snyder not able to be there for the game against penguins so lauren h art face timed him as she sang god bless america. final in the first, down one wayne simmonds ties it at one. four to go in the second shane gostisbehere shoots and his second of the game. flyers win three -one. they clinch a final playoff spot, all aboard the wayne train, next stop, washington for the first round of the playoffs. >> it is a win and a playoff birth, for mr. snyder, and for the unbelievable fans of the philadelphia flyers and that is one of the first things that came to my mind. >> it is a sense of relief right now i think for everybody in this locker room. well deserved good feeling right now. we worked hard to get to this point. >> it is good to be moving on to the second season. it feels unbelievable. >> ville know of players at the game today. villanova

hextall won't commit to a goalie, claude giroux still confident. >> you know, we got to win game four after we win game four, you know, we'll be able to get momentum and kind of go from there. >> after we win game four. pretty confident. they're going to be without pierre belmar suspended one game for that hit. he said he called to apoll swriz. >> i got to reach through to him to apologize and let him know in the playoffs i did not intend to hurt him. >> after that hit and the brawl, flyer fans threw bracelets on the ice. the flyers got a penalty for it and ed snider's daughter, serena, tweeted today that her dad would have called it a disgrace. and the flyers released a statement that reads in part, "a number of individuals behaved in an unacceptable manner. when displeasure is expressed in a way that embarrasses or endangers others it cannot be condoned or tolerated." >>> eagles beginning minicamp, fletcher cox a no show. sam bradford is the starting quarterback. reports say the eagles are trying to trade up with the browns and get that second pick to get a top rookie quarterback. b

are minutes away from game five in d.c., how can flyers keep their momentum going, the captain claude giroux will tell us. >>> plus mr. monday night football john gruden weighs in on the eagles quarterback situation why chucky says the bird have got it all wrong. that is later in sports. >>> tonight on "eyewitness news" vittoria woodill takes you to a place where imaginations run wild in the tree tops. coming up at 11:00 a sky-high playground. "eyewitness news" at 6:00 will be right back. if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. fill your family of four up, with eight pieces of delicious original recipe chicken and sides. it's a meal that's freshly prepared every day. court adjourned! colonel quality, guaranteed. 5 white men brutally attack an african-american. using racial slurs. and beating the victim unconscious. the entire incident caught on tape. but distric

. >>> stay with us ahead in sports you'll hear from captain claude giroux and gm ron hextall. >>> bruce springsteen honors prince and there's a local tribute in philadelphia. >>> brand new video an apartment buildings -- an apartment building becomes an towering inferno. >>> look at this, people scramble at a soccer mete. >> reporter: temperatures drop into the 30s and 40s, by monday we're back in the 80s. details the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast up next. knew knew >>> the ben franklin bridge, lit up in purple this weekend in memory of prince. the delaware port authority said it is a way to memorialize the singer's talent. look for the purpose light again tonight. ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain purple rain >>> i love that song don't you, that is of course, the boss, bruce springsteen paying tribute to prince. we'll have more in the next half-hour on the passing of prince and a special tribute on saturday night live. >>> this is new video of a gust of wind whipping tents around at a children's sock mete. boys and girls and their parents avoided getting severely hurt by the out o

claude giroux is excited about this game circled on the calendar.y are coming off a loss and condition afford another. >> we are regrouping and we lost one game so -- >> we are doing one job and it's a good test to see how we do against detroit here. >> steve mason starting his 15 out of 16 games, aaron nola making his debut and finally it's masters time. check this out from the par 3 challenge. ricky fowler on the tee, his partner just hit a hole in one. so what does fowler do? >> the reaction -- >> yes fowler does the same and the crowd goes crazy celebrating, back to back holes in one, i would say that is a good omen with the masters coming up. >>> i'll have more coming up including what the president said to jay wright on the phone. >> we'll take a break and more "action news" after this. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest

and claude giroux knows that ed will cheer them on starting tonight in washington on game one. check out the patch the flyers will where on their left shoulder tonight and throughout the run, ems stands for edward malcolm snider. this serieses will be tough for the flyers, looking to win their first playoff serieses in four years. washington has the most wins and most points in the league. >> best team in the league rightfully so we have to play our hockey and be patient and see how it goes. >> they are the best team for a reason and we'll stick to our game plan and have fun doing it. >> we'll play the way the philadelphia flyers play and we'll try and do that from the drop the puck and it will probably be a hostile and great environment. >> yes, it will here in washington. the washington and flyers split their games and they were all decided by one goal. it will be a close one. flyers and capitals game one tonight at 7:00. we are live in washington, jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news." >> we are hoping for the best thank you. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffi

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. >>> his passion, not just for hockey, but for the city, that is how claude giroux will remember ed snider, he was memorialized at the wells fargo center today. the team and fans and his family were on hand. bobby clark summed up what many are feeling. >> even though we knew mr. snider was passing, and had time to prepare ourselves, it really hurt. and it's going to hurt for a long time. when i pass and we all pass we don't know where we are going but for me, i really hope that when i get there i get another chance to play one more game in the orange and black under mr. snider's philadelphia flyers. >> to football now, the eagles first mini camp is cleat and the buzz is the move up to number two in next week's nfl draft it is to draft a quarterback and we know how important that position is. >> this is coming from a wide receiver, you got to have defense and a quarterback. you know what i'm saying and then have you to protect that guy. that is what it is, that is what they are trying to do. we have to trust we go there and play football. >>> the phillies have the night off and then

braden schenn will join claude giroux and the flyers are looking to avoid being swept for the first time in years. steve mason will be benched in game four. and he started only one game over the last month and he has not started a playoff game in five years when was playing for the capitals team he is facing tonight and he will try to save the season. >> i feel pretty good about my game and you know i'm going to play with confidence. and you know i have been practicing well and i'm going to be ready. >> for a while this season he got us big wins and tonight is a big win. it's good. he is excited to be back playing for us. i mean it doesn't change our game plan. >> only one team this year, the flyers overcome a 3-0 playoff hole. game four is tonight at the wells fargo center. thank you jeff. >>> phils taking on the mets, getting back to the eagles, if we get a quarterback that is a pro bowler for the next ten years it's a great move -- if not -- >>> meanwhile rival construction companies got into a brawl in china, they did not use fists but used bull doeds -- dozers. it started with an ar

flyers top line with claude giroux was invisible. not that good if you're going to win a series.to steal another game for the flyers. washington has a 5-1-3 power play in the first period and neuvirth stops him cold. the washington caps couldn't score. neuvirth stopped 28 of 29 shots. the flyers are on and holtby does the same thing, the flyers don't score on a couple of opportunities and the only goal in the game niklas backstrom. you see him there. nine minutes into the second period, 1-0. and that stood up. flyers had opportunities as wayne simmonds know. even though these teams don't like each other. look what they do. this is what hockey is. i can't stand you but i'm going to shake your hand. someone has to identify what was wrong with the power play. as the flyers lost 1-0. >> they're best team, well-rounded. very good. they got it figured out. they shut us down a little bit per se. you can't base it on that. we could have done a lot different. >> we battled hard. lost two months of the year. start playing. the way we want to. we're in the process. give everything we had. o

. >> of course, current players devastated by this news, including the captain, claude giroux. >> i thinkment from him, right. >> he is a passionate guy. he cares about his flyers, like no other owner in the league and the thing he toss for his players and for his staff, it is pretty great. he really makes us feel like a family here good family, word is repeated over and over again. can you imagine a emotion when flyers are in the playoffs against the capitols. there is a i game thursday in d.c., saturday in d.c. but a week from tonight at wells fargo center, that will be quite a moment before the playoffs. >> even at the family statement they released about ed's death, he gave last ounce of his energy and strength to live through this hockey season but now the flyers, they must win, without him. >> and saturday they got the in the playoffs and we lost him, yesterday. >> they also said too that the ed snyder youth hockey foundation they pledge to continue to dot the great work they have been doing, in the community here. i'm getting, my child was in this youth hockey foundation. it is som

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they have a better record without claude giroux their captain then they do without contact tore use sohat is a big, big loss. >>> we have real good news and that is vince velasquez what a young arm he has. >> sixteen strike outs. this is last one here. okay, in the yet. what a performance. my goodness good they are five-five. >> they are 500, padres stink but phillies were supposed to stink. >> right. >> you know what i like about them, their pharmacist tells these young kid are good. >> he is like 23 years old. they played ten games. nine quality starts. in fact, quality would not be the word, they are even better than quality. they had one bad performance from the starting pitching. that is it, out of ten games. >> who was pitcher yesterday got suspended for performance enhancing drugs. >> he was a minor leaguer he is not up to the big club yet. >> yes, you you know, paid no attention to the ped stuff. you need a score card, too much, i don't bother. eagles schedule came out and i'm telling you, it is pretty good schedule. >> the browns at home we should beat them up in the opening g

the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challengeomcast sports net. >> about that challenge, beating the capitals means stopping alex ovechkin. last night, he had a hat trick over the blues. third and final goal, the 50th of the season, which is tops in the nhl. he had two goals in four games against the flyers this season. the team split their four meetings. >>> baseball now, vince valasquez made his start. he was part of the trade that sent giles to houston. he had a strong start, striking out five and a third. could the offense help him out? not much offense on a cold night in the big apple. ryan howard, though, living the hard knock life. opposite wade jack, second of the season, only run of the game. phillies get their first win 1-0. >>> a rough day at the masters yesterday. only five players had rounds under par. it was a windy day on the course. 16th hole though, smiley kauffman in his first masters. yes, his name is smiley and yes, he's wearing funky green pants. but just off the green, gets the birdie, only player to break 7

flyers got a chance to rest their beg name stars including steve mason, captain claude giroux, despiteplaying with their guys they managed to beat insuring five-two. team off until thursday when they play washington capitols, in the first run of the playoffs. washington finish the year with the best record in the league but flyers and capitols split regular season series, each way, two games. >>> sean just said this phillies comes home on mini winning streak. they beat mets saturday and sunday after losing first four games of the the season. aaron nola on the mound today. they will play padres at 3:00 this afternoon, hopefully in front of the sold out crowd. >> 5:40. the first born are achievers, middle child always feels neglected, it is kind of belief their child's personality can be linked to the birth order. now surprising research showing it can also influence their well-being. >>> and, and, it may seem warmer but, you know, 42 degrees to start is a little chilly. >> anticipating freezing weather in april. are you kidding me. curve ball people participating in the philly love half

had a chance to rest some of their big stars yesterday, including goalie steve mason, captain claude girouxnot having those guys flyered still beat new york five-two. team is off until thursday when they plan or they play washington capitols in the first round of the playoffs. they plan to win, we hope. washington finish the year with the best record in the year but flyers/capitals split regular season series each winning two games. >>> the phillies coming home today on a mini winning streak as we call it that. they beat mets saturday and sunday after losing their first four games of the season. aaron nola on the mound for phillies to day playing padres at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. it is the home opener. >> wow. >> and okay, we always hear about birth order. can it predict your future health? find out what older siblings may be more susceptible too compared to their younger brothers and sisters. katie mcginty knowshool, get the routine. by. her dad was a philly cop. mom worked in a restaurant. then, hard work opened doors. now it's not quite enough. but mcginty's working to change that,

. >> listen to what claude giroux said about the playoffs this season. >> i'm glad we were able to makes for him and know the whole year we were playing for him and that will in the change for the playoffs best thing we can do is play as hard as we can and it will not be easy against a good team but we know he will be watching and he will be cheering us on. >> that is absolutely for sure, right. >> really it is a big, big loss to the city. >> big loss. >> we will all continue to talk about this for the rest of the morning. big daddy, thanks for coming in. >> you got it. >>> still ahead a local park overflowing with cats, a tracking straight, what volunteers say they are doing to get this situation under control. make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she came from a working-class family. she was ninth of 10 kids. she gets it. she'll fight for equal pay for equal work. katie mcginty will protect social security and medicare. that's why president obama and vice president biden support her, too. she'll make a heck of a senator. dscc is respo

the captain claude giroux told me facing adversity down the stretch has them ready for that challenger nbc 10, marshall harris, comcast sports net. >> about that challenge, beating the capitals means stopping alex ovechkin. that is not easy. last night, he had a hat trick over the blues. third and final goal, the 50th of the season, which is tops in the nhl. he had two goals in four games against the flyers this season. the team split their four meetings. >>> baseball now, vince valasquez made his start. he was part of the trade that sent giles to houston. he had a strong start, striking out the side in the third. could the offense help him out? not much offense on a cold night in the big apple. ryan howard, though, living the hard knock life. opposite wade jack, second of the season, only run of the game. phillies get their first win 1-0. >>> a rough day at the masters yesterday. only five players had rounds under par. six players shot in the 80s. it was a windy day on the course. 16th hole though, smiley kauffman in his first masters. yes, his name is smiley and yes, he's wearing fu

dropping their first two games on the road, the flyers return to home ice tonight, why captain claude giroux thinks big in philadelphia will keep their playoff hopes alive. >> i hope so. you all chose the best tool for the job. wouldn't it make sense to make the same choice, when it comes to your truck? (all) absolutely. this is the 2016 chevy silverado. nice. a good-looking pick-up. incredible. i love it. find your tag and get a total value of $9,000 on this silverado double cab all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> good morning, i'm sean bell. they say a series never starts until a team gets a win on the road, and capitols beat the flyers tonight, this one is officially, over. the flyers have, to deeven if home ice and remain in philly and give them a little bit of hope. >> we're back at home. a lot of success here in front of our fans. i don't think people like to come play in philly for the playoffs. we have a great advantage. it would be great to have that first goal tomorrow and then go from there. >> to the phillies, a little bit of grit against nationals. extra inn

flyers got a chance to rest their big stars yesterday, including goalie steve mason and captain claude giroux. despite noting having these guys the flyers managed to beat new york five -two. now they will get a break until thursday when they will play washington capitols in the the first round of the playoffs. >>> first villanova, new flyers. >>> still ahead are you looking to find out if your partner is cheating on tinder. the seed a new web site will charge to you let you search through some dating profiles. >> reporter: police in west conshohocken are investigating a suspicious death, we will tell what you we know coming up, lauren. >>> thanks very much. today is the day baseball returns to philadelphia, how crews are preparing citizens bank park for opening day. good day everybody it is monday, april 11th, 2016. chris murphy has the morning off. >>> sue serio. >> is he going to the game. >> no, he is not going to the game but if anybody is going look at all of the green on the radar. >> listen, you have to be suspicious of anybody off because a lot have people play hooky or just take the

. >> claude giroux was very serious. >>> many fans are saying team exceeded expectation this is season. maybe playoffs, but they hung in there against the caps. >> as you said, pretty good team they went from three games to in to a six game series, battled the team with the best regular season record. >> it is what it is. we didn't even expect to get to game six. god blessed ed snider, go flyers, still the best. >> we came up short but we played tough. we made it a series. we could have got swept. we had a good series. >> we had so many good chances, and just didn't get that goal. you know, looking forward to next year and hopefully, you know, we will be back here again at the wells fargo center, looking for a stanley cup playoffs next year. >> we played with a lot of heart, inn telling grit, we didn't go out like cowards. keep in mind capitals are the best team in the nhl. >> fans say ed snider, flyers founder who passed away earlier this month, would have been proud of that team. >>> you know, dave hakstol who was a rookie coach, he coached college ranks, first year in the nhl, to sa

. >> that was flyers captain claude giroux sending a video to chairman ed snider after they clinchedsaturday. you're looking the aa picture of ed snider and the players taken in december. they say ed snider will be their inspiration during the postseason. >> he's the philadelphia flyers. he started the whole thing. he'll always be the guy that brought that to the city. he's a really good man. >> we will be playing with heavy hearts, you know, we'll do everything we possibly can obviously to be successful in the playoffs. because that's what mr. snider does would want. >> download the nbc 10 app or if you have it, you'll get photos and tributes there. ed snider from his family members, athletes and fans. you can also learn about snider's life and legacy with the flyers and his work with young hockey players. >>> mayor jim kenney will announce adam thiel will take over the city's fire department today. thiel was virginia's deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security. prior to that he served as the fire chief for alexandria, virginia. thiel will replace commissioner derrick

they're trying to get claude giroux in. jake voracek to the second line.need to change things up to get a spark to stay alive in the series against the best team in the nhl, the capitals. i'm john clark live at the wells fargo center. we'll see you again at 6:20. >>> big night, john. coming up next at 6:00, stopping the zika virus from ever reaching the jersey shore. >>> this is a way that we'll find out if the virus has, in fact, gotten into those mosquitoes. >>> up next, a firsthand look at the efforts under way to keep the jersey shore safe this summer. >>> plus -- >> you can always have a balance between the individual's rights and public safety. >> questions answered after the shooting of a philadelphia police officer. why was the accused shooter released just days earlier on another charge? nbc 10 asks the d.a. about the events that allowed the suspect back out on the street. modres: the cost of living the pay stays the same. i have to work extra hours just to make ends meet. it's a big struggle. one person that really gets this is katie mcginty. she

flyers captain claude giroux sees the issues. >> i think we try to do too much we get into too much troublend in the past we have been doing that, we will stick with the game plan, we don't have to do anything special but just be able to win some puck battles, bring it to the net and try to grind it out a little bit. >> on top of the game at hand we unfortunately have to ask the question how will flyers fans behave in game number three. hundreds through their light up bracelets on the ice. i was at ice level. i was nearly hit by them. the flyers, as we can imagine will in the give out bracelets for game number four. that, of course, an unfortunately ugly moment for fan base but as far as the game goes, they have to score goals, they have two through three games, basically pathetic. they have to look for a possible goalie change it could be michael neuvirth in for steve may sun we will find out later on, good game, they need one, tough start. >> we have to be positive and think forward. >> let's be positive. >> i like that outlook. >> thanks, pat. >>> jet blue is making it easier to take a n

captain claude giroux since this series will be a long one. >> games we have played against each other, you know, it was hard games. the reason why they are one of the best teams in the league is they find ways to put the puck in the net. so it will be tight, there won't ab lot of room out there but we will fight. >> public memorial to honor flyers chairman ed snider is set for next thursday, april 21st, doors to the wells fargo center will be opening up at 11:30, free to the public, it will be a chance for fans to celebrate the man who helped shape philadelphia sports. >>> sixers playing their last game of the season on the road in chicago and for players it is one more chance to show the new man in charge brian colangelo what they can a actually do. kobe bryant is playing in his last nba game tonight, lower merion grad leaves behind a brill yacht career with the lakers. he will finish third in nba history in points, as you might imagine, the staples center is sold out for the game, and, fans are expecting a fantastic send off. >> i would imagine, yes. >> something big will happen ton

captain claude giroux says that is okay with him. >> i know people don't give us a shot of winning.just want to play as a team. we have to play for each other. >> squeeze one out tonight flyers would then play six sunday night, back here in philadelphia a. if you squeeze that one out, then the capitals start thinking. game seven. >> that is true. >> they can still do it. i still believe. >> we have to get back to serious news because it business to begin killed in the high school bathroom that young lady 16 years old, so, the kids faculty is back there a vigil business to begin we will take you there. why should we trust a harrisburg politician like steve santarsiero who will say anything to win an election? after claiming credit for passing universal background checks for all gun purchases, "santarsiero admitted in an interview that he didn't write pennsylvania's gun safety law." his campaign brags about his accomplishments, but "in fact, he has failed in 54 attempts to get any legislation on the books." we just cant trust steve santarsiero. i'm shaughnessy naughton, and i approve

claude or wayne. >> it has to be your best player. you have to have your best player. right now giroux has looked, you know, outside of the shadow. wayne has to get more in front of the net. jake voracek has to look more like jake voracek other than jake from state farm. >> yes. >> you never know. >> yes. >> well, he is a the guy. we will watch too much tv then. >> yes. it is funny brian, cool. >> do you have a iphone good i do. >> new one comes out. >> here's the thing, it will be made of all glass. so, no metal? does this make any sense. we will talk to lauren up in new york bit. >> i'm always dropping mine it cannot be good. >> you need padding around this one. >> jen, what are you doing. >> can we drop the sign, sign is no good. this is what is good, dan's here, we call it money man dan. we are getting your tax day questions. and he has got to make it the rain over here. the question and advice that is press the gi. come on back. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as... much as if it were a man- male this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but t