Philadelphia Flyers Hockey – Flyers snap 5-game skid – Herald Tribune

Brian Boucher, taking over No. 1 goalie duties from injured Ray Emery, made 22 saves for the Flyers, who broke The Flyers, who lost five straight and eight of nine, recalled goalie Johan Backlund from the Adirondack Phantoms, but will rely Learn more

AP Photo/Matt Slocum Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, right, looks down in the final seconds of a loss to the Washington Capitals. OK, so it wasn’t John Stevens’ fault. The Philadelphia Flyers , on a 1-6 skid after Thursday’s Learn more

MONTREAL – John Stevens, fired as the Flyers‘ coach Friday after his underachieving team had fallen to 10th in the Slumping goalie Ray Emery has “nagging” injuries, but he could have played last night, said Laviolette, who instead started Brian Learn more

New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo can’t get the puck past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher. PHILADELPHIA – The ailing Philadelphia Flyers found the perfect remedy for their losing ways – a timely visit from the New York Islanders . Brian Learn more

New York was slammed in Philadelphia on Tuesday, as the Flyers scored three times on the power play and also added a short-handed marker in a 6-2 win at the Wachovia Center. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux each had two goals for the home Learn more