Flyers Win, Finally

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Philadelphia Flyers have finally won their first game of the season with a 6-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

It wasn’t a pretty win by any means but it counts none the less. The Flyers came into the game with a record of 0-5-3. The team struggled in all areas on the ice and this game was a must win for the team. Goal scoring was at a minimum for the team, who traded in their defensive style of play from the last few games for some scoring.

The Flyers fought back from a 4-1 deficit and took the lead 6-4. The Devils would respond late in the game on a power play goal by David Legwand.

Kyle Wellwood and Matthew Stajan broke through for the Flyers in this game with 1st and 3rd stars respectively. Team captain Martin Grenier also chipped in with 2 assists followed by his first goal of the season. Jay Harrison who heard lately he was being involved in a deal came out with his best game as a Flyer scoring 2 goals and being a +3 at games end.

The Flyers look to make it 2 in a row tonight versus the Chicago BlackHawks. Philly management also said that Andrew Raycroft will be starting in back to back games since they liked how he played last game even though he did give up 5 goals against on 31 shots.