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Flyers give one away to Wild, can't finish anything, lose 2-1 in Minnesota
Feb 07, 2010 - 12:17 PM - by Drew
SHOOTING BLANKS ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Nearly three hours after his first NHL start, Anton Khudobin sat at his locker surrounded by media recounting his 38-save performance for the Minnesota Wild. All told, the 23-year-old stopped 47 of the first 48 shots he faced since making his debut two nights earlier. Not bad for a guy who was 1-10 in his previous 11 decisions in the minors. "I can't tell you the secret," Khudobin said. Khudobin's 38 saves matched the most by a Wild goalie this season, and Cal Clutterbuck and Owen Nolan scored in Minnesota's 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday night. Minnesota, which entered the night six points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, has won two straight and is 8-0-1 in its last nine home games. "We need a few more,"... [Read More]
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Flyers trade Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in exchange for Detroit's Ville Leino
Feb 06, 2010 - 12:58 PM - by Andy
TollefGONE Ole-Kristian Tollefsen's short, injury-plagued stint with the Philadelphia Flyers has come to an end. The Flyers traded the 25 year old defenseman and a fifth round draft pick in the 2011 Entry Draft this morning to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange of forward Ville Leino. Ville Leino was orginally signed by the Red Wings in 2008 from Jokerit of the Finnish League. Ville Leino has played in 55 NHL games over two seasons, and has scored 9 goals and tallied 7 assists. Last summer, the Wings re-upped his contract, signing him to a two-year deal. The kid's apparently got skill. From the little I know about him, a few Red Wing fans have filled me in and say he's a pleasure to watch, and has tremendous potential. Here's a clip of Leino's first NHL goal: ... [Read More]
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Flyers collapse in final seconds of regulation, lose in Edmonton 1-0
Feb 04, 2010 - 11:37 AM - by Drew
OIL'D EDMONTON - Usually when a team scores in the final minute it has meant a loss for the Edmonton Oilers this season. Not this time. Ryan Potulny scored the only goal of the game with just 17 seconds left on the clock as the Oilers won their second in a row, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 Wednesday night. With Philadelphia's Darroll Powe in the penalty box, Sam Gagner sent a backhand pass to a hard-driving Potulny, who shovelled his 12th goal of the season past Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton. "We battled all game and worked hard, we deserved that one," Potulny said. "We had a little luck tonight, but it's about time for us. It's just nice to get a win." Jeff Deslauriers stopped 33 shots to earn his second shutout of the season for the Oilers (18-31-6) who have now... [Read More]
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