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The Flyers' four-game homestand ended the way it started - with a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Danny Briere scored with 3 minutes, 13 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Flyers to a 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center.

Briere, who scored the 11th regular-season overtime goal of his career, struggled at times during the game and was unhappy with his line's overall performance.

"He even said he doesn't ...

The Flyers' floundering power-play units have contributed to their awful start, but on Saturday night they were in the spotlight for another reason.

They couldn't miss.

The Flyers scored on all three of their power-play chances - getting goals from Kurtis Foster, Danny Briere, and Claude Giroux - as they ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-3, at the Wells Fargo Center.

"Tonight was an example of ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Make no mistake about it, when after a game coach Peter Laviolette is giving one-word answers and general manager Paul Holmgren expresses concern for where his team is situated, the players have to take notice.

They better, or else this unexpectedly slow start is only going to get worse.

For that’s what took place in the nation’s capital Friday, and it couldn’t be more frustrating as the mistakes appear to be the same again and again. ...

NEW YORK _ Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov is playing like an all-star, like the Vezina runnerup who carried the Phoenix Coyotes a few years ago.

Yet, the Flyers have wasted his strong start. They are 2-5 because their offense is, well, offensive.

The Flyers have scored a total of five goals in their five losses.

Five.

Bryzgalov has a 2-4 record despite a 2.19 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage.

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TAMPA, Fla. - Flyers backup goalie Michael Leighton played with some rust Sunday, which was to be expected considering he hadn't started a regular-season NHL game since late in 2010.

The Flyers' special teams looked rusty, too, and that shouldn't have been expected when you consider they were playing their sixth game in nine days.

Put it together and the Flyers' two-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Tampa Bay ...

SUNRISE, Fla. - So much for the Flyers' attack looking anemic.

Sparked by Matt Read's first career hat trick, they scored more goals Saturday night than they had in their first four games combined, triggering a 7-1 victory over the sad-sack Florida Panthers at the BB & T Center.

"Hopefully this brings our confidence level up and we can continue to create offense," Read said after the breakout game.

Defenseman Braydon Coburn ...