FLYERS NEWS

The Flyers welcomed the Devils to the Wachovia center this afternoon to finish a home and home. After eeking out their first win of the season yesterday they were looking to make it two in a row. Marty Biron had another solid outing with 29 saves out of the 31 shots he faced. In fact if not for Biron this might have been another loss in the books for the Orange and Black, but he kept them in it until the end. Midway through the 1st period Mike Knuble scored for a 1-0 Flyer's lead. Just 27 seconds into the 2nd period Zach Parisse tied it at 1. Midway through the 2nd, Scott Hartnell put the Flyers back up 2-1. Finally late in the period Brian Gionta tied it up again. From there neither team could score for the remainder of regulation and the game went into overtime. There just under 4 minutes in, Jeff Carter slapped one in to finish a thrilling 3-2 Flyer win. So the Flyers move 2-3-3 overall for a total of 7 points, just 2 points out of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern conference, which means nothing this time of year except that the Flyers might just be okay after all.