Mika Pyorala News

They say you don't get a second chance to make a first impression, but nonetheless, the Philadelphia Flyers will try to get a win for new head coach Peter Laviolette when they visit the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Bell Centre.

Peter Laviolette once instituted a "no fighting" rule when he was the coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Flyers will catch a break tomorrow night when they host the Washington Capitals , who will be without superstar Alex Ovechkin .

New coach, same result for the Philadelphia Flyers. With Peter Laviolette making his Flyers debut behind the bench, Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green scored two goals apiece, and Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and four assists, leading the streaking Washington Capitals to a 8-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday night.

Head Coach John Stevens, Scott Hartnell #19, Mika Pyorala #27, Mike Richards #18, Claude Giroux #28, James van Riemsdyk #21 and Equipment Manager Derek Settlemyre of the Philadelphia Flyers all watch the play develop from the bench against the Ottawa Senators on November 12, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Of all the players on the Flyers roster that could be suspended, I would probably peg Briere about as likely to be banned as Mika Pyorala .

The Flyers' game at San Jose tonight will be a matchup of two of the NHL's best all-around teams.

For the second game in a row, the Flyers will face a high-powered offense when they take on the Sharks tonight in San Jose.

Dominating Victory over the Devils... - Dominating Victory over the Devils... What a dominating victory last night over the Devils .

Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

A short bus ride down the New Jersey Turnpike turned out to be the Devils' toughest road trip yet this season.

Flyers rookie James van Riemsdyk has been diagnosed with a "fleck" fracture at the tip of his left little finger, and his status is listed as day-to-day. Van Riemsdyk, who was injured on a shot by teammate Jeff Carter in Saturday night's 2-1 home win over St.

Ray Emery will face his former club for the first time tonight, as the goaltender leads the Philadelphia Flyers in a home test against the Ottawa Senators.

STL PHI 0 0 STL PHI 12:15 0 1 STL PHI 5:43 T.J. Oshie Assists: Roman Polak 1 1 OT STL PHI 1 1 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout attempt by Mike Richards SAVED by Chris Mason Shootout attempt by David Perron MISSES wide of net Shootout GOAL scored by Claude Giroux on Chris Mason Shootout GOAL scored by Brad Boyes on Ray Emery ...

The Flyers ' injury list grew last night. So did their winning streak. Winger Mika Pyorala scored the decisive goal in a shoot-out as the Flyers outlasted the St.

The Flyers were second in the NHL with an average of 3.57 goals per game entering yesterday's play, which overshadowed the main reason for their early-season success: a vastly improved defense.

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

Mika Pyorala scored in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the St.

AFTER THREE surgeries in the same area in 4 years, Simon Gagne wants to get it right.

WE KNOW THE Flyers are willing to roll the dice. You simply need to glance at the Flyers' net and see Ray Emery to know that.