The Flyers beat the Blues in St. Louis 5-2 Saturday evening.
Mike Knuble and R.J. Umberger each scored two goals and Branko Radivojevic added an empty netter.
Sami Kapanen had two assists and has seven points in five games, he also has hit the 400 point mark in the NHL.

We’re missing nine players,” Hitchcock said. “We ran out of gas a little bit in the third. Our goalie was terrific, and you need him to win on the road. When you’re missing as many players as we are right now and getting points, it’s a great thing.”

The two goals Antero Niittymaki gave up were of his own doing. One giveaway behind the net and a soft shot he should have stopped. Besides those two mistakes Niitty’s play was quite good. Given the Blue’s struggles, that’s all the Flyers needed.

The one bad spot I am seeing with the Flyers is the powerplay. Although they did go 1-5, they couldn’t score on yet another 5-3. Not taking advantage of being 2 men up is going to bite them down the road.

Knuble, Umberger and Downey were the three stars.

So far there has been no reports of any injuries coming out of last nights game, which is a good thing.

New Blues backup goalie Chris Beckford-Tseu, called up from Alaska of the ECHL after Sanford’s injury, showed up from the West Coast about an hour before game time after beginning his travel day in Victoria, British Columbia. Bill Muller, a police officer in St. Charles County, would have been the backup otherwise

The win was a nice birthday present for Coach Ken Hitchcock, he turned 54.