The Philadelphia Flyers desperately wanted a win heading into the Christmas break. They got it by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 last night. Captain Mike Richards and unlikely scoring threat Blair Betts each netted two goals to help push the Flyers past Tampa Bay to stop their four-game losing streak. It didn’t look to promising when after the Flyers notched a 2-0 lead going into the second period when the Bolts struck back with two of their own. However the Flyers buckled down and used grit and skill to fight back to get their fourth win in 18 games. Michael Leighton who backed up Brian Boucher got his first start last night because of Boucher’s injured finger, stopped 31 shots in a solid game

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