PHILADELPHIA - Ilya Bryzgalov was so bad in goal his last few outings, he claimed he was, "lost in the woods. wholesale jerseys ." Look who took a trail back to the win column. "I found the way pretty quick, huh?" Bryzgalov said, laughing. "I found a compass." Bryzgalov rebounded strong in net from a string of ineffective games, Jaromir Jagr scored two goals and Claude Giroux had a four-point game to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Bryzgalov needed an outing like this to restore the confidence he said was shot after an 0-4-1 stretch with a 4.62 goals against average. He allowed four goals on 10 shots in relief in Philadelphias 9-8 loss to Winnipeg on Thursday. Bryzgalov blamed himself for the defeat, calling it the low point of his career. He was just fine against the Hurricanes. The lone goal he allowed wasnt even his fault. Scott Hartnell slid headfirst into Bryzgalov in a rush for the puck, knocking the goalie off his feet and on his back, allowing Jussi Jokinen an open look for the tying goal in the second period. Bryzgalov was perfect from there and stopped 24 shots. "Sometimes, you just need to turn the switch on in your head and everythings changed," Bryzgalov. "You have to fix your head, turn the switch on and go on." Jagr covered for the lone mistake with a wrist shot 39 seconds into the third period to beat former Flyers goalie Brian Boucher for the go-ahead goal. Max Talbot backhanded in a rebound for a short-handed goal and Giroux attacked the net on a breakaway to score goals 1:50 apart. Jagr made it 5-1 late in the third for his 115th career two-goal game. "It was big for Bryz, he needed that game after the last game and he was solid today," Jagr said. "He was perfect." Hartnell also scored and had three points for the Flyers. "They have enough offence that if you make those mistakes in the third, they are going to bring it," Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice said. Boucher got the start a night after Cam Ward made 30 saves in a 3-0 shutout over Chicago. Boucher had an up-and-down career in two stints with the Flyers spread out over a decade. He led them to the Eastern Conference finals in 2000, then made a triumphant return to the organization in 2009 and helped lead them to the Stanley Cup finals. Boucher started as the playoff goalie until an injury forced him out, but he returned for the finals. Boucher was part of a trio of starting goalies used in last seasons playoff debacle -- an embarrassment chairman Ed Snider vowed would not happen again. That propelled the Flyers to acquire Bryzgalov, a two-time All-Star, and sign him to a nine-year contract. Bryzgalov was great early -- he has one shutout -- before falling into a giant funk. Playing again without injured defenceman Chris Pronger, the Flyers tightened their defence and allowed only eight shots on goal in the second period. Bryzgalov needed the breather. The Flyers offence came alive in the third to help them improve to 3-3-1 at home, a lacklustre record for one of the NHLs top home teams. The Flyers also played without Danny Briere, who entered as their second-leading goal scorer, with an upper-body injury. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Briere is day to day. Hartnell took a drop pass from Giroux early to score his fourth goal of the season for a 1-0 lead in the first. Giroux sent up Jagrs first goal with a perfect cross-ice pass just as he was pinned against the boards. Jagr beat Boucher stick side with a wrist shot and celebrated the goal with a salute. From there, the Flyers piled on the goals for the blowout win. "I was excited to play," Boucher said. "It goes without saying you want to beat your old team." Didnt happen. Bryzgalov took the string of defeats harder than about any other Flyer. His usual upbeat personality and funny quips with the media vanished after each loss. Flyers goalie coach Jeff Reese suggested Bryzgalov was feeling pressure to live up to the US$51-million, nine-year contract he signed after a trade with Phoenix. Whatever the reason, Bryzgalov returned to form for a Flyers team that needs more outings like this one if they want go deep in the playoffs. NOTES: Flyers coach Peter Laviolette led the Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup championship in 2006. ... Pronger has blurred vision in his right eye and does not know when hell return to the ice after being jabbed near the right eye. Pronger feels lucky the injury was not worse because serious eye injuries have ended careers in the NHL. ... The Hurricanes play their next three games at home. nfl jerseys china . -- Julio Jones may be on the verge of returning from his latest hamstring injury. jerseys from china .cas 2013 Play of the Year Showdown sees Bostons big-man, Zdeno Chara go head-to-head with Cody Hodgson of the Sabres. http://www.cheapnfl-jerseys.us.com/ . Johnson returned to practice this week and the Texans had hoped he would be able to play. He made progress, but Johnson said Friday that he would sit out another week.Toronto Blue Jays assistant general manager Tony LaCava wont be heading to Baltimore after all. According to the Baltimore Sun, the 50-year-old turned down the Orioles offer to become the clubs general manager on Tuesday. LaCava said that his decision stemmed from the fact that he wanted to remain with the Blue Jays. "This was about the Toronto Blue Jays more than it is anything about the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles were classy in everything they did, and I think they are going to go down the right path," LaCava told The Baltimore Sun. "For me, it was how much I love the Toronto Blue Jays and I really, really treasure my relationship with my general manager, Alex Anthopoulos, and I really want to see this through with him.wholesale nfl jerseys. He created a great atmosphere to work up there, along with president Paul Beeston, and it is very hard to leave them." With the free agent period starting in one day, the Orioles are the only team in baseball that does not have a top baseball executive in place, after Andy MacPhail stepped down in October after over four years as president of baseball operations. LaCava, who was a finalist in the past for GM jobs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, seems to be content where he is at this point in his career. "I am working in a great place, a job that I love," LaCava said. "Its just as simple as that." ' ' '

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