When the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Flyers on Tuesday, it will not only mark the return of new head coach and former Flyer favorite Rick Tocchet, but the return of mercurial right wing Steve Downie as well.

Downie, the Flyers' first pick of the 2005 draft, was recalled by the Lightning after winger David Koci broke his hand Wednesday in a fight with Colton Orr of the Rangers.

Downie played six games with the Flyers this season before he was sent to the Lightning with defenseman Steve Eminger in a deal for Matt Carle earlier this month. He took 10 shifts in his first game with the Lightning.

The Flyers should be well rested after two days off. Saturday, they concluded a stretch of six games in nine nights.

Whatever message new general manager Brian Burke gave to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it surely got through. One of Burke's first acts as team president and GM was to address the players before Saturday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The theme of his message was that everyone should relax. The Maple Leafs did and responded with one of their strongest efforts of the season, topping the...

Sergei Samsonov used his speed to snap both a winning streak and losing streak. Samsonov scored with 1:07 left in overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped the Philadelphia Flyers' six-game winning streak 3-2 Friday. "You try to get as much speed as you can to avoid the pokecheck," Samsonov said of his winning goal.

An exhausted Matt Carle headed for Philadelphia's bench, but none of his teammates noticed. So he stayed on the ice and wound up scoring the goal that gave his team to its longest winning streak in years. Philadelphia won its sixth straight Wednesday night, beating the slumping Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 behind two goals and an assist from Simon Gagne.

Mike Knuble and the Philadelphia Flyers are finally generating momentum. Knuble scored two goals, including the tiebreaker at 14:52 of the third period, and the Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Philadelphia opened the season by dropping its first six games.

The Philadelphia Flyers took advantage of their power play in overtime. The Phoenix Coyotes didn't. Mike Richards' wrist shot from the slot 1:35 into the extra session lifted Philadelphia over the Coyotes 4-3 and extended the Flyers' winning streak to four games on Saturday night. Richards jumped out of the penalty box to score off a pass from Jeff Carter after the Flyers killed a Phoenix power play...

Martin Biron made the Buffalo Sabres pay for plenty of missed opportunities. Biron made 40 saves for his first shutout of the season and 24th overall in the Philadelphia Flyers' 3-0 victory over the Sabres on Friday night. Buffalo misfired on a handful of open nets, hit three posts, and couldn't muster any luck against a Philadelphia team that won its third straight.