With Leighton Hurt, Flyers Recall Brian Boucher

With Leighton Hurt, Flyers Recall Brian Boucher

Brian Boucher is back with the Flyers (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Goalie Brian Boucher will join the Flyers for the first time this season in Toronto. The Flyers recalled Boucher, 36, on Sunday as Michael Leighton has an apparent upper-body injury according to the Adirondack Phantoms.

Leighton played only one game so far this season. He allowed five goals on 26 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 27

Boucher is 2-4 with the struggling Phantoms, but his personal statistics suggest he’s playing better than his record. He has a .908 save percentage and 2.71 goals-against average in six games in the AHL this season.

Dave Isaac covers the Flyers for 97.3 ESPN and The Courier Post.  Reach Dave Isaac at disaac@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @davegisaac.

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