"All it took, it seems, was two preseason games at the end of training camp for Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to actually look like the real deal after a sluggish start to September.

Bryz had 18 saves on Saturday during a 2-1 loss to the Devils to close exhibition play out, but said he would prefer a tad more work in net.

"I'm not used to 20 shots per game," he said. "I hope luck turns around during the season."

He had several quality saves in the loss to the Devils."