Jokinen has successful Calgary debut as Flames down Flyers

Olli Jokinen celebrated his first game as a Flame with two goals as Calgary pumped in four first-period scores to subdue Philadelphia, 5-1, at Wachovia Center.

On Wednesday, the Flames acquired Jokinen and a third-round draft pick in 2009 from the Phoenix Coyotes for two players and a conditional first-round selection.

Mike Cammalleri picked up a goal and two assists while Jordan Leopold and Craig Conroy also tallied for the Flames, who have won six of their last seven games.

Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross both picked up two helpers and Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 35-of-36 shots, extending his league-best win total to 39.

Mike Knuble provided the lone offense for the Flyers, who kicked off a five- game homestand with their third loss in four games.

Antero Niittymaki was pulled after giving up four goals on 19 shots in the first period, suffering his first regulation loss since February 12. Martin Biron finished the game by making 21 saves.

Cammalleri snuck a shot through traffic from the right circle on the power play and the Flames opened the scoring 5:20 into the contest.

Iginla and Jokinen teamed up to make it 2-0 at 9:41, with the Calgary captain feeding the former Coyote for a tap-in.

Jokinen struck once more with 4:07 left in the first, streaking alone down the right side and scoring over Niittymaki's glove, then Leopold capped the burst with 1:12 to play for his first goal in his return to the Flames after being acquired from Colorado on Wednesday.

Following a scoreless second period, the Flyers finally got on the board 4:42 into the third as Knuble redirected a Mike Richards offering from the right wing.

Conroy, though, re-established Calgary's four-goal edge by beating a prone Biron with 4:11 left in the contest and the Northwest Division leaders coasted from there.

Game Notes

The Flames have won three of the last four in Philly, dating back to March, 2002...Calgary also announced Wednesday that forward Todd Bertuzzi will miss a month following knee surgery...The Flyers dealt forward Scottie Upshall and a 2011 draft pick to Phoenix for Daniel Carcillo, and acquired defenseman Kyle McLaren from San Jose for a sixth-round pick in 2009...Flyers forward Danny Briere suffered a lower-body injury midway through the third period and did not return.