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PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers used strong goaltending and opportunistic scoring to get just their second win in six games.Michael Raffl and Sean Couturier scored 34 seconds apart in the first period on Philadelphias initial two shots, and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night.Mark Streit, Wayne Simmonds and Brandon Manning also scored for the Flyers, who had 12 players register points.Our goaltending was good and we scored timely goals, Flyers coach Dave Hakstol said.Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien had the goals for the Jets, who opened a season-high five-game, nine-day road trip with just their second loss in the last six.We missed out on a bunch of really good chances and left some offense on the table, but you have to give them some credit for that, Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice said. They deserved to win based on their compete level.Couturier got Philadelphia on the board 9:13 in when he capitalized on a Winnipeg turnover and beat Connor Hellebuyck high to the glove side from close range.Raffl doubled the lead just over a half-minute later with his third of the season after a stellar play by Matt Read. Read raced up the right wing and dived past Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey, poking the puck to a wide-open Raffl in the crease and Raffl finished with a shot over Hellebuycks blocker.Just an extra effort play, Hakstol said of the assist. Those are things you have to have. It was a great play. Does that give the bench a shot in the arm? Absolutely.Steve Mason made 30 saves to improve to 6-0-1 in his career against Winnipeg.Mason made some good saves at key times, Hakstol said.Hellebuyck stopped 17 shots.Mason was strong early in the third period when he came up with point-blank stops on Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers two minutes apart.Theyre big saves and we needed it, Mason said. That was a hard-working game, start to finish.The Philadelphia goalie rebounded from Tuesdays 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa in which he let in the tying goal with 1:59 left in regulation and then refused to address the media afterward.Winnipeg outscored the Flyers 2-1 in the second period to pull to 3-2 entering the third.Byfuglien netted his first goal of the season, beating Mason from the short side just under seven minutes into the second. Philadelphia went back up 3-1 with 7:02 remaining on Streits one-timer from the point that ricocheted off Hellebuycks glove.Wheeler brought the Jets back within a goal by finishing a pretty tic-tac-toe passing display with Ehlers and Scheifele.Simmonds scored 5:46 into the third period to give Philadelphia a 4-2 lead. Andrew MacDonalds initial shot from the point deflected off Jets Marko Dano and to Simmonds right in front, and the Flyers winger spun around and shot past a surprised Hellebyuck.Rookie Patrick Laine didnt register a point after coming in leading all players with 12 goals and all rookies with 17 points.Manning scored into the empty net with 48.6 seconds to go.The Flyers won despite getting outshot 32-22. Philadelphia entered leading the NHL in shots and shots per game.You dont get points for outshooting teams, Hakstol said.Game notes Flyers D Shayne Gostisbehere was a healthy scratch. He was replaced by MacDonald. ... 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Organisers of the glitzy new Brisbane Global Tens are hopeful it will give Super Rugby the high-profile summer springboard it has long needed.Around 300 of world rugbys biggest names will descend upon Suncorp Stadium in February next year for the two-day, 10-a-side carnival.Fourteen clubs from around the world will be involved - the 10 Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby franchises, plus South Africas Blue Bulls, Japans Panasonic Wild Knights, the Samoan national team and French glamour club Toulon.All sides will be contractually obligated to bring their biggest names.It makes a statement, it says bang - rugbys back this year, get involved, former Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe said.The Tens competition is the brainchild of New Zealand promoters Duco Events, who secured Queensland government funding and support for the venture.Duco are also organisers of the Auckland Nines rugby league tournament.The format is being talked up as the perfect hybrid between the lively rugby sevens and the more pure elements of the 15-a-side game.The set pieces will be genuine contests and with only ten players on the field there is a lot more space to attack, said ex-Wallabies and current Panasonic boss Robbie Deans, who will have Berrick Barnes among his touring party.Its a lot closer to the 15s than the sevens so all the front rowers are really biting at it, said Chiefs hooker Hikawera Elliot.With Super Rugby scheduled to begin a fortnight later, teams are expected to use the whole week as part of their pre-season preparations.Practice matches, training sessions and fan days all on the cards. Blues coach Tana Umaga said hed be using the prospect of playing in the competition as a litttle cherry for his players to work hard in pre-season.ddddddddddddNo-one usually looks forward to pre-season training so itll put a light at the end of the tunnel, and something for these guys to look forward to, Umaga said.We want to keep building throughout pre-season, make sure they get their confidence up early.Toulon, the closest thing world rugby has to Real Madrids Galacticos, loom as the tournaments biggest drawcard.Owned by maverick French comic book magnate Mourad Boudjellad, Toulon have made huge waves by signing the likes of Matt Giteau, Maa Nonu and Leigh Halfpenny.Although the tournament is in the middle of the Top 14 season, Giteau said he was looking forward to getting involved.A lot of the guys, whether theyre French or Georgian or whatever, are always asking about what Australias like, Giteau said.Samoa coach Alama Ieremia was honoured to take part in the competition as the only national side involved.This is one of the highlights, to be invited to a professional tournament that has Super Rugby teams, Ieremia said.Its an opportunity for us to showcase what we have on the island.BRISBANE GLOBAL TENS AT A GLANCE* Suncorp Stadium, 11-12 February 2017* 14 teams - Reds, Waratahs, Brumbies, Force, Rebels, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Blues, Crusaders, Blue Bulls, Panasonic Wild Knights, Samoa, Toulon* 10 players per side, unlimited interchanges* 10-minute halves, five-minute half-time* All conversion attempts must be drop-kicked within 40 seconds of try* Five-man scrums* Scoring team kicks off* Yellow card = three-minute sin-bin ' ' '