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With the team desperate for a win, Mike Richards showed why he is the Philadelphia Flyers’ captain.

Richards had a career-high four assists and the Flyers became the last NHL team to break into the victory column this season with a 6-3 decision over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

”He was our leader tonight. It was a great effort from our captain,” Flyers coach John Stevens said after Philadelphia (1-3-3) ended a six-game victory drought in a city where it usually struggles.

Not only did the Flyers win, they did it just hours after learning star centre Daniel Briere would be sidelined up to a month with a torn abdominal muscle that will have to be surgically repaired.

”It was a good night, first win of the year and we played well,” said Richards, whose previous high was three assists. ”I know I said this a lot lately, we deserved to win tonight. We played a good game right from the get-go and we finished the game.” Full Story

Its about time.