Goaltender Johan Backlund was summoned from the AHL's Adirondack Phantoms by the Philadelphia Flyers today to sub for injured backup Brian Boucher.
Boucher will miss 7-10 days with a lower-body injury, suffered in the Flyers preseason game against New Jersey on Sept. 26.
Backlund, 28, played in one preseason game for Adirondack, allowing one goal on 27 shots in 65 minutes of regulation and overtime, and turning away all four skaters in the shootout for a 2-1 win over the Albany River Rats on Sept. 25.
Playing his first season in North America, Backlund signed a one-year contract with the Flyers in March. Adirondack opens its regular season on Saturday against Worcester at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
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