Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers added some offensive depth Saturday when they acquired Finnish left wing Ville Leino from the Detroit Red Wings for little-used defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth-round pick in 2011.

That news was trumped, however, by the revelation that goaltender Ray Emery sat out Saturday night's game against the Minnesota Wild with what general manager Paul Holmgren called "tightness in his left hip."

Emery was replaced by Michael Leighton, who lost his second straight game despite allowing a total of just three goals.

Emery underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdominal wall on Dec. 9 and returned to the lineup Jan. 17, when he began a stretch of eight straight starts. He was pulled from the lineup before Thursday night's 1-0 loss in Edmonton for what Holmgren said was a day of rest.

On Saturday Holmgren changed his tune, saying, "We are certainly going to get him checked out when we get back (to Philadelphia on Sunday) just to make sure we know what we are dealing with."

Emery, 27, has no history of hip injuries but could receive an injection to lubricate his left hip.

Whether this latest setback impacts the Flyers' willingness to extend his contract remains to be seen. Holmgren said he would like to begin negotiations with Emery's agent, J.P. Barry, sometime after the Olympic break.

Emery, on a one-year, $1.5 million contract, is 16-11-1 with a 2.64 GAA and .905 save percentage.

WILD 2, FLYERS 1: The Flyers' anemic offense made rookie goaltender Anton Khudobin look like Nikolai Khabibulin. Dan Carcillo provided the only Philadelphia offense with his eighth goal, and a bad rebound by Michael Leighton proved costly in the loss, the Flyers' second straight.

Locked in a 1-1 tie midway through the second period, Leighton failed to smother a soft wrist shot by Eric Belanger, and 38-year-old Owen Nolan rammed in the fat rebound for the game-winner as the Flyers ended their road trip with a 1-2 record.

It marked the fourth time in five games the Flyers have scored two goals or less.

—The loss Saturday dropped the Flyers to eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, tied with the ninth-place Rangers with 59 points. They close out their pre-Olympic schedule with home-and-home series against New Jersey (Monday and Wednesday) and Montreal (Friday and Saturday).

• Newly acquired LW Ville Leino joined the club in Minnesota, but not in time to play. Look for him to replace Arron Asham in the lineup on a line with Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk.

• The Flyers are 1-16 when trailing after two periods.

• Coach Peter Laviolette is far more aggressive than former coach John Stevens in his approach to pulling the goaltender. Laviolette pulled Michael Leighton with 1:48 remaining in regulation when trailing 2-1. He has twice pulled his goalie for an extra attacker with an offensive-zone faceoff with less than five seconds remaining in a period.

Quote To Note:

"We are hoping he can fit in higher up in the lineup. He has the ability to play up or down. He has skill."

—Flyers GM Paul Holmgren on LW Ville Leino

Goaltenders:

Michael Leighton, Brian Boucher

Defensemen:

Matt Carle, Chris Pronger, Kimmo Timonen, Lukas Krajicek, Braydon Coburn, Oskars Bartulis,

First Line:

LW Simon Gagne, C Mike Richards, RW Scott Hartnell

Second Line:

LW Darroll Powe, C Jeff Carter, RW Danny Briere

Third Line:

LW James van Riemsdyk, C Claude Giroux, RW Arron Asham

Fourth Line:

LW Dan Carcillo, C Blair Betts, RW Ian Laperriere

Player Notes:

• LW Simon Gagne has gone 10 games without a goal and has just one in his last 17 games.

• RW Danny Briere has one goal in his last nine games and two in his last 14.

• LW/RW Scott Hartnell has one goal in his last 10 games and three in his last 19.

• D Lukas Krajicek ia averaging 23 shifts and 16 minutes a game in his first three games as a Flyer. He has been even in all three games.

• LW Ville Leino, 26, had four goals and three assists in 42 games with the Red Wings this season. Last season he recorded five goals and four assists in 13 games with Detroit while spending most of the season with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins. Leino led Grand Rapids in the Calder Cup playoffs with 13 points in 10 games.

Medical Watch:

• G Ray Emery (left hip, day-to-day); D Ryan Parent (back surgery, early March); D Danny Syvret (shoulder, early March).