Yet another wild, whacky and very entertaining game between the Flyers and Penguins tonight at Consol Energy Center. It showed the Flyers have a chance to quickly get back into a playoff spot in the East - a win over Florida Thursday is a must - and it showed that Wayne Simmonds (7 points in 7 games) and Jakub Voracek (10 points in 5 games) are reaching new offensive heights.

For the Flyers, however, this win might have been a bit hurtful, since Matt Read went out with an injury with 3:24 left in the first period. He was hit by Chris Kunitz and never returned to the game.

Read, who had recently attained top-line status, was off to a fast start with 7 goals and 13 points. According to Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, Read has the old "upper body injury" and he will be re-evaluated today.

You might wonder if that evaluation includes a concussion test. The Flyers are hopeful that the injury doesn't persist, for they need all the offensive weapons they can get.