ABOUT ILYA BRYZGALOV
Age: 33
Size: 6-3, 213 pounds
NHL stats: 445 games, 213-157-50 record, 2.57 goals-against average, .913 save percentage.
NHL teams: Anaheim (2002-07), Phoenix (2007-11), Philadelphia (2011-13), Edmonton (2013-14).
Career highlights: Played for Russia in 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympics. Won Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007 as a backup to Jean-Sébastien Giguère. Was NHL second-team All-Star in 2010 with Phoenix.
Contract: His nine-year, $51 million contract was bought out by Philadelphia last year, leaving the Flyers owing him $23 million. He is playing under a one-year, $2 million deal this season.
Did you know? Bryzgalov is third among NHL goalies in games, fifth in victories and sixth in shutouts since 2007-08.
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