Claude Giroux, Ilya Bryzgalov hurt in Flyers’ 5-2 win

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have continued a season-long trend by winning games and losing players.

Despite seeing Claude Giroux depart late in the second period with a head injury and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov leave with 13 minutes 1 second left in the game, the Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2, on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.

Giroux was hurt late in the second period when he was inadvertently kneed in the head by teammate Wayne Simmonds.

“He was in front of me and I tried to jump over him and I don’t know where I caught him,” Simmonds said.

Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren said more would be known Sunday.

“Claude was examined by our doctors and held out for precautionary reasons, and we will see how he is,” Holmgren said.

Giroux, who had two assists to increase his point total to 39, will be examined first thing in the morning, Holmgren said.

“I spoke with him and he feels better,” Holmgren said. “He will get some rest and our doctors will meet with him [Sunday].”

Holmgren said Bryzgalov suffered a lower-body injury in the second period. “He wanted to continue, and it stiffened up on him in the third,” Holmgren said. “We don’t think it’s serious.”

Bryzgalov tried to downplay the injury. When asked whether he were day to day, he responded, “I am hour to hour.”