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Bryzgalov looks shaky in first AHL start

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WINNIPEG, CANADA - APRIL 6: Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks on from the bench during third period in a game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Philadelphia Flyers on April 6, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Marianne Helm/Getty Images)

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If you look at the box score alone, it seems like Ilya Bryzgalov might need a little more time to get his feet under him in the AHL.

The 33-year-old allowed five goals on just 24 shots as the Abbotsford Heat beat his Oklahoma City Barons 5-4 on Friday. The Barons carried a 4-3 lead into the third period but couldn’t grab the victory.

Update: the Edmonton Journal’s Jonathan Willis believes that Bryzgalov was only really to blame for one of those five goals allowed, so there’s a bright side.

Occasional NHLer Ben Street was the Heat member who befuddled Bryzgalov the most, as he had a hat trick tonight.

It’s understandable that Bryzgalov might be a little rusty. He hasn’t played since holding the New York Islanders to one goal on April 25.

Even so, the desperate Oilers probably hope he’ll find his form soon.

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