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PHILADELPHIA -- When the Calgary Flames visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night, the game will feature teams heading in opposite directions.The Flames (10-12-1) are riding the strong play of goaltender Chad Johnson and have won three of their last four games in the midst of a six-game trip.The guys are just doing a good job and Im getting results, Johnson said Friday after making 35 saves in a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins. When you get results, your game gets some attention. When you lose, people always find things to look at.But Ive felt great all year. Thats my game. Simple. In position. Try to make it look easy and not scramble too much there and give the team confidence and make the saves Im supposed to.Johnson is 5-1 with a 1.17 goals against average in his last six games and is 7-3-1 on the season.I just think hes been fantastic, Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. Hes making the first save, which you need, and hes giving us great goaltending there, and then our guys are limiting those second chances, and its a good combination right now.The Flyers (9-10-3) have lost three of four and have played a loose defensive game in front of goaltender Steve Mason, who saw his record drop to 5-8-3 and his save percentage dwindle to .892 in Fridays 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.Masons save percentage is third-worst among NHL goalies with 12 or more starts.You know, we made a couple costly mistakes where guys were left alone out front and we have to clean those up because it cost us the game, Mason said after stopping 20 of 23 shots Friday. Its definitely something we need to focus on a little bit.The Flyers had 78 shots (to 39 for the Rangers) in their loss on Friday but are looking for more offense from captain Claude Giroux, who was 16-for-24 in faceoffs on Friday but has gone eight games without a goal.Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau grew up right outside of Philadelphia in southern New Jersey, but will miss the Flames only trip to Philadelphia because of a broken finger.Former Flyer Kris Versteeg, day-to-day with a groin injury, might also miss the game.The Flames are 7-0-1 when leading after two periods.The Flyers have had 40 or more shots in a game five times this season and are 3-2 in those games, with two wins coming in a shootout and one in overtime.Flames forward Mark Jankowski was called up from Stockton of the American Hockey League on Friday but has not yet made his NHL debut.Flyers rookie forward Travis Konecny scored points with his teammates when he fought Rangers forward Brandon Pirri after teammate Brandon Manning was checked hard into the boards.Yeah, we talked about team toughness and making sure were sticking up for each other, Konecny said of his first NHL fight. 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The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital.The?Oakland Athletics?have released designated hitter/first baseman Billy Butler with one year left on his contract. He was hitting .276 with four homers and 31 RBIs in 85 games.It was time to move on, As general manager David Forst said.The at-bats just werent there. Said manager Bob Melvin: We wish him the best, but it just never ended up being a great fit here.Butler acknowledged frustration with a diminished platoon role in Oakland after playing every day most of his career. He believes he still has a lot to offer.You dont have the type of at-bats I have in the big leagues with the type of success I have for not being able to hit both sides, Butler said. I feel I can bring that to a team at a championship level and Ive proven that.Butler made headlines in August when he suffered a concussion in a fight with teammate Danny Valencia.The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the fight began before batting practice on Aug. 19 over what Butler apparentlly said to Valencia while an equipment representative was in the clubhouse.ddddddddddddAccording to the Chronicle, Butler interrupted Valencias conversation with the equipment rep to say Valencia regularly uses spikes that are in breach of his contract, adding that the reps company should terminate Valencias endorsement deal.Words were exchanged between the two players, and Valencia punched Butler in the head during a brief fight, the Chronicle reported. Butler ended up on the seven-day concussion disabled list.Butler is a career .289 hitter with 146 homers and 724 RBIs in 10 seasons. The 2012 All-Star signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the As as a free agent in 2014 after eight seasons with the Royals.Last year he hit .251 with 15 homers and 65 RBIs.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '