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My 1996-1997 Flyers Season; Can history be re-written?
Topic Started: Apr 7 2011, 12:57 PM (8,404 Views)
Eriksson40 Apr 7 2011, 12:57 PM Post #1
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[ * * * * ]
 With the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs finished I'd figure I don't want
to take a summer vacation from hockey just yet. Therefore I'm going
to start playing the 1996-1997 season with the Philadelphia Flyers.

Why the Flyers? The answer's pretty simple. It has been my favorite
team since 1992 when my childhood idol Tommy Soderstrom started
playing there. And when he left the team I continued rooting for them.

Here's my settings for this season:
CPU: +1
Penalties: 4
Fighting: 3

I played the 2009-2010 season with the Flyers without the CPU advantage and found that level challenging time to time. So boosting the CPU will probably add some more wrinkles to my forehead.
My aim for the season is to make it to the playoffs and hopefully take it all the way to the finals like the real 96-97 team.

I going to write recaps from every game I play, trying to make it look as the one's on NHL.com.

I will also add stats every tenth game and do some basic analysis on how the season's going.
We'll see how it all turns out but I hope to get some followers to this thread. :)
I'll be back in a day or two with a season preview.
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Eriksson40 Apr 7 2011, 12:57 PM Post #2
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[ * * * * ]
 SEASON PREVIEW
After clinching it's second straight Atlantic Division title and earning
it's first seed since the 1986-1987 season the Flyers were among the
favorite contenders for the Stanley Cup last season. After taking care
of the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games they went on to their next opponent, the Florida Panthers,
winning two of the first three games in the series. But with a stellar performance from goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck the Panthers won three straight games, including a startling double OT win in the last NHL game ever at the Spectrum, ending the season for the Flyers much earlier than
expected. Disappointed, the Flyers are looking to rebound this year.

GOALTENDERS
Ron Hextall is the undisputed starter and last year's performance
didn't weaken his stock. If he can keep cool and consistent the
Flyers could go all the way with him between the pipes.

Garth Snow proved to be an adequate backup, but there is doubt
whether he can fill in adequately for an extended period of time
should Hextall need help. However, he shouldn't have any problem
keeping his back clear from Dominic Roussel who was re-signed recently
after being traded to Winnipeg last season. Signing Roussel is nothing
more than a insurance policy.

DEFENSE
Eric Desjardins has been the core of the Flyers defence since he was
aquired from the Canadiens in early 1995 and so will be the case this year.
He will probably pair-up once again with the more defensive-minded Chris Therien and the both will form a solid first-line defence.
Veterans Petr Svoboda and Kjell Samuelsson will form a defensive
second pair but that will probably change throughout the season.
Samuelsson has not shown played as well during the pre-season as he
did last season. Karl Dykhuis and Kevin Haller seems like a solid
third-line pair but rookie Janne Niinimaa could challenge either
of those two for a spot on the starting roster.

OFFENSE
Legion of Doom - do you have to say more?The trio combined for 118 goals and
157 assists last season but could have more if Renberg hadn't missed a total of 31 games due to injury.
If the line stays healthy they will give defencemen around the league a hard time this season.
Second-line will most likely contain Rod Brind'Amour, Pat Falloon and
veteran Dale Hawerchuk who was acquired late last season from St.Louis
Blues making a strong impact at once. The 33-year old had 20 points
in the last 16 games of the season and added a further 9 in the playoffs.
What comes next is more uncertain. Trent Klatt, Joel Otto and Shjon Podein seems
like a good third-line but rookies Dainius Zubrus and Vaclav Prospal could fit in here as well.
With enforcer Shawn Antoski lost to the Penguins Dan Kordic is taking one step up and will see
ice-time from 4-5 minutes along with Daniel Lacroix.
Those two will more than likely stay together having a various players beside throughout the season to complete the line.

SUMMARY
With the whole team from last season almost intact they could go further
into the playoffs this year. However, multiple injuries can spoil this
season quickly due to the team's lack of depth. Also, Flyers defense
only have one real good line and if the rest doesn't step up a level
trades might happen. With these two factors in mind, Flyers still have
the best offense in the league and one of the greatest goaltenders in
Ron Hextall. When he's at balance of course.
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Eriksson40 Apr 7 2011, 12:57 PM Post #3
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 Vanbiesbrouck spoils Flyers home opener

The home opener at the new CoreStates Center could have ended just
a little better than it did for the Flyers.
But thanks to goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck they were instead handed their first historic loss in their new arena.

Vanbiesbrouck stopped 25 shots and Dave Lowry and Stu Grimson
each scored a goal to win their season opener and first game on the road.

Game started a bit slow in terms of entertainment value. First shot on goal came a little more than three minutes in with Leclair sending a fluke shot on goal which Vanbiesbrouck had no problems to stop.
Shortly after, Chris Therien took a tripping penalty which the Panthers didn't have time to convert on when Ed Jovanovski was handed a doubtful
holding penalty. although the Flyers failed to convert they did gain
some momentum which ended when Joel Otto took a penalty for hooking. Once again the Panthers took a penalty shortly after when
Johan Garpenlov was handed a minor for obstruction hooking.
The Flyers got a good scoring from this when Vanbiesbrouck left a rebound to Leclair who couldn't get away a clean shot and hit the goaltender's pad.

The Panthers came out strong in the second, gaining momentum
early. They tested Hextall with some good shots but he made some
good saves.

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Best save was made on Sheppard who was there on a rebound but Hextall made a brilliant pad save. Moments later, Petr Svoboda
took the puck but failed to see Dave Lowry coming in from the left.
When Svoboda was about to make a pass Lowry intercepted, said thanks
and put it past Hextall on his glove side.

Posted Image

Panthers continuted to push hard on goal after the goal but a holding call on Scott Mellanby ended their momentum.
Flyers needed a little more than thirty second to convert as Eric Lindros
found an open John Leclair in front of the net and with a one-timer
he put it past Vanbiesbrock right next to his right pad.

Posted Image

Panthers was shortly after the tying goal handed another penalty on
Mellanby, this time for hooking. Twenty seconds past until Rob Niedermayer also got a hooking call, leaving the Panthers with just
three men on the ice. But the Flyers powerplay was weak this time
and produced only two shots on goal. Per Gustafsson took a minor
for roughing shortly after that Niedermayer's penalty had ended and
Flyers got their act together but Vanbiesbrouck denied any scoring
chances. Paul Laus got a minor for roughing less than a minute
after Gustafsson but Vanbiesbrouck came up huge here as well:
The few rebound he left he took care of easily. With ten seconds
left of the period Stu Barnes got a minor for obstruction hooking
leaving the Flyers with a powerplay for the next period.

Posted Image

The Flyers put up a barrage on Vanbiesbrouck trying to get the go ahead goal on the powerplay. But Vanbiesbrouck took on everything they handed on him, including a huge pad save on a one-timer from John Leclair. The Flyers inefficiency continued after the powerplay and the frustration started to build up. Dan Kordic then though it would be
good to take on Paul Laus to fire up his team but despite a good scrap
the effect failed to come. Instead, the Panthers managed to score
the go-ahead goal when Garpenlov feeded Stu Barnes a pass who barely managed to get the puck on goal but Hextall failed to cover his first
post and it was now a 2-1 game.

Posted Image

Flyers pushed desperately for an equalizer and with Dave Lowry out
in the penaltybox for a hooking call they had a great chance but
Vanbiesbrouck once again came up strong and the Flyers loss was a fact.

The main key to the loss tonight was the Flyers powerplay. They were 1 for 11 tonight and should have converted on at least two or three more of them. Also the passing wasn't sharp, landing on a mere 63%.

3 Stars
#1: John Vanbiesbrouck 25 saves
#2: Eric Lindros 0 goals 1 assist
#3: Stu Barned 1 goal 0 assists

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PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
FLORIDA</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
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<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
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<tr><td>
04:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS THERIEN</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:33</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>ED JOVANOVSKI</td><td>Holding, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:40</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL OTTO</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:36</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHAN GARPENLOV</td><td>Obstruction holding, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
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<tr><td>
04:08</td><td>FLA</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>DAVE LOWRY</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:30</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTT MELLANBY</td><td>Holding, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:08</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>ERIC LINDROS, ERIC DESJARDINS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:19</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTT MELLANBY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:29</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROB NIEDERMAYER</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:16</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>PER GUSTAFSSON</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:08</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>PAUL LAUS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:50</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>STU BARNES</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor

</td></tr>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
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<tr><td>
02:00</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
08:56</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:56</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>PAUL LAUS</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:36</td><td>FLA</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>STU BARNES</td><td>JOHAN GARPENLOV, SCOTT MELLANBY

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:15</td><td>FLA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE LOWRY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:51</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS

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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:47</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:15</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:58</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">19:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:58</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:47</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">21</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
FLORIDA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.BARNES</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.CARKNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.SKRUDLAND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.SHEPPARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:34</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.GARPENLOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HOUGH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:50</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.MURPHY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.DVORAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.JOVANOVSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.FITZGERALD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.MELLANBY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.LAUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:13</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.LINDSAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LOWRY</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:46</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.NIEDERMAYER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.STRAKA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:14</td>

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P.GUSTAFSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:11</td>
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R.SVEHLA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:04</td>

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FLORIDA GOALIE STATS
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J.VANBIESBROUCK</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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M.FITZPATRICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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 Devils hands Flyers 2nd straight home loss

After losing the season opener two days ago against the Florida
Panthers, the Flyers were looking to rebound when the New Jersey
Devils payed them a visit. But once again, they drew the shortest straw.

Bill Guerin had 2 goals and Martin Brodeur had 32 saves and added
2 assists to take a 3-2 victory over the Flyers.

The Devils got on the scoreboard early when Bill Guerin got a pass Bobby Holik and skated into the Flyers zone on the left side and let a fast wrist shot go away. Although he clearly saw the shot, goaltender Ron Hextall
let the puck pass him through the 5-hole and should clearly have had
that one.

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Bill Guerin got a hooking call a few minutes later but the Flyers still hasn't
found the rhythm and the Devils could kill the penalty without any problems. Neither of the teams could establish any advantage and game kept going back and forward. But the Flyers checking line made a good shift about 13 minutes into the game and Daniel Lacroix was close of tying the game with a backhand on close range but Martin Brodeur kept it out with his glove. On the next shift, Petr Svoboda found an open Rod Brind'amour on the Devils blueline and Brind'amour took a few steps in and fired a nice wrist shot and the puck past Martin Brodeur just underneath his gloveside arm.

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Flyers then had some momentum holding the Devils inside their own zone. Brodeur on the other hand was playing sharp and the score was tied 1-1 when the period ended.


Flyers continued their fine play in the second. A penalty on Eric Lindros was easily disposed in the beginning of the period and Flyers were
gaining more and more ground inside the Devils zone. Devils started to play a lot more physical and the referee wasn't going to tolerate that play tonight as Scott Stevens minor for hooking paved away for a further
three more Devils penalties. But despite some great plays on the powerplay, the Flyers couldn't get it past Martin Brodeur who played brilliant tonight. With just under a minute to go Ron Hextall threw out an awful pass that landed right on Dave Andreychuk's stick. Andreychuk fired away a quick wrist shot but it went wide.

New Jersey continued their physical play in the third but the referee was now letting the easy penalties slip through his fingers and allowed a more hard-hitting game. This allowed the Devils to push back the Flyers into their own zone and hometeam didn't see to have anything to respond with. A forecheck by Bobby Holik lead to a collision between Kevin Haller and Petr Svoboda behind the crease and Bill Guerin had no problem scoring the go-ahead goal behind Hextall, who was clearly out of position.

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Flyers managed to get into the game again after the goal and both teams were now throwing hits at each other all over the ice. But Devils Shawn Chambers took one play a bit to far when he checked Ron Brind'amour hard into the boards and took a minor for roughing. Once again the Flyers came out short.
Time was running away and when John Maclean got 2 minutes for hooking the Flyers gambled and pulled Ron Hextall for an extra attacker.
This didn't work however and 20 seconds later Denis Pederson shot the puck into the empty net making it 3-1.
The Flyers however got one more goal with 1.2 seconds left when Pat Falloon took a slapshot from the blueline. Martin Brodeur left a rebound and Rod Brind'amour had no problem putting it past the goaltender making the final 3-2.

For the second time in a row, the Flyers powerplay were inefficient and should have produced more than one goal. Also, the lack of physical play was apparent and with the roster that the Flyers have they should
hit more than they are right now. However, there's not only negativity.
Flyers defense have played good these two first games and the boxplay has been solid.

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PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">2
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NEW JERSEY</td><td align="center">3
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1st period
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01:43</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>BOBBY HOLIK, MARTIN BRODEUR
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04:54</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>Hooking, minor

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13:43</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>PETR SVOBODA
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2nd period
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02:03</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Tripping, minor
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06:42</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTT STEVENS</td><td>Hooking, minor
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09:45</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>STEVE THOMAS</td><td>Hooking, minor

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12:05</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>STEVE THOMAS</td><td>Boarding, minor
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17:05</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN CHAMBERS</td><td>Hooking, minor
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3rd period
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04:34</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>BOBBY HOLIK
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13:20</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN CHAMBERS</td><td>Roughing, minor

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19:16</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHN MACLEAN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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19:36</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>DENIS PEDERSON</td><td>SCOTT STEVENS, MARTIN BRODEUR
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19:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>PAT FALLOON, ERIC LINDROS

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PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>

<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:21</td>
</tr>
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E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:32</td>

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P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:51</td>
</tr>
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K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:05</td>

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D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:15</td>
</tr>
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D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:56</td>

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K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:15</td>

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D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:42</td>
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P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:05</td>

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T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:38</td>
</tr>
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J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:14</td>

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E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:36</td>
</tr>
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J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:32</td>

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S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:43</td>
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M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:55</td>

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C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:23</td>
</tr>
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D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">02:12</td>

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</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:22</td>
</tr>
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G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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NEW JERSEY PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

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D.ANDREYCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:42</td>
</tr>
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K.DANEYKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:10</td>

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N.BROTEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:24</td>
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S.CHAMBERS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:20</td>

</tr>
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J.MACLEAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:33</td>
</tr>
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V.ZELEPUKIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:07</td>

</tr>
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P.ELIAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:28</td>
</tr>
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B.GUERIN</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:34</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.HOLIK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:31</td>
</tr>
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R.McKAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:29</td>

</tr>
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S.NIEDERMAYER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ODELEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:54</td>

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<tr><td>
K.OLIWA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:06</td>
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D.PEDERSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:29</td>

</tr>
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B.ROLSTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SMITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:50</td>

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S.STEVENS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">30:48</td>
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S.THOMAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10:28</td>

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NEW JERSEY GOALIE STATS
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S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

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M.BRODEUR</td><td align="center">34</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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M.DUNHAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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The Flyers are now leaving home to travel to The Forum, the home of the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings have opened their season with a 1-2-0 record so far and it should be an interestning matchup.
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 Flyers sufferers another 3-2 loss

The Flyers are in a downward spiral at the moment and the game against the LA Kings didn't seem to raise anything but more questions. For example: where is the Legion of Doom?

None in the Legion collected a point tonight and starting goaltender
Ron Hextall looked shaky as the LA Kings could turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory at the CoreStates Center.

The game began well as the tempo was on top from the very beginning.
Dale Hawerchuk floored Jaroslav Modry with an excellent check early and
the Flyers much-needed physical play started to make it's presence.
Chris Therien got a hooking call 6 minutes into the game and the boxplay showed how disciplined they are. Ray Ferraro ended the Kings powerplay with an interference and exactly one minuter later Kevin Haller found Rod Brind'amour in front of the net and he had no problems putting it past goaltender Stephane Fiset.

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The Kings got even on the board 5 minutes later when Dan Bylsma threw a soft puck on goal. Ron Hextall seemed to be sleeping as he left an easy rebound and Bylsma could put it past Hextall's stickside.

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Kings gained a huge momentum after this and pressed on and were controlling much of the play until the end of the period.

Flyers came out strong in the second, showing how painful it can be to meet the Broadstreet Bullies. Vladimir Tsyplakov, Kevin Stevens and Vitali Yachmenev were among those who got hit hard.
The period was scoreless until 14 minutes in when Rod Brind'amour fed Kjell Samuelsson a pass and just like the 1-0 goal Samuelsson had no problems putting it into an almost open net.

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Dan Kordic and Ian Laperriere had been talking everytime they were on the ice and 18 minutes in they finally dropped their gloves and the fight ended in a slight victory for Laperriere. Flyers looked to be going to the dressingroom with a 2-1 lead but a fluke shot from Kai Nurminen bounced off Joel Otto's skate and on to Yanic Perreault stick who fired away a quick wrist shot. Hextall was caught with surprise and couldn't stop the puck finding it's way in by the right post.

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In the third both teams were playing great hockey. Both teams shared a number of opportunities but both Fiset and Hextall stepped up and kept the game at the score of 2-2. But another soft goal made it 3-2 for the visiting team. Kai Nurminen managed to find Dmitri Khristich on the blueline who fired a one-time. Hextall, who had good eyes on the puck
still let it past him at the right pad.

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Flyers were once again forced to play on desparation but despite some good pressure and being on the powerplay in the last 28 seconds of the game they failed to tie it and the third consecutive loss now was a fact.

As said before, the Legion of Doom hasn't produced much of anything the three first games and will need to step it up now so that their confidence doesn't slip away too fast. But they are not the only reason for the Flyers loss tonight. Ron Hextall could have gotten away with just one goal allowed tonight but the 1-1 goal and the 2-3 goal he let past cost the Flyers their game. This is the second game in a row he has let a soft one in and needs to rebound fast if he wants to keep playing.

Three Stars
#1: Rod Brind'amour 1 goal 1 assist
#2: Dmitri Khristich 1 goal 0 assists
#3: Dan Bylsma 1 goal 0 assists

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PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">2
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LOS ANGELES</td><td align="center">3
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1st period
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05:28</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS THERIEN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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06:12</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>RAY FERRARO</td><td>Interference, minor

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07:12</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>KEVIN HALLER
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08:32</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN STEVENS</td><td>Hooking, minor
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12:26</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>DAN BYLSMA</td><td>VITALI YACHMENEV, MATT JOHNSON

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2nd period
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14:03</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR
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18:46</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
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18:46</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>IAN LAPERRIERE</td><td>Fighting, major
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19:51</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>YANIC PERREAULT</td><td>KAI NURMINEN, VLADIMIR TSYPLAKOV

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3rd period
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14:55</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>DMITRI KHRISTICH</td><td>KAI NURMINEN, SEAN O'DONNELL
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19:32</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN O'DONNELL</td><td>Cross checking, minor
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PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

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R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:55</td>
</tr>
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E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:00</td>

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P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:24</td>
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K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:35</td>

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D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:52</td>

</tr>
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K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:25</td>
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J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:21</td>

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D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:46</td>
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P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:38</td>

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T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:07</td>
</tr>
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J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:19</td>

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E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:11</td>
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J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:03</td>

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S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:37</td>
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M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:38</td>

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C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:40</td>
</tr>
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D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:09</td>

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PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

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R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:39</td>
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G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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LOS ANGELES PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
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R.BLAKE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:19</td>
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P.BOUCHER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:20</td>

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D.BYLSMA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:13</td>
</tr>
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E.OLCZYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:37</td>

</tr>
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R.FERRARO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:54</td>
</tr>
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D.KHRISTICH</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:22</td>

</tr>
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V.TSYPLAKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:43</td>
</tr>
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J.VOPAT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:11</td>

</tr>
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K.STEVENS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:30</td>

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<tr><td>
M.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:19</td>
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I.LAPERRIERE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:49</td>

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J.MODRY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:19</td>
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M.NORSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:55</td>

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S.O'DONNELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:56</td>
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Y.PERREAULT</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:46</td>

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V.YACHMENEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:16</td>
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K.NURMINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:02</td>

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B.DAFOE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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S.FISET</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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After three home games at the CoreStates Center the Flyers are now traveling to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the home of the New York Islanders. Are they finally going to take their first two points of the season?
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 Hextall,Brind'Amour helps Flyers earn first point.

After playing their worst period so far in the season, the Flyers were
looking to collect their forth consecutive loss. But thanks to great
goaltending and some grit the outcome was different.

Ron Hextall was spectacular tonight, making 40 saves on 42 shots
and Rod Brind'Amour came up huge on the powerplay, scoring the
important 2-2 goal late in the third to preserve the Flyers first point
of the season.

But it didn't start well for the Flyers. Eric Lindros landed a huge open-ice
hit on Zigmund Palffy which were sent flying into the boards. Referee
let the play continue, creating a massive booing from the crowd.

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Triggered by this, the Islanders pressed on hard, keeping the Flyers
inside their own zone. Palffy, still on ice without a helmet, found Bryan
McCabe infront of the net who fed the puck to Bryan Berard who fired a quick backhand and it went in on Ron Hextall's gloveside.

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3 minutes in Flyers Pat Falloon got a minor for roughing and the Islanders were flying across the Flyers zone and the boxplay couldn't keep up. Luckily, Ron Hextall was playing well and kept all shots fired on him away from goal. Flyers then had two straight powerplays but couldn't produce anything. Islanders then got the opportunity to play 5 on 3 when Eric Desjardins and Kjell Samuelsson got sent off the ice only 7 seconds apart. There it only took 36 seconds until Bryan Smolinski could make it 2-0 after a nice pass from Kris King.

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Islanders were totally dominated the game so far and it seemed like
Ron Hextall was the only Flyer who really was on the ice.

The Flyers didn't fare any better in the beginning of the second. It was Islanders versus Ron Hextall but the 32-year old netminder was once again terrific between the pipes, and glued a close-range slapshot from Todd Bertuzzi 7 minutes in. The Legion of Doom had so far only produced tre points
but 9 minutes in they got their 4th. Eric Lindros found Mikael Renberg at center ice, who skated into the Islanders zone, deeked past Scott Lachance and fired a hard wrister top shelf behind Tommy Salo, who had no chance what so ever to stop the shot.

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Flyers were hot after a goal but the referee thought a little too hot and
Eric Lindros was handed a 2 minute minor for roughing 11 minutes in.
But the boxplay showed discipline and were very aggressive, keeping the Islanders out of the Flyers zone much of the penalty. Although outshot, the Flyers showed a much bigger heart out on the ice and carried some of the momentum into the third.

Islanders however wanted a win badly. They throwed tons of shots at Ron Hextall who were forced to make a number of difficult saves. The defence wasn't on top of their game tonight and much of the rebounds Hextall had to take care of themselves. Flyers juice seemed to run out early, and when Zigmund Palffy was called for obstruction hooking, they had difficulties with keeping the puck into the Islanders zone and the timing on the passes were awful. Islanders cleared it out of the zone with about 15 seconds to go and looked to kill the penalty when Petr Svoboda took the puck and passed the puck to Rod Brind'Amour on the right side center ice. He saw an opening on Tommy Salo's right side and fired away a hard wristshot past him making it 2-2.

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This goal fed the Islanders, who were making an all out attack on the Flyers net. Hextall and his defense managed to keep clear even though Kevin Haller got a minor for roughing with almost a minute 30 seconds to go. This game would go to overtime.

The Islanders seemed disappointed with not getting the job done in 60 minutes and Flyers dominated most the OT. Tommy Salo stepped up for his team big time, making 10 saves and the game ended in a tie.

Despite playing their worst period of the season the Flyers worked their
way into the game again and really deserved a victory. Ron Hextall came up huge after his shaky performance against the Kings two nights ago.
Mikael Renberg's first goal of the season was a real beauty and hopefully this will get him going.

Three Stars
#1: Ron Hextall 40 saves
#2: Tommy Salo 31 saves
#3: Rod Brind'Amour 1 goal 0 assists

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NY ISLANDERSŽ</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
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PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">2
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1st period
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00:46</td><td>NYI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>BRYAN BERARD</td><td>BRYAN McCABE, ZIGMUND PALFFY
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03:04</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PAT FALLOON</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:30</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRYAN SMOLINSKI</td><td>Holding, minor
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09:10</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRYAN McCABE</td><td>Hooking, minor
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16:52</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
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16:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Tripping, minor
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17:35</td><td>NYI</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>BRYAN SMOLINSKI</td><td>DEREK KING, DARIUS KASPARAITIS
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18:14</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ZIGMUND PALFFY</td><td>Hooking, minor

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2nd period
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<tr><td>
09:15</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>ERIC LINDROS, CHRIS THERIEN
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
11:00</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>

12:02</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ZIGMUND PALFFY</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:55</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>PETR SVOBODA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN HALLER</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
NY ISLANDERSŽ PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>

<tr><td>
B.BERARD</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.BERTUZZI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:50</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.DOWD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">04:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.PILON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:23</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.WOOD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.PLANTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:55</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.GREEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">29:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.JOHANSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KASPARAITIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KING</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:04</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.LACHANCE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.LAPOINTE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McCABE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.McINNIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:47</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
Z.PALFFY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.SMOLINSKI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:12</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.JONSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.ANDERSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:22</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY ISLANDERSŽ GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.SALO</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">64:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.FICHAUD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:06</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">16:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:56</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">27:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:46</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:52</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">21:38</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">26:26</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:12</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:35</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">42</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">64:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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[ * * * * ]
 Flyers finally gets first win

It look five games and a little lucky bounce for the Flyers to
earn their first win for the season at CoreStates Center.

Rod Brind'Amour had 2 goals, one he scored on his own and
one with a little from Calgary defenseman Steve Chiasson.
The whole second scoring-line also were 2 plus in a tight
defensive game played by the Flyers.

Flyers set the pace early by playing very aggressive at the start.
Calgary's Robert Reichel was handed a minor for interference
at the one minute mark and the Flyers had a shooting frenzy,
getting 5 shots on goal and Trevor Kidd were forced to heavy-duty
work early. Calgary managed to kill the penalty but Flyers had
gained valuble momentum.
Calgary had just got their first two shots on goal when Trent Klatt
stole the puck and skated over center ice and dumped the puck
into Calgary zone. With a tremendous effort, Joel Otto managed
to get the puck and skated behind Calgary's crease and fed it
to a oncoming Trent Klatt, who despite hard coverage from
Steve Chiasson and Todd Simpson managed a throw away a backhand
who found it's way behind Trevor Kidd.

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As said before, the Flyers played a tight, defensive game and Calgary had huge difficulties of passing the center line. When the 12 minute mark passed the Flames had only amassed 4 shots on goal.
Things weren't getting better when Todd Simpson got a minor for obstruction hooking but got a little breather when John LeClair cross-checked Dave Gagner close to the Flyers bench and got 2 minutes, which could have been alot more. Flames powerplay didn't create much.
Flyers forechecking let to an almost zero presence in the Flyers zone.
One pass were broken by Rod Brind'Amour who along with Dale Hawerchuk started a breakway. Hawerchuk didn't manage get himself into a good shooting position so Brind'Amour fired a quick wristshot on Trevor Kidd who made a nice save. Kidd dropped the puck out to a surprised Steve Chiasson who fumbled it in between the netminder's legs. 2-0 was the score at the end of the period and should have been
more if it weren't for Kidd.

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The Flyers were trying to close this game early in the second, pushing
hard against the Flames net. But they failed to get any good scoring chances and those they created, Trevor Kidd managed to get a piece of. Instead of a Flyers goal, the Flames got on the board when defenseman Tommy Albelin pin-balled the puck on Ron Hextall's right leg while being behind the net.

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The Flames were playing much better than and Flyers dominance wasn't as present as earlier in the game. Flyers defense was stellar tonight, however and allowed few shots on Ron Hextall. Play of the night came 14 minutes into the period.

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Kjell Samuelsson used his entire body to break a pass from Robert Reichel, who would have ended in a sure goal for the Flames. Instead, Samuelsson stole the puck and saw an open Brind'Amour skating on the right side. Samuelsson served him with a
great pass and Brind'Amour was all alone with Trevor Kidd. Joel Bouchard almost caught him but Brind'Amour made no mistakes and shot the puck past Trevor Kidd's stickside.

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Last five minutes of the period ended with both teams failing to create any good scoring chances.

As in the second period, Flyers were trying to close the game to focus on the defense for the rest of the period. But Trevor Kidd was really good tonight and stopped a close-range one-time by John LeClair five minutes in. Jarome Iginla was called for interference midway through the third but Flyers powerplay is still struggling. Then it was time for Dan Kordic to drop his gloves. This time Todd Simpson was his opponent.
Both got a few good punches on each other by neither could get the upper hand and the fight ended in a tie. Frustrated by not getting anything done on the ice, Theoren Fleury started to play more aggressive and were handed two straight penalites for hooking
in the last five minutes of the game. That pretty much spolied what ever chances the Flames had of coming back into this game.

Flyers defense was the key for this victory tonight. With a smart, physical and disciplined game they only allowed 21 shots on goals tonight, which is hopefully something they will continue on doing to get some load off of Hextall. Also, Rod Brind'Amour once again came up huge tonight
and is really leading the team at the moment.

The negative focus is still on the Legion of Doom, who created many opportunities but isn't getting the work just yet. Perhaps a little more
patience is needed but the sooner they start producing, the better.

Three Stars
#1: Rod Brind'Amour 2 goals 0 assists
#2: Ron Hextall 20 saves 95.00%
#3: Tommy Albelin 1 goal 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
CALGARY</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:01</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROBERT REICHEL</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:45</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>TRENT KLATT</td><td>JOEL OTTO

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:33</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD SIMPSON</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:23</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:16</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (2:0)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>Unassisted

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
03:56</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
04:56</td><td>CGY</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>TOMMY ALBELIN</td><td>RONNIE STERN
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:28</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN HALLER</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:49</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>RONNIE STERN</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:13</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
10:52</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAROME IGINLA</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:29</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD SIMPSON</td><td>Fighting, major

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:10</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>THEOREN FLEURY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:37</td><td>CGY</td><td>PEN</td><td>THEOREN FLEURY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
20:00</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>

<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:53</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:13</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:26</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:12</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:40</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">21</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
CALGARY PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.ALBELIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:36</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.CHIASSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:33</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.GAGNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.KRUSE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:51</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.STERN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.WARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.MILLEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SULLIVAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:16</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.TITOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.BOUCHARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.IGINLA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.FLEURY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.HOGLUND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HULSE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.PATRICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.REICHEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">25:37</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.SIMPSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.STILLMAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:11</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
CALGARY GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KIDD</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ROLOSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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 The Legion of Doom dethrones Kings

The big question so far in the regular season has been the
firstline with Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg, often
called the The Legion of Doom. Before tonight they had only
produced 2 goals and 3 assists. But tonight they finally showed
that when on their game, they are the most lethal scoring-line
in the league.

Eric Lindros had 2 assists, Mikael Renberg had 1 goal and 1 assist
and John LeClair scored 1 goal when the Los Angeles Kings were
beaten 4-2.

Unlike the previous matchup in CoreStates Center, the Flyers were
playing much better hockey and were by far the better team in the opening
10 minutes of the game. The referee got early into the spotlight when
he first gave John LeClair a very doubtful hooking call to only a few seconds later gave Kevin Stevens 2 minutes for interference, also a very doubtful call. At 11.46 Matt Johnson took a minor for cross checking and the Flyers established some good pressure on goal early. Renberg managed to
grab the puck on the left side by the blue line and passed it directly to
Janne Niinimaa. He made one-timer which Stephane Fiset left a rebound on and John LeClair lifted it in on Fiset's gloveside.

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The Kings got into the game fast though. They put some hard pressure on the Flyers defense and thanks to some miscommunication between Kevin Haller and Chris Therien, Vitaly Yachmenev could steal the puck feeding the puck to an open Ray Ferraro in front of the net. Ferraro one-timed but Hextall made a huge blocker save.
But Hextall couldn't reach out for the rebound and Ferraro with a quick
backhand made it a 1-1 game.

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Both teams had good scoring chances
the final minutes of the period but both goalies were on top of their toes tonight. Stephane Fiset's glove on a slapshot from John LeClair was on for the highlight reels. Period ended with both teams failing to capitalize
any momentum but the big question was the referee (kollla namn ) who made many strange calls.

Kings started the second by tough physical play. A few seconds in, Dmitri Khristich flattened Dale Hawerchuk with a clean hit and set off some series of checks from both teams. But it was the Kings who were gaining momentum, and were the team closest to a lead. But a Flyers powerplay at the 12 minute mark would change that. 30 seconds in, Samuelsson grabbed the puck from his own zone and found Rod Brind'Amour on the left side by the blueline. Brind'Amour skated into the zone, stopped and threw the puck in front of the net were Dale Hawerchuk with a one-time put it past Fiset, and finally got his first goal of the season.

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A few minutes later, the Flyers found themselves once again on the powerplay. Lindros stormed into the Kings zone and fired a wrister on goal which Fiset grabbed with his glove. He passed it to Mattias Norstrom who tried to clear it out of the zone but the puck bounced on Mikael Renberg's stick and down into the left corner. There, Lindros grabbed the puck and passed to an unmarked Renberg, who deflected it into the goal, making the score 3-1. This goal didn't really affect anything. The game was still even and Kings wasn't showing any signs of giving up just yet.

But sloppy play early in the third could have ended the game's excitement. A give-away from Kai Nurminen in front of the net landed on Eric Lindros's stick and only had an open crease in front of him. But Fiset, who was out of position, made a huge diving save and the crowd gave the goaltender a well-deserved standing ovation.

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But Flyers now had the upper hand and put heavy pressure on Fiset, who stopped several good scoring chances in a row. One puck went behind the net and Eric Lindros picked it up, cut in front of the net were he found Janne Niinimaa who scored his first NHL career goal.

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But the Kings replied quickly. They dumped the puck into the Flyers zone and the defensemen couldn't clear the it and El Olczyk could pass it to Dmitri Khristich who fed it to Rob Blake. He fired a huge slapshot and thanks to some good screening, Ron Hextall never saw the puck and it went past him on his gloveside.

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Kings were now on the offensive and Ron Hextall was tested on several occasions. In a attack that lasted just under 2 minutes, Hextall made 4 big saves including a huge save on Mattias Norstrom, where he got the glove on the puck just in the right moment.

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Kings didn't manage to create any real scoring chances after this and the Flyers were only focusing on the defense in the end, leading to the game ending 4-2 in favor of the Flyers.

Their second win in a row was clearly their best. Despite some lack of communication on the ice, the Flyers played a solid game. The powerplay were finally working and three goals tonight is a clear proof
of that. Ron Hextall came up huge once again, stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced. But the biggest reason to the Flyers W was the Legion of Doom, who looked their old selves again. But this was their first great game and still has some pressure on them to start producing on a consistent basis.

Three Stars
#1: Ron Hextall 29 saves, 93,5%
#2: Mikael Renberg 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Janne Niinimaa 1 goal, 1 assist

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
LOS ANGELES</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">4
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
07:46</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:53</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN STEVENS</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:46</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT JOHNSON</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA, MIKAEL RENBERG
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:38</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>RAY FERRARO</td><td>VITALI YACHMENEV

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
11:11</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAN VOPAT</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
11:56</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (1:2)</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR, KJELL SAMUELSSON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:32</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DMITRI KHRISTICH</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:44</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (1:3)</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>ERIC LINDROS

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
07:54</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:4)</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>ERIC LINDROS
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
09:09</td><td>LA</td><td>GOAL (2:4)</td><td>ROB BLAKE</td><td>DMITRI KHRISTICH, KEVIN STEVENS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:26</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:28</td><td>LA</td><td>PEN</td><td>SEAN O'DONNELL</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
LOS ANGELES PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>

<tr><td>
R.BLAKE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:30</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.BOUCHER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.BYLSMA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.OLCZYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:44</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.FERRARO</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KHRISTICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.TSYPLAKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.VOPAT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.STEVENS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
I.LAPERRIERE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:15</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MODRY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.NORSTROM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.O'DONNELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Y.PERREAULT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:23</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.YACHMENEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.NURMINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:40</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
LOS ANGELES GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.DAFOE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.FISET</td><td align="center">32</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:47</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:48</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:28</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:34</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">02:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:32</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:21</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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 Flyers drops 3-1 lead to 3-3 tie against Mighty Ducks

It could have been the Kings game from yesterday. It could have been
lack of interest. Whatever the reason was the Flyers wasn't on their game tonight.

Dale Hawerchuk had 2 goals and Garth Snow stopped 41 out of 44 shots in his first start of the season when the Flyers dropped a 3-1 lead from the first period to a 3-3 tie against the Mighty Ducks.

In the beginning, the Flyers were playing well. They got an early lead when they were shorthanded. Dale Hawerchuk were forechecking against Guy Hebert who were picking up the puck behind the net. Unaware that he was coming, Hebert tried to reach Darren Van Impe with a pass but instead it landed on Hawerchuk's stick who lifted it over the goaltender with a backhand.

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Shortly after Mikael Renberg's penalty ended Eric Lindros got a minor for obstruction hooking. Here some miscommunication happened at the Mighty Ducks bench who decided to make a line-change right when the Flyers started an attack. Niinimaa advanced on the right side and fired an apparently weak shot on goal. But the puck hit the post and bounced off Hebert's right leg and in. The Mighty Ducks looked rattled.

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But a few minuter later, the Mighty Ducks rebounded, also on a shorthanded situation. Pat Falloon gave the puck away while trying to dump it in to the Ducks zone and Paul Kariya picked it up, deeked Kjell Samuelsson and finished with a quick wrister that passed Garth Snow on his stickside.

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Falloon made up for his mistake however. When Dave Karpa got his second minor in the period, Falloon got a pass from Petr Svoboda in their own zone and found an open Dale Hawerchuk way out on the right.
With a clean pass, Hawerchuk picked it up advanced into the zone and fired a quick wrister past Hebert and it was now 3-1 for the Flyers.
It was a period with alot of action and was still anyone's game despite the Flyers lead.

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The first four minutes of the second period turned out to change the whole game. Starting with a penalty on Paul Kariya for hooking, Eric Lindros cut that into a 4 on 4 with a unnecessary penalty for tripping.
Shortly after that Dale Hawerchuk got a minor for roughing. The Flyers managed to kill Lindros's penalty but bad luck struck as Petr Svoboda got called for a tripping. Bobby Dollas dumped the puck against the Flyers net and Garth Snow was about to take when it bounced on Eric Lindros and on to Steve Rucchin's stick, who could shoot past the netminder.

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Pressure on the Flyers net was when relentless. Selänne, Kariya, Kurri, Rucchin and Sacco all had good chances with the last one hitting the post.
But Garth Snow was playing great. The Flyers only got one real good scoring chance when the thirdline made a great shift, getting two good scoring chances. The shots were 16-30 in favor of the Mighty Ducks after the period.

The Mighty Ducks were clearly the better team in the third. The Flyers were getting behind and when they last needed it, Kjell Samuelsson was handed a minor for hooking. A little over a minute had past when Steve Rucchin was battling for the puck in left corner of the Flyers zone. Both Petr Svoboda and Eric Desjardins were focusing on the puck and didn't see an oncoming Jari Kurri who were fed with the puck and easily put it past Garth Snow, who openly showed his dissatisfaction with his defense mistake.

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Mighty Ducks were owning the third period, leaving little to the Flyers to create anything. But Snow kept the puck out and the game let to OT where no goal was scored.

The Flyers powerplay were once again on top but the boxplay wasn't.
Too many individual mistakes and miscommunication was a key
factor to losing their lead. But on top of it all was the unnecessary
penalites that the team took. Kjell Samuelsson's hooking call and
Eric Lindros's tripping was two of the most distinctive. But to end with some positive, you have to mention Garth Snow's first start of the season. Stopping 41 of 44 shots was truly a great effort from the guy
who is supposed to back-up Ron Hextall this season.

Three Stars
#1: Dale Hawerchuk 2 goals 0 assists
#2: Jari Kurri 1 goal 1 assist
#3: Janne Niinimaa 1 goal 1 assist

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<tr><td>
ANAHEIM</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
06:37</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:49</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (0:1)</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Unassisted

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:55</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (0:2)</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:34</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE KARPA</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:11</td><td>ANA</td><td>SHG (1:2)</td><td>PAUL KARIYA</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:35</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE KARPA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:53</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (1:3)</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>PAT FALLOON, PETR SVOBODA

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:49</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>PAUL KARIYA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
01:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
02:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Tripping, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:40</td><td>ANA</td><td>PPG (2:3)</td><td>STEVE RUCCHIN</td><td>BOBBY DOLLAS, JARI KURRI
</td></tr>
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<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
04:57</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:03</td><td>ANA</td><td>PPG (3:3)</td><td>JARI KURRI</td><td>STEVE RUCCHIN, KEN BAUMGARTNER
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:48</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>STEVE RUCCHIN</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
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<table>
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</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
ANAHEIM PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>

<tr><td>
D.TREBIL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.DOLLAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">29:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.OKSIUTA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.TODD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.BAUMGARTNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.KURRI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:40</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.VALK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:30</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.KARIYA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:48</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KARPA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">30:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SACCO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.RUCCHIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:56</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
F.OLAUSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.SELANNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:04</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.VAN IMPE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.HICKS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:06</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.JOMPHE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">05:28</td>
</tr>
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T.DRURY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:33</td>

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ANAHEIM GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.HEBERT</td><td align="center">31</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">64:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SHTALENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
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PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:12</td>
</tr>
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E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:30</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:24</td>
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<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:16</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:20</td>

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<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:36</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:42</td>

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<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:39</td>
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<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">21:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">20:17</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">02:14</td>

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PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">44</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">65:00</td>
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[ * * * * ]
 Flyers ties it up with Phoenix

Not every night can be eventful and well played and this was one
of those occasions.

John LeClair had the lone goal and Ron Hextall made 24 saves as
the Flyers played 1-1 against the Phoenix Coyotes. This was their
third tie in eight games.

First period was pretty eventless. Flyers had an early powerplay which
they failed to convert on. Dale Hawerchuk had a breakaway but
Nikolai Khabibulin made a huge save with the blocker.
Referee was letting many obvious penalties go and got some complaints from both teams. He listened alright, but perhaps a little too well.

He found no more than 9 penalties in the second, slowing the pace down
a lot. In the spotlight was Coyotes Keith Tkachuk, who got three minor
penalties in the period. His second lead to the first goal of the night.
Eric Lindros won a face-off in their own zone a quickly passed it to John LeClair on the left side, who stepped into the Coyotes zone and fired a mighty slapshot which Khabibulin had no chance of stopping. With the Flyers having some momentum, the goal seemed quite fair.

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Flyers pressure sustained in the third and was getting closer and closer to a 2-0 lead. But Nikolai Khabibulin was playing calm and did no mistakes, collecting the few rebounds that he left.

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Instead of a Flyers goal, the Coyotes got up on the board. Norm Maciver dumped the puck into the Flyers zone and managed to grab it himself. There, he passed the puck to Jim McKenzie who fed it to an open Dave Manson in front of the Flyers net. Manson had no problem shuffling it in and 1-1 was now the score.

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Flyers was given two opportunities on the powerplay. First on Mike Gartner and then on Keith Tkachuk but all the attempts was turned down by Khabibulin. Despite the massive advantage that the Flyers had, they couldn't get past the russian netminder and the game was heading for overtime.

In the OT, the Coyotes was the better team, getting some good pressure on Ron Hextall, who on one play barely managed to keep the puck out. With 16 seconds left Keith Tkachuk got his 6th(!) minor in the game but no scoring chance was created.

Let's begin with the negative and end with the positive. Flyers offensive isn't working at the moment. John LeClair's 1-0 was his 2nd of the season and that is not even close to the level he is supposed to play on.
Mikael Renberg stands on 2 as well, Dale Hawerchuk is on 3. Although getting his 6th assist tonight. He has also being playing below his usual level and has no goals so far.

But the Flyers defense is playing far better than expected. So far, they have allowed just under 2 goals per game and the confidence is growing by every game that is played. Hextall's good form is continuing as well, making the defense feel safe if they should make a mistake.

Three Stars
#1: Nikolai Khabibulin 43 saves .977%
#2: Ron Hextall 24 saves .960%
#3: John LeClair 1 goal 0 assists

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PHOENIX</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
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<table>
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<table>
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</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:59</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEREMY ROENICK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:52</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:50</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAINIUS ZUBRUS</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:16</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH TKACHUK</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:03</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:34</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH TKACHUK</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:50</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH TKACHUK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:55</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>ERIC LINDROS
</td></tr>
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16:45</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>OLEG TVERDOVSKY</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:19</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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19:01</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF FINLEY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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3rd period
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<tr><td>
10:25</td><td>PHX</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>DAVE MANSON</td><td>JIM McKENZIE, NORM MACIVER
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<tr><td>
13:26</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE GARTNER</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:22</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH TKACHUK</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:48</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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Overtime1
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<tr><td>
04:44</td><td>PHX</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH TKACHUK</td><td>Hooking, minor
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</table>

<table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHOENIX PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.DOAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.DRAKE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.FINLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.CORKUM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:55</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GARTNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.MACIVER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.MANSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SHANNON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:15</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ROENICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.KILGER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
I.KOROLEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.McKENZIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">07:13</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.NUMMINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">30:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.QUINT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RONNING</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.TKACHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
O.TVERDOVSKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.STAPLETON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:41</td>

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</table>
<table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHOENIX GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
N.KHABIBULIN</td><td align="center">44</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">65:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WAKALUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

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</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:58</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">27:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:06</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:42</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:09</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:10</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:12</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">64:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Next up is the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at CoreStates Center. A game in which the Flyers seeks a victory since their disappointing tie at the Arrowhead Pond a few days ago.
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 Lindros scores first goal of the season, beats Anaheim

Six days ago, the Flyers managed to drop a 3-0 lead to a 3-3 in
a game against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Tonight, they were
close to do the same thing. But then Eric Lindros stepped in.

The 26 year old power-forward scored his first goal of the season
and Rod Brind'Amour had 2 assists to help the Flyers to a 5-3 win.

As the previous game, Flyers had the best start. Mikael Renberg had
a shot in the crossbar right after the first face-off and triggered the
rest of Flyers. But the aggressive play that they displayed didn't
earned the likings from the referee, who gave Eric Lindros a minor
for cross-checking 7 minutes in to the period. There the always dangerous
trio of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selänne and Jari Kurri created a few good chances but the Flyers shorthanded unit handed it well. When a few seconds was left on the powerplay for Anaheim, Rod Brind'Amour was forechecking
in their zone and managed to steal the puck. Then he skated around the crease and found Dale Hawerchuk who finished with a distinct one-time who
flew past Guy Hebert stickside.

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Both teams shared two penalites after that but created nothing dangerous. But after a good play by their shorthanded unit, the Flyers
picked up the pace and was pushing hard for a goal. It succeded as John LeClair managed to pick-up his own dumped puck and skated around the Anaheim crease. He found Eric Lindros, who dropped it back to LeClair and he fired a wrister that Hebert got with his blocker sadly for him, the puck bounced over his head and into the goal making the
score 2-0 with 59 seconds to go of the period.

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3-0 came less than 2 minutes into the second. Mikael Renberg shot the puck on goal, which goaltender Guy Hebert left a rebound on. John LeClair picked up the rebound and fired a quick wristshot which Hebert barely got his hands on. But he left a rebound and LeClair could lift it in with a backhand.

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Flyers was taking it easier after the goal but perhaps a little to easy as the Mighty Ducks slowly but steadily started to gain ground. Flyers were starting to make mistakes and was playing nervously. Enforcer Dan Kordic
showed his teammates that they should wake up when he took a fight against Dave Karpa. A good scrap which ended in a TKO for Kordic.
But it didn't help. A few seconds of not concentrating lead to a scoring chance in which Teemu Selänne found Jason Marshall in front of the net,
and he had no problems putting it past Ron Hextall.

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4 minutes later, Anaheim found the net once a again. Paul Kariya advanced into the Flyers zone after a face-off and everyone had their eyes on the puck and didn't see Jari Kurri sneaking up. Kariya made
a routine pass and Kurri fired a slapshot which Hextall had no chance of taking.

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Anaheim was now chasing a tie and the Flyers had no answer on how to stop them. When they heading to the dressing room for the final intermission, the Flyers could only consider themselves lucky of still having the lead.

The Flyers came out hard in the third, trying to gain momentum again with physical play and hard forechecking on the Mighty Ducks net.
The tactic seemed to work as Anaheim had a hard time of creating
anything. But despite that they managed to tie the game as Kevin Todd stole the puck from what it looked like a sleeping Janne Niinimaa and passed it to Garry Valk. He finished with a quick wrister and despite having good eyes on the puck, Ron Hextall couldn't keep the puck of going into the net.

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A little over a minute later, Petr Svoboda got a minor for tripping and Anaheim got a golden opportunity of scoring the go-ahead goal. But
just in time Flyers shorthanded unit played at their best in this game and
the visiting team got no real scoring chances.
But the game was still tied and with the minutes passing by, a goal now would be devastating for the team allowing it. But it looked like it was going to overtime once again. But an awesome shift by Rod Brind'Amour changed that. He alone against three players managed to keep the puck inside the Mighty Ducks zone and made a brilliant pass to Eric Lindros, who with some trouble got through the traffic and put the puck between Guy Hebert's legs and got the biggest cheer from the crowd of the night.

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Anaheim pulled Hebert for an extra attacker but met a strong defense who was not willing to allow another goal. Instead, Dainius Zubrus could score his first goal of his career in the empty net making the final score 5-3 to the Flyers.

For the third time this season, the Flyers dropped a lead. But the first time they lost, the second time they tied it and third time they won so you could say that it a step forward for every game. But they still need to
work on keeping their focus when having the lead.

The defense however was fantastic this game. They stepped up when they needed to, especially when being shorthanded. Much credits go out to Chris Therien and Kevin Haller, who had their best performance
so far in this season. John LeClair's 2 goal is hopefully a receipt on that
he hasn't lost his scoring touch from the previous season.

Three Stars
#1: John LeClair 2 goals 0 assists
#2: Eric Lindros 1 goal 1 assist
#3: Dale Hawerchuk 1 goal 0 assists

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<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">5
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
ANAHEIM</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
07:07</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:57</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (1:0)</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:04</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>JARI KURRI</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:20</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:56</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOE SACCO</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL OTTO</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (2:0)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>ERIC LINDROS
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:42</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (3:0)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG, ERIC DESJARDINS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:08</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:08</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE KARPA</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:28</td><td>ANA</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROMAN OKSIUTA</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:51</td><td>ANA</td><td>SHG (3:1)</td><td>JASON MARSHALL</td><td>TEEMU SELANNE, STEVE RUCCHIN
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:59</td><td>ANA</td><td>GOAL (3:2)</td><td>JARI KURRI</td><td>PAUL KARIYA

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
10:11</td><td>ANA</td><td>GOAL (3:3)</td><td>GARRY VALK</td><td>KEVIN TODD, ROMAN OKSIUTA
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
11:24</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:57</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (4:3)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:12</td><td>PHI</td><td>ENG (5:3)</td><td>DAINIUS ZUBRUS</td><td>CHRIS THERIEN

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:20</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:55</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:16</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:17</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:28</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:18</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:24</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">29</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ANAHEIM PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.TREBIL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.DOLLAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:33</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.OKSIUTA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">08:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.TODD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.BAUMGARTNER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.KURRI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.VALK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.KARIYA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:16</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KARPA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SACCO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.RUCCHIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:18</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
F.OLAUSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.SELANNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.VAN IMPE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.HICKS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.JOMPHE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.DRURY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:17</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ANAHEIM GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.HEBERT</td><td align="center">39</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SHTALENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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[ * * * * ]
 LeClair saves Flyers from another tie

John LeClair's scoring slump in the first few games seemed to be
just temporarly.

He scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added an assist
to help the Flyers win over the 2nd placed eastern conference rival
Montreal Canadiens.

Game was only 2 minutes old when the referee found a penalty on Flyers defenseman Kjell Samuelsson. Canadiens tried to establish themselves into the Flyers zone but couldn't get past their tight box.
Game went on several minutes without a call and both teams focused on the defense, with few scoring chances as a result.
But the Flyers were close 16 minutes in when they got three shots on goal, but goaltender Jocelyn Thibault managed to keep the puck out.
It was the Canadiens who instead got on the board first. Darcy Tucker
dumped a puck into the Flyers zone and Benoit Brunet managed to get to it behind the net before Petr Svoboda and fed it to Francois Groleau who put it past Ron Hextall.

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Canadiens headed back to a defensive game and Flyers had some trouble getting through. This play continued in the second, and for some
reason the Canadiens kept on firing the puck to icing, creating some irritation in the crowd. 5 Minutes, when the Flyers finally created somewhat of a scoring chance, Stephane Quintal decided to act as a backpack on Mikael Renberg and was handed a minor for holding.
On 23 seconds elapsed when the referee found a very doubful tripping
penalty on Janne Niinimaa and the game went on to 4 on 4.
When Stephane Quintal's penalty ended, John LeClair was alone in the Canadiens zone, keeping the puck when his team made a line change.
After spinning around a couple of times, he finally found Eric Desjardins in front of the net who scored his first goal of the season with a backhand.

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Chris Therien was handed shortly after the 1-1 goal a minor for interference, also a doubtful call by the referee. But the Flyers got some what of redemption when Vincent Damphousse got 2 minutes for hooking about 40 seconds later, the referee's third doubtful call in a row.
When Damphousse penalty came to an end, the Canadiens picked up the pace and was giving the Flyers "D" a hard time. Saku Koivu almost
gave the Canadiens 13 minutes in but Ron Hextall made a spectacular blocker save.

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Going into the third, the game was still tied at 1 and no team had the real momentum, despite the Canadiens few minutes on the offense.

Unlike the two previous periods, both teams now focused on the offense, leaving much space for turnovers and breakaways. Canadiens had two in the space of little over a minute and then vintage Ron Hextall finally showed up, and let his defense hear what was on his mind. Mikael Renberg had the lone breakaway for the Flyers, but finished with a weak shot that Thibault had no problems of stopping.
At 18.42, the Flyers managed to get a face-off inside the Canadiens zone. Eric Lindros won it and Janne Niinimaa got the puck and quickly advanced to the left corner and found Lindros, who could give the Flyers the lead with just over a minute to go.

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Flyers could have gone for the defense after this but when the Canadiens pulled Jocelyn Thibault for an extra attacker, they became greedy. Instead of just clearing the puck out of the zone, they tried to create a play to get another goal but this failed miserably. Valeri Bure stole the puck from Janne Niinimaa and passed it to Pierre Turgeon. He
found Stephane Richer on the blueline and Richer fired a one-timer that
Hextall was too far away from reaching and the was tied a 2, going into overtime.

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Overtime had so far in this season not been generous to the Flyers and it looked like it wasn't going to be it this time either. Just 8 seconds in, Eric Lindros got a slashing call and the Flyers had to start defending their goal. The Canadiens created a few good scoring chances but Ron Hextall saved them all. Game was looking to end in a tie when Hextall put the puck into play after a glove save. Joel Otto got the puck and despite being covered by three Montreal players he got away a pass to to John LeClair. Using his speed, he quickly advanced on the left side, leaving him alone with Jocelyn Thibault. He cut in, lured the goaltender to go down on his knees and finished topshelf.

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Dropping leads at critical stages in the game is quite an issue
for the Flyers right now. Although only losing one of these games, they cannot allow themselves to do this any longer. Good luck won't last forever. Otherwise, they played a good game and made few mistakes.
The Legion of Doom is finally waking up right now and you can tell that
their confidence is growing.

Three Stars
#1: John LeClair 1 goal 1 assist
#2: Ron Hextall 25 saves, 93%, 1 assist
#3: Eric Lindros 1 goal 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
MONTREAL</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:28</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:57</td><td>MTL</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>FRANCOIS GROLEAU</td><td>BENOIT BRUNET, DARCY TUCKER

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
05:07</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>STEPHANE QUINTAL</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
05:25</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (1:1)</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS THERIEN</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:12</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>VINCENT DAMPHOUSSE</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
04:57</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:50</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:38</td><td>MTL</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>STEPHANE RICHER</td><td>PIERRE TURGEON, VALERI BURE

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
Overtime1
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:08</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Slashing, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
04:53</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>JOEL OTTO, RON HEXTALL
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
MONTREAL PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.BRISEBOIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">29:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.BURE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.DAMPHOUSSE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BRUNET</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:38</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WILKIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.KOIVU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:55</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.MALAKHOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.QUINTAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">29:30</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RECCHI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RUCINSKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:40</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.SAVAGE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.STEVENSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.THORNTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.TUCKER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:10</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.TURGEON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
F.GROLEAU</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:37</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.RICHER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.POPOVIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:26</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
MONTREAL GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.THIBAULT</td><td align="center">33</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">64:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.THEODORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:39</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FALLOON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:36</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HALLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:46</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:44</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:50</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:31</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">17:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:52</td>

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C.THERIEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:56</td>
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D.ZUBRUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:07</td>

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R.HEXTALL</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">64:52</td>
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ten games or more. First out is the Eastern Conference where my
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Playing on a much harder level than before, I'm very satisfied of my 5th spot at the moment. Every game I have played have been fairly even and
as long as I don't continue dropping leads I will hopefully stay on the upper side of the standings. Florida is the big surprise here I think. I figured they would stay around 7th-10th place but so far they are not showing any signs of slowing down. My next game is against them so hopefully I will bring them back to earth again. Hartford is also a bit of a surprise and being on 7th place with 3 games less played than most of the team, they could rocket up in the standings with the games that comes.
In general, it looks pretty even. One or two losses could bring you down low.

And now to the Eastern Conference.

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Not to many surprises here I think. Perhaps I would have expected St.Louis to lay a little higher but it's still early on in the season so I
think they are going to climb to a playoff spot. San Jose is doing good
so far and who knows, maybe they will beat the real San Jose Sharks
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PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS GAMES 1-10<BR>
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<td width="20" align="center">GP</td>
<td width="11" align="center">
G</td><td width="11" align="center">A</td>
<td width="16" align="center">P</td>
<td width="28" align="center">PIM</td><td width="19" align="center">+/-</td><td width="29" align="center">PPG</td><td width="31" align="center">SHG</td><td width="30" align="center">FOT</td><td width="32" align="center">SOG</td><td width="24">Hits</td><td width="31" align="center">Time</td>
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R.BRIND'AMOUR</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center"><strong>6</strong></td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center"><strong>10</strong></td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">29</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">20:20</td>
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<td> E.LINDROS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center"><strong>24</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center"><strong>116</strong></td>
<td align="center">33</td>
<td align="center"><strong>16</strong></td>
<td align="center">21:10</td>
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<td> J.LeCLAIR</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center"><strong>6</strong></td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center"><strong>3</strong></td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center"><strong>50</strong></td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">20:00</td>
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<td> D.HAWERCHUK</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>116</strong></td>
<td align="center">29</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">20:20</td>
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<td> J.NIINIMAA</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center"><strong>24:20</strong></td>
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<td> M.RENBERG</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">-3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">32</td>
<td align="center">30</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">22:00</td>
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<td> K.SAMUELSSON</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">22:10</td>
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E.DESJARDINS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">24</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">23:10</td>
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<td> P.SVOBODA</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">-5</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">22:30</td>
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<td> C.THERIEN</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">13:20</td>
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<td> J.OTTO</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">-1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">37</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">14:20</td>
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P.FALLOON</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">21</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">16:40</td>
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<td> D.ZUBRUS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">06:20</td>
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<td> T.KLATT</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">-1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">13:20</td>
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K.HALLER</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">16:30</td>
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D.LACROIX</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">04:30</td>
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D.KORDIC</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">20</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">04:20</td>
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S.PODEIN</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">10:30</td>
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<td align="center">GP</td>
<td align="center">W</td>
<td align="center">L</td>
<td align="center">T</td>
<td align="center">GA</td>
<td align="center">S</td>
<td align="center">MIN</td>
<td align="center"> GAA
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<td align="center">SVS</td>
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R.HEXTALL</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">245</td>
<td align="center">552:55</td>
<td align="center">1.97</td>
<td align="center">.927</td>
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G.SNOW</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">44</td>
<td align="center">65.00</td>
<td align="center">2.77</td>
<td align="center">.932</td>
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First, if you look at the points racked up in these first ten games, they are not all that impressive. They are not bad however, considering the slow start that the team had. The top three with Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Lindros and John LeClair is producing as expected and both Mikael Renberg and Dale Hawerchuk is hopefully going to produce more when moving on with the season. I hoped that Pat Falloon would add some goals as well but he been quite disappointing so far. I hope to see more points from Dainius Zubrus as he have moved from the 4th line to the 3rd.

One of the lines I'm most satisfied with is the 4th with Dan Kordic, Dan Lacroix and now Shjon Podein. Since the addition of Podein, this line has worked perfect and is putting away from pressure from the other lines when needed, along with giving the scoring lines of the opposing team a headache.

Ron Hextall is getting most of the workload so far and has done it well.
In the first three games, he was playing with some tension but with that
big game against Islanders he hasn't done any real mistake that you can recall. He's on the pace of playing 81 games this season but that won't happen for sure. Garth Snow will see plenty of action. In his lone
appearance so far, a 3-3 tie against Anaheim, he played well stopping 41 out of 44 shots.
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<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
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<td colspan="2" align="center">Considering that the Flyers just have start producing in these past few games, being on 11th place in scoring is still quite good. 16 of these goals had been scored by 3 players, John LeClair, Rod Brind'Amour and Dale Hawerchuk. The rest is had accumulated either 2 or 1 goal. This list will hopefully contain Mikael Renberg as well if he starts to hit the net like he should.</td>
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<td align="center">9</td>
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<td colspan="2" align="center">Lack of chemistry in the beginning is the reason why the Flyers isn't higher on this list. Individual mistakes and bad plays was the most common reason when a goal was allowed. But the defense is playing disciplined and tight right now and should this continue then the Flyers will be on a much higher rank the next time.</td>
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<td align="center">16.7%</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
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<td colspan="2" align="center">8 goals on the powerplay so far which could have been more if the Flyers had taken care their chances. Flyers also have allowed 3 goals on the powerplay, which is league worst.</td>
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<th width="210" scope="col">League rank</th>
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<td align="center">89.5%</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
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<td colspan="2" align="center">Has worked better than expected. With their pretty aggressive style of play, they should allow more goals but somehow they have made it work. Only 4 goals allowed so far and at the same time they have scored 5. </td>
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