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My 1996-1997 Flyers Season; Can history be re-written?
Topic Started: Apr 7 2011, 12:57 PM (8,409 Views)
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STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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I went 9-1-0-0 these past ten games with the 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh
as the only time I left the ice without a point. At the same time, my
biggest rival the New York Rangers hit a slump coincidently after losing
to the Flyers, and has gone 2-6-1-0 in their last nine games and dropped down to third place in the Atlantic Division. Pittsburgh took over that
spot after going 8-1-2-0 in their last eleven games. The Montreal Canadiens has a comforting eighteen points down to Northeast Division rival Toronto Maple Leafs and if nothing extreme happens in the last games, they will take that 2nd place in the conference. The Southeast Division leader Florida Panthers however, have both Hartford and Washington breathing down their necks. Although the Panthers went 5-2-3 in their last ten, Hartford has been good as well, going 6-4-0-0 and Washington has only gone 4-7-0-0 but is still in the race for the playoffs.

From place eight to thirteen we have six teams within just four points.
The New York Islanders have been playing very good lately and is 6-4-1-0 in their last eleven. 9th placed Toronto went 5-1-1-2. All five wins has come in their last seven games. Ottawa and Boston had a rough time, going 3-5-2-1 and 3-6-2-0 respectively. But Boston has two wins, two ties and just one loss in their last five and looking to head upwards in the standings. The only team that is basically out of the playoff race is the Buffalo Sabres. Only two wins in their last nine makes them stay put at the last place in the conference.

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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Detroit are still in the conference lead after going 5-1-2-2 in their last ten. The two ties came against two of the heaviest teams in the Eastern Conference: the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. They also had two big win against their biggest conference rivals: The Colorado Avalanche and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. But Colorado managed to regain their division lead anyways going 5-4-2-1 in twelve games while the Vancouver Canucks went 4-5-2-1. Only one point separates the two. The Pacific Division leader, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks has probably already secured their divison title as the gap down to 2nd placed Dallas Stars grew from eight to twelve points in the past ten games. The Mighty Ducks went 5-3-1-1 much thanks to the Flying Finn Teemu Selanne.

9th placed Dallas Stars went just 3-4-1-1 and has with twelve games left to play six points up to eight-placed Calgary Flames.
It's not much but if they want to get to the playoffs they would have to put in a maximum effort. From place five to eight we have Chicago, St.Louis, Edmonton and Calgary, all within five points of each other.
Although it is about ten games left it feels like it's these teams who will
make the playoffs. While the Dallas Stars still has a shot, there's little hope for San Jose, Phoenix and Los Angeles. San Jose had an okay ten game span, going 3-3-2-2, but they've got some rough opponents coming up and will probably lose more than they will win.
Phoenix also had an okay run with 5-5-1-0 and has lower seeded teams like conference rivals Dallas (2 games), San Jose and the Los Angeles Kings left to play against. They also have two double meetings with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers and could take some points here as well. But against Colorado and Vancouver? No shot.
The Kings however could consider themselves out of the playoffs as the only teams that they will face are much much stronger than them and has Dallas and Phoenix as the only teams that they could steal some points from.

LEAGUE LEADERS AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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Comments:
I went 9-1-0-0 these past ten games with the 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh
as the only time I left the ice without a point. At the same time, my
biggest rival the New York Rangers hit a slump coincidently after losing
to the Flyers, and has gone 2-6-1-0 in their last nine games and dropped down to third place in the Atlantic Division. Pittsburgh took over that
spot after going 8-1-2-0 in their last eleven games. The Montreal Canadiens has a comforting eighteen points down to Northeast Division rival Toronto Maple Leafs and if nothing extreme happens in the last games, they will take that 2nd place in the conference. The Southeast Division leader Florida Panthers however, have both Hartford and Washington breathing down their necks. Although the Panthers went 5-2-3 in their last ten, Hartford has been good as well, going 6-4-0-0 and Washington has only gone 4-7-0-0 but is still in the race for the playoffs.

From place eight to thirteen we have six teams within just four points.
The New York Islanders have been playing very good lately and is 6-4-1-0 in their last eleven. 9th placed Toronto went 5-1-1-2. All five wins has come in their last seven games. Ottawa and Boston had a rough time, going 3-5-2-1 and 3-6-2-0 respectively. But Boston has two wins, two ties and just one loss in their last five and looking to head upwards in the standings. The only team that is basically out of the playoff race is the Buffalo Sabres. Only two wins in their last nine makes them stay put at the last place in the conference.

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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Detroit are still in the conference lead after going 5-1-2-2 in their last ten. The two ties came against two of the heaviest teams in the Eastern Conference: the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. They also had two big win against their biggest conference rivals: The Colorado Avalanche and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. But Colorado managed to regain their division lead anyways going 5-4-2-1 in twelve games while the Vancouver Canucks went 4-5-2-1. Only one point separates the two. The Pacific Division leader, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks has probably already secured their divison title as the gap down to 2nd placed Dallas Stars grew from eight to twelve points in the past ten games. The Mighty Ducks went 5-3-1-1 much thanks to the Flying Finn Teemu Selanne.

9th placed Dallas Stars went just 3-4-1-1 and has with twelve games left to play six points up to eight-placed Calgary Flames.
It's not much but if they want to get to the playoffs they would have to put in a maximum effort. From place five to eight we have Chicago, St.Louis, Edmonton and Calgary, all within five points of each other.
Although it is about ten games left it feels like it's these teams who will
make the playoffs. While the Dallas Stars still has a shot, there's little hope for San Jose, Phoenix and Los Angeles. San Jose had an okay ten game span, going 3-3-2-2, but they've got some rough opponents coming up and will probably lose more than they will win.
Phoenix also had an okay run with 5-5-1-0 and has lower seeded teams like conference rivals Dallas (2 games), San Jose and the Los Angeles Kings left to play against. They also have two double meetings with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers and could take some points here as well. But against Colorado and Vancouver? No shot.
The Kings however could consider themselves out of the playoffs as the only teams that they will face are much much stronger than them and has Dallas and Phoenix as the only teams that they could steal some points from.

LEAGUE LEADERS AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED

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PHILADELPHIA PLAYER STATS<BR>
(Numbers marked in bold denotes team leader)
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</td>
<td align="center">GP</td>
<td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td>
<td align="center">P</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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<td> J.LeCLAIR</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">37</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">183:02</td>
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<td> E.LINDROS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center"><strong>9</strong></td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center"><strong>92</strong></td>
<td align="center">31</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">178:18</td>
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<tr><td>
R.BRIND'AMOUR</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center"><strong>7</strong></td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">36</td>
<td align="center"><strong>47</strong></td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">209:53</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.HAWERCHUK</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center"><strong>2</strong></td>
<td align="center">65</td>
<td align="center">25</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">204:16</td>
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<td> M.RENBERG</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">27</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">159:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.DESJARDINS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">223:24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> T.KLATT</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">35</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">149:52</td>
</tr>
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<td> K.SAMUELSSON</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center"><strong>10</strong></td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center"><strong>233:09</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> S.PODEIN</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">3</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">2</td>
<td align="center">61:49</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> P.SVOBODA</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">180:17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.LACROIX</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">65</td>
<td align="center">14</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">168:31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.ZUBRUS</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">1</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">9</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">135:05</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> C.THERIEN</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">126:41</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">63</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">106:43</td>
</tr>
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<td>V.PROSPAL</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">1</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">11</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">46:23</td>
</tr>
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<td> J.NIINIMAA</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">3</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">232:56</td>
</tr>
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<td> D.KORDIC</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center"><strong>73</strong></td>
<td align="center">-2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">104:04</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> P.FALLOON</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">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">19:30</td>
</tr>
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<td>K.DYKHUIS</td>
<td align="center">3</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">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">59:55</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>D.RUMBLE</td>
<td align="center">3</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">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">43:21</td>
</tr>
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<td> K.HALLER</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</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">0</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">101:09</td>
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PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td>
<td align="center">GP</td>
<td align="center">W</td>
<td align="center">L</td>
<td align="center">T</td>
<td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td>
<td align="center">Time</td>
<td align="center">GAA</td>
<td align="center">SVS</td>
<td align="center">SO</td>
</tr>
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R.HEXTALL</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">208</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
<td align="center">460:15</td>
<td align="center">1.69</td>
<td align="center">.938</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">72</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">222:13</td>
<td align="center">1.35</td>
<td align="center">.930</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
</tr>
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<strong>Comments:<br />
</strong>Offensively, this was the best ten game span the Flyers has had all season.<br />
John LeClair, Eric Lindros and Rod Brind'Amour all had 10+ points and<br />
Dale Hawerchuk had his best run yet with nine points and Mikael Renberg<br />
wasn't bad either with eight. Finally, both scoring lines delivered like they should<br />
and you cannot be anything but satisfied with this. The third and fourth line also did<br />
their job, contributing to the defensive side. But they had their moments offensively as<br />
well. Dan Lacroix scored two goals in one game, against the Rangers, and all of them<br />
proved to be very important for the Flyers as they took an important 5-2 victory.<br />
Looking at the +\- column you can see that only three players ended on minus and<br />
only one of them is in the lineup right now; Dan Kordic. Kevin Haller and Karl Dykhuis<br />
didn't perform well in the games they got to play in.<br />
<br />
With the games against Pittsburgh and Ottawa as the only one's he took negative critizm from, he<br />
was as solid as usual this season. After being pulled after allowing four goals on twenty-two shots<br />
against Pittsburgh, he came up strong in the following game, stopping thirty-six out of thirty-eight<br />
shot in their 4-2 win against Washington. But his compadre Garth Snow wasn't bad either. <br />
He got the start in the important game against the New York Rangers and was very solid, <br />
stopping 31 shots and only allowed two goals from Alexei Kovalev that he didn't had a<br />
chance of taking
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PHILADELPHIA TOTAL PLAYER STATS AFTER 70 GAMES PLAYED<BR>
(Numbers marked in bold denotes team leader)
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<td align="center">GP</td>
<td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td>
<td align="center">P</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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<td> E.LINDROS</td>
<td align="center">69</td>
<td align="center">28</td>
<td align="center">38</td>
<td align="center"><strong>65</strong></td>
<td align="center">176</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center"><strong>636</strong></td>
<td align="center">225</td>
<td align="center"><strong>89</strong></td>
<td align="center">1389:19</td>
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R.BRIND'AMOUR</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">29</td>
<td align="center"><strong>33</strong></td>
<td align="center">62</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center"><strong>26</strong></td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">196</td>
<td align="center"><strong>265</strong></td>
<td align="center">38</td>
<td align="center">1454:37</td>
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<td> M.RENBERG</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">22</td>
<td align="center">31</td>
<td align="center">53</td>
<td align="center">44</td>
<td align="center">14</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">169</td>
<td align="center">199</td>
<td align="center">53</td>
<td align="center">1332:15</td>
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<td> D.HAWERCHUK</td>
<td align="center">69</td>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">40</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center"><strong>7</strong></td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">490</td>
<td align="center">205</td>
<td align="center">54</td>
<td align="center">1397:03</td>
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<td> J.LeCLAIR</td>
<td align="center">52</td>
<td align="center">25</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">41</td>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center"><strong>12</strong></td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">39</td>
<td align="center">203</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">843:02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.ZUBRUS</td>
<td align="center">64</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center">36</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">86</td>
<td align="center">128</td>
<td align="center">22</td>
<td align="center">931:35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> E.DESJARDINS</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center">19</td>
<td align="center">34</td>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">133</td>
<td align="center">40</td>
<td align="center">1628:13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> T.KLATT</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">29</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">42</td>
<td align="center">155</td>
<td align="center">22</td>
<td align="center">1028:40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> P.SVOBODA</td>
<td align="center">68</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">28</td>
<td align="center">44</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">94</td>
<td align="center">49</td>
<td align="center">1521:06</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> J.NIINIMAA</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">8</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">25</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">123</td>
<td align="center">67</td>
<td align="center"><strong>1630:46</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> K.SAMUELSSON</td>
<td align="center">70</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">24</td>
<td align="center">66</td>
<td align="center">24</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">99</td>
<td align="center">66</td>
<td align="center">1532:44</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> P.FALLOON</td>
<td align="center">61</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">14</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">-1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">44</td>
<td align="center">87</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">821:27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> C.THERIEN</td>
<td align="center">66</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
<td align="center">28</td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">46</td>
<td align="center">23</td>
<td align="center">936:02</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> J.OTTO</td>
<td align="center">67</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">13</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">304</td>
<td align="center">67</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">903:11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.KORDIC</td>
<td align="center">66</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">7</td>
<td align="center"><strong>402</strong></td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">45</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">495:47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> K.HALLER</td>
<td align="center">49</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">16</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">34</td>
<td align="center">17</td>
<td align="center">779:51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> D.LACROIX</td>
<td align="center">69</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">22</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">260</td>
<td align="center">55</td>
<td align="center">35</td>
<td align="center">654:59</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> S.PODEIN</td>
<td align="center">65</td>
<td align="center">3</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">4</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">-6</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center">55</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">512:59</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>K.DYKHUIS</td>
<td align="center">23</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">6</td>
<td align="center">-4</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">10</td>
<td align="center">9</td>
<td align="center">394:38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>V.PROSPAL</td>
<td align="center">22</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">0</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">3</td>
<td align="center">26</td>
<td align="center">5</td>
<td align="center">182:19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>J.DRUCE</td>
<td align="center">20</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">-3</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">177:04</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>D.RUMBLE</td>
<td align="center">3</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">0</td>
<td align="center">2</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">43:21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>S.DANIELS</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">0</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">11</td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center">0</td>
<td align="center">19:30</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
<blockquote>
<p> PHILADELPHIA GOALIE STATS
</p>
</blockquote>
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td>
<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</td>
<td align="center">SVS</td>
<td align="center">SO</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HEXTALL</td>
<td align="center"><strong>54</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>35</strong></td>
<td align="center">15</td>
<td align="center"><strong>4</strong></td>
<td align="center">97</td>
<td align="center"><strong>1437</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>3206:41</strong></td>
<td align="center">1.82</td>
<td align="center">.932</td>
<td align="center"><strong>9</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td>
<td align="center">18</td>
<td align="center">12</td>
<td align="center"><strong>3</strong></td>
<td align="center">1</td>
<td align="center"><strong>31</strong></td>
<td align="center">471</td>
<td align="center">1128:19</td>
<td align="center"><strong>1.65</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>.934</strong></td>
<td align="center">4</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
<blockquote>
<p><br />
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</p>
</blockquote>
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Hextall earns 10th shutout of the second against Maple Leafs

Ron Hextall stopped all 31 shots he faced and Mikael Renberg scored
the game-winning goal as the Flyers beat the Maple Leafs 2-0
at the Garden.

The first period was more or less event-less. Only a few scoring chances were created and most of them came from Toronto on the powerplay when
Eric Lindros sat out two for crosschecking. But Ron Hextall came up huge on that powerplay and denied the Maple Leafs the goal. But they got some momentum from it and had it until the end of the period, winning the shots
11-5.

A more physical play was displayed in the second. The Flyers handed most of the body checks but the Maple Leafs also threw in their share. But the quality of the game declined a bit as well, especially from the Flyers who began playing sloppy. at 14:35, Kelly Fairchild got a minor for hooking
but the Flyers never got a chance to get anything going as the Maple Leafs shorthanded units totally shut them down. The Maple Leafs also had the best chance to score in the period with 1:45 to go as Nik Kypreos got a breakway. He tried to deke past Hextall but the goaltender stacked the pads and made the save. Although the period was fairly even, Toronto won the shots again with 10-5.

The aggressive but sloppy play continued in the third and at 04:10
Dan Kordic dropped his gloves and challenged veteran Wendel Clark
for a scrap. It was one even struggle but Clark came out in the short end
and was downed by Kordic.

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This must have sparkled the Flyers as they scored the first goal of the contest 1:22 minutes later. Niinimaa passed the puck out of his own zone to Dale Hawerchuk at center ice who fed it to Mikael Renberg. He skated into the Toronto zone but face a wall of players and turned right back out again. When he skated back into the zone the Maple Leafs defense had a left a gap from Renberg to fire away a shot on a with a quick wrister he put the puck past goaltender Felix Potvin's stickside.

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And just two minutes later Yannick Tremblay was handed a minor for hooking. The Maple Leafs looked like they was going to kill it when Eric Desjardins fired a shot from the blueline through the heavy traffic and into the net.

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After that goal nothing perticular happened and when the horn sounded
the Flyers had earn two points in a somewhat dull contest.

As the rest of Flyers was a bit off tonight, they can be glad that Ron Hextall was there to save them. Making several qualified saves he
took another step towards winning the Vezina Trophy tonight.
And now it's almost no surprise if the does it.

THREE STARS:
#1: Ron Hextall, 31 saves, 100%
#2: Mikael Renberg, 1 goal, 0 assists
#3: Felix Potvin, 22 saves, .916%

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
TORONTO</td><td align="center">0
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
14:35</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>KELLY FAIRCHILD</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:10</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>WENDEL CLARK</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:10</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
05:32</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK, JANNE NIINIMAA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:33</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>YANNICK TREMBLAY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:08</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK

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

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

</table>
TORONTO 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.SKRUDLAND</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">18:03</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.BEREZIN</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">14:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.GILMOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.BAKER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MACOUN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:21</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
N.KYPREOS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
W.CLARK</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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ELLETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">21:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.COOPER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">24:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.CRAIG</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">12:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.ZETTLER</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">16:02</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SUNDIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">23:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
F.MODIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.MULLER</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">0</td><td align="center">13:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Y.TREMBLAY</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">13:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.YUSHKEVICH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">23:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.FAIRCHILD</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:14</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TORONTO 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>
M.COUSINEAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
F.POTVIN</td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</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">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:44</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">1</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">18:58</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</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">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:01</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">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:57</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:37</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:22</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">09:52</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:13</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:42</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:01</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">06:47</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</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">15:29</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">08:26</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">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">13:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:25</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:18</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:29</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">31</td><td align="center">0</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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NEXT GAME:
Next up is a trip to long island and game against the playoff
chasing New York Islanders. Playing well at the moment, they have gone
6-3-1 in their last ten but has players like Bryan McCabe, Zigmund Palffy and Bryan Smolinski out with injuries, with Palffy the only one who's gonna return before the season ends. That puts a lot of pressure on
goaltender Tommy Salo, who has been playing great lately. He also
possess the 7th highest save percentage with 89.1%. Will he stop
the Flyers offense?


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The Flyers offense was off in the last game and they
was the same in this game. Luckily for them, Ron Hextall
is playing like possessed right now.

Hextall stopped all 24 shots he faced to get his 11th shutout of the season and Mikael Renberg scored the lone goal in the third period as
the Flyers beat the New York Islanders with just 1-0.

But it was a fun game to watch despite just one goal. Both teams showed
great skills, especially the Flyers who tested goaltender Tommy Salo early, forcing him to make two big saves. The Islanders got on the powerplay at 04:54 as Dan Kordic got two minutes for roughing. The Islanders created a few chances but Ron Hextall and his defense worked perfect together and killed the penalty. Just a few seconds after Kordic's penalty ended Marty McInnis had to sit two for hooking. The Flyers were close a few times to get the first goal of the contest but Salo was there to stop them all.
And a few seconds after McInnis penalty ended the Flyers had to see themselves killing another penalty as Janne Niinimaa was handed a minor for tripping. And they got further into trouble about one and a half minute later as Dan Lacroix took a minor for hooking, forcing the Flyers to play 3 on 5. But the Flyers managed to kill both but got their fourth penalty of the game as Kjell Samuelsson tripped Travis Green.
But this penalty got killed very easy by the Flyers as the Islanders failed to gather their powerplay to work together. The period ended 0-0 but could as well ended 3-3 but both Ron Hextall and Tommy Salo had played excellent so far.

And Salo had to show his skill early into the second period as he used
all his length to save a one-timer from Rod Brind'Amour.

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And starting at 08:15, both teams took unnecessary penalties in a span of nine minutes. Bryan Berard got a minor for roughing as he checked Trent Klatt into the boards a little too later after the later one had passed the puck. Salo saved the Islanders from a goal there and it was Hextall's turn to do the same at 10.58 when Kjell Samuelsson once again went out two minutes for tripping. And the Islanders ineffectiveness on the powerplay continued and didn't score here either.
At 13.09 Todd Bertuzzi had to go the penalty box for interference but the Flyers could only enjoy eight seconds of powerplay as Eric Lindros took a very stupid penalty for slashing. And he would take another stupid penalty at 16.58 when the Islanders already had Randy Wood in the penalty box, ruining another powerplay for the Flyers.
And while being four on four, both teams played very defensively, not wanting to make any mistake that would lead to a goal and after two periods it still was 0-0 with the Flyers dominating the shots by 24-13.
The Flyers fired 16 shots alone in the second period.

The third period became the calmest in the perspective of that only two penalties were handed out. The first one came at 08.09 as Travis Green got a minor for hooking. The Islanders PK-units were good at disturbing the Flyers powerplay and they had difficulties even getting in to the zone. But with fifteen seconds left, Rod Brind'Amour got through the heavy traffic and found Mikael Renberg at the right post and he fired a
one-timer past a sliding Salo.

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The Flyers almost made it 2-0 a few minutes when they were on the powerplay again but Salo took everything they could throw at him and
denied the Flyers any more goals. But his counterpart Ron Hextall did
his part too and stopped eleven shots in the final period to preserve
a back to back shutout.

While the defense has been solid these past two games, the offense
hasn't. Is it too early to get worried or has the juice run out already.
Was this awesome ten-game span the offense had the last they could
muster this season? The next game will surely show it.

THREE STARS
#1: Tommy Salo, 33 saves, .971%
#2: Ron Hextall, 24 saves, 100%
#3: Mikael Renberg, 1 goal, 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
NY ISLANDERSÂŽ</td><td align="center">0
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</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>
04:54</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:05</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARTY McINNIS</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:02</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:51</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Tripping, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
08:15</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRYAN BERARD</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
10:58</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:09</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Slashing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:25</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>RANDY WOOD</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:58</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
08:09</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>TRAVIS GREEN</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:54</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR, JANNE NIINIMAA

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:22</td><td>NYI</td><td>PEN</td><td>TODD BERTUZZI</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY ISLANDERSÂŽ 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">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">24:17</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.BERTUZZI</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">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:24</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">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:31</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">09:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.WOOD</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.HUGHES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:17</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.VUKOTA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:19</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.GREEN</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HOUDA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:38</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">13:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KASPARAITIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">24:16</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:44</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">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:57</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.McINNIS</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.WEBB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">06:37</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:53</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:32</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY ISLANDERSÂŽ 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">34</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:24</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">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">8</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:08</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">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:14</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">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:47</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:41</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:04</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</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">09:18</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">0</td><td align="center">22:54</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:19</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">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:49</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">16:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:14</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">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">24:00</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">0</td><td align="center">01:08</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">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">13:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:11</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:05</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:16</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">24</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">59:49</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 GAME:
The Flyers heads back Philly to host the Colorado Avalanche. They have gone 2-6-2-0 in their last ten and are winless in their last five. During that stretch goaltender Patrick Roy has been slighty off his game, having a 3.25 GAA and a weak .857% save percentage. But leading scorer Peter Forsberg has been hot, scoring five goals and adding one assist in five games. This will be an interesting game for sure.
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Avalanche beats Flyers

The Flyers had their eyes on Peter Forsberg most of the game.
But the moment they didn't he scored.

Forsberg scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and
Patrick Roy made 27 saves as the Colorado Avalance beat the
Flyers 4-1 at the CoreStates Center.

There were two strong teams that hit the ice this night and it looked
like it was going to be an evenly played contest. And that it was in the
beginning. John LeClair created a chance four minutes that Patrick Roy
really had to make an effort to save. But Colorado began playing better
as period progressed and had the momentum for most of the period.
The Flyers lost some focus in the final minutes and stopped playing
like they should be all the time: physical. But no goals were scored in the
first period.

The first real chance created by the Avalanche in the second however resulted in a goal. On a pass from Adam Foote, Landon Wilson could
step into the zone and fire a quick wristshot past Garth Snow's left pad.

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Colorado still had the momentum after the goal but Flyers wasn't far behind. They had their chances then and then but Patrick Roy was
playing great and wasn't going to let anything easy get by him.
But the Flyers kept firing the puck on net and even though he didn't allow
a goal in this period either he would have take one puck out of the net just 01:53 into the third period.

John LeClair were struggling with Peter Forsberg for the puck at the boards outside the right face-off circle. He won and skated in front of the goal and fired a hard shot past Roy's left pad and into the net.

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But at 03:35 a penalty on Dan Lacroix would lead to the Avalanche's second goal of the night. Peter Forsberg got the puck from Scott Young and skated from his own zone into the Flyers zone. Between him and the net was Joel Otto but he invited him to go straight to net as he just put himself out of position long enough for Forsberg to fire a shot past Snow's blocker and into the net.

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And less than two minutes later the game seemed to be over as turnover in the Flyers zone lead to Mike Ricci firing a backhand
past Snow.

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And at 16:53 the Flyers would allow their second powerplay goal of the night as Joel Otto once again made a bad play and virtually gave the puck away to Adam Deadmarsh who easily put the puck past Snow.

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That was it for most fans at the CoreStates Center and when the horn sounded for the end of the game most of the crowd had already left.

This was the 2nd loss in as many games against the Avalanche this season. Last time they met they lost 5-3. With this loss they are 3-3-1
against the top four teams in the Western Conference this season.
Against the top four teams behind the Flyers in the Eastern Conference
they are 7-6-1 this season and is 1-2-1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins
and 2-2-0 against the Rangers. It looks like we're in for some tight
games come playoff time.

THREE STARS
#1: Patrick Roy, 27 saves, .964%
#2: Landon Wilson, 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Peter Forsberg, 1 goal, 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
COLORADO</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>
07:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:39</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTT YOUNG</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:46</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
08:50</td><td>COL</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>LANDON WILSON</td><td>ADAM FOOTE, SANDIS OZOLINSH
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:49</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:58</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>CLAUDE LEMIEUX</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:53</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
03:35</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:11</td><td>COL</td><td>PPG (1:2)</td><td>PETER FORSBERG</td><td>SCOTT YOUNG
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:04</td><td>COL</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>MIKE RICCI</td><td>ERIC LACROIX, LANDON WILSON

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:36</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:53</td><td>COL</td><td>PPG (1:4)</td><td>ADAM DEADMARSH</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:51</td><td>COL</td><td>PEN</td><td>ADAM FOOTE</td><td>Interference, 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">0</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">20:57</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">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">21:30</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">1</td><td align="center">17:40</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">7</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:37</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:11</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">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:52</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">-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">10:30</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">0</td><td align="center">19:04</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:39</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">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">15:40</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">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</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">04:43</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">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">20:58</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">06:32</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:26</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">1</td><td align="center">19:58</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:31</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
COLORADO 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>
V.KAMENSKY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">21:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
U.KRUPP</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">15:42</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.GUSAROV</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">20:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LACROIX</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.DEADMARSH</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.FOOTE</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">22:26</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FORSBERG</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">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.KLEMM</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">22:02</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.LEMIEUX</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">21:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.LESCHYSHYN</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">16:56</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.MESSIER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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>
<tr><td>
S.OZOLINSH</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:05</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RICCI</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">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:35</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SAKIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
L.WILSON</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.YELLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:38</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.YOUNG</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">19:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.CORBET</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
COLORADO 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>
P.ROY</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.DENIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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NEXT GAME:
The Flyers will head to New Jersey to face the Devils. The Devils are 5-4-1-0 in their last ten, mostly thanks to their great defense and most
of all goaltender Martin Brodeur. But Brodeur is fatigued and backup goaltender Mike Dunham will step in between the pipes.

NOTES:
The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 and are in
the playoffs. Most notably is that the only three teams that has qualified
for the playoffs so far are from the Atlantic Division.
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Dunham gives Flyers 2nd straight loss

When playing backup to one of the best goaltender in the league
you have to take your chances once you finally get them.
Mike Dunham did just that.

Dunham stopped 25 shots and Bill Guerin scored two goals as the New Jersey Devils handed the Flyers their second straight loss after winning
six straight.

It wasn't the best hockey in the opening period, at least not the first half.
Both teams had their chances but them in the most spectacular ways.
For example, Dale Hawerchuk had the chance of getting the Flyers into the
lead eight minutes in when Mike Dunham was lying flat on the ice. He just had to lift it in but he missed the entire net! But it was clear that a goal would come sooner or later and at 14:51 Bill Guerin got a little too much space in the Flyers zone and fired a puck past Ron Hextall's first post, a puck that he perhaps should have taken.

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But just twenty-three the Flyers were right back into the game as John LeClair after the following face-off fired a hard slapshot past Dunham.

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The Flyers killed a penalty on Rod Brind'Amour in the final minutes of the period and was the better team when the horn sounded for the end of the period.

They pushed on early in the second for a goal and put some hard pressure on Mike Dunham. Even when Eric Lindros was in the penalty
box the Flyers had some good chances. Therefore it seemed a little bit
unfair when Bill Guerin fired a weak shot on goal that Hextall somehow let past him and giving the Devils the lead.

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Just a minute after the goal, Dan Kordic went for Randy McKay and gave him a beating that he won't forget. But that didn't help
The Flyers play totally fell apart after the goal. Ron Hextall made up for the two weak goals he had allowed so far and made several key saves to keep the game at 2-1. When the period was over Hextall had faced eighteen shots.

But they managed to pull themselves together before the third period
and got their usual physical offense going. But Mike Dunham wasn't going to give up a goal that easy. He was calm in the net and made every save look easy and helped the Flyers getting frustrated.
And just like in the second period, the Devils got a goal when the Flyers were at the best looking for a goal. Valeri Zelepukin just threw in a puck on net that found a way past Ron Hextall's five-hole and into the net.
Lady Luck wasn't on either Hextall's or the Flyers side tonight.
But at least Dan Kordic got the last laugh when he with just thirteen seconds left of the game dropped the gloves for a scrap against Lyle Odelein. And he left the ice with Odelein lying on the ice.

While Ron Hextall certainly didn't have his best game of the season neither did the offense. After scoring 41 goals in ten games, the Flyers
has only scored five in their last four, and bad memories from earlier
in the season is coming up again. If the offense starts to struggle this close to the playoffs, then the Flyers are in big trouble.

THREE STARS:
#1: Bill Guerin, 2 goals, 0 assists
#2: Mike Dunham, 25 saves, .961%
#3: Kjell Samuelsson, 0 goals, 1 assist

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NEW JERSEY</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
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PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
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<table>
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</table>
1st period
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<tr><td>
07:04</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:51</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>Unassisted

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:14</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON, ERIC LINDROS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:09</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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</table>
2nd period
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<tr><td>
01:44</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:56</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>DAVE ANDREYCHUK

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:58</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>RANDY McKAY</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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06:58</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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07:44</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>STEVE THOMAS</td><td>Hooking, minor

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</table>
3rd period
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<tr><td>
11:09</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>VALERI ZELEPUKIN</td><td>JASON SMITH
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
19:47</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>LYLE ODELEIN</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:47</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
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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>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ANDREYCHUK</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">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:28</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
N.BROTEN</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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.CHAMBERS</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">16:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MACLEAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">16:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.CARPENTER</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.ZELEPUKIN</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:53</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.GUERIN</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.HOLIK</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">12</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.McKAY</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">12:36</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.NIEDERMAYER</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:17</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ODELEIN</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.PEDERSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">17:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SMITH</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">13:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.STEVENS</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:06</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SYKORA</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">13:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.THOMAS</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">08:33</td>

</tr>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NEW JERSEY 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.REESE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.DUNHAM</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:26</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">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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:58</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">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">24:16</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">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">22:48</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:16</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">0</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">25:57</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">1</td><td align="center">09:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</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">11:26</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:57</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">23:15</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">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">18:19</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">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</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">04:07</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:35</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">02:40</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</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">09:47</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:40</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">09:15</td>

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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
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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">39</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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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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NEXT GAME:
The Flyers will continue their roadtrip along the east coast and is stopping by the nation's capital. The Capitals is 3-4-3 in their last ten
and is third the southeast division at the moment and are only two points behind the Hartford Whalers but are also just two points away from not making the playoffs. Unlike the Flyers, they are in desperate
need of points. Will they grab two points from a offensively struggling Flyers?

NOTES:
Montreal has made it to the playoffs after a 4-3 win against Pittsburgh.
And Buffalo became the first team not making the playoffs after losing 3-2 against the New York Islanders. With a 22-36-10-5 record they are worst in the league.
In the Western Conference both Detroit and Anaheim took a spot in the Stanley Cup. Detroit did by beating Colorado 3-1 and Anaheim did it by first beating Calgary 3-2 and two nights later beating Vancouver 4-3.
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Caps gives Flyers third straight loss

Mark Tinordi is usually known for his knack of
dropping his gloves, punching whatever he can get
his hands on. But tonight he showed that he could do
more than that.

Tinordi scored two goals to take his season total up to seven and
Olaf Kolzig stopped twenty-one shots as the Washington Capitals
beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.

The Caps didn't have to wait too long to score their first of the
contest. Just 01:56 into the period, Jason Allison scored of his
own rebound to make it 1-0 for the hometeam.

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Washington gained some portion of momentum out of it and
forced the Flyers on the defensive. They had a hard time tagging
along and Darren Rumble's hooking call at 05:59 and Kjell Samuelsson's
minor for obstruction hooking were a direct result out of this.
But they showed some great skill on the powerplay and killed them both.
But the third one at 19:15 they failed to kill. It all started when Eric Lindros checked Craig Berube hard into the boards and was immediately
whistled for roughing. Berube directly went after Lindros and we had the first scrap of the night. Lindros won that fight on TKO. But that didn't matter as Mark Tinordi re-directed a shot from Phil Housley over a sitting Ron Hextall, who had gone down way too fast.

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When the period ended twelve seconds later, the Caps had outshot the Flyers by 14-6 and things didn't look that bright for the visiting team.

The Caps continued their fantastic play in the second. The Flyers were
clearly not the best team on the ice but at least they managed to kill their third penalty of the night when Dan Kordic got a roughing call at 04:25. But things went darker at 09:20 when Pat Peake scored on Hextall's five-hole after Chris Therien had fumbled with the puck in his own one instead of clearing it.

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And at 14:50 Mark Tinordi scored his second of the night when he fired a one-timer past Hextall's glove and into the net.

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The game felt like it was over after that. But for those who know the game knows that trailing by four midway through the second period isn't that much at all. But then you also need a little luck and that the Flyers
didn't have. When Jason Allision got a minor for hooking at 16:58 the Flyers saw a chance of decreasing the Caps lead. But only seven seconds later, Janne Niinimaa got a minor for interference, all call many would see as bull****. And they also had a puck that clearly crossed the line
but the referee called it off. No goal came from either side the score was 4-0 to Washington and the Flyers were outshot once again, this time 14-10.

The Flyers got a goal eventually, on a powerplay created by Keith Jones
at 04:58. The minute after, Lindros skated from his own zone and into the Washington zone and fired a nice slapshot past Kolzig.

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Dan Kordic tried to fire up his team a little more by trying to fight Mark Tinordi. But Olaf Kolzig tried to get involved as well and Ron Hextall didn't like that at all and went for the german goaltender.

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It was a great fight that didn't have a winner. Although that the Flyers
got a huge piece of momentum out of it, Kolzig kept the puck out
and the final score was 4-1 to Washington.

This was the third straight loss for the Flyers and the second game in a
row that the Flyers got a weak performance out of Ron Hextall.
You shouldn't worry just yet, since he has been stellar all season.
But as the playoffs closes, he may need some extra rest.

THREE STARS:
#1: Mark Tinordi, 2 goals, 0 assists
#2: Olaf Kolzig, 21 saves, .954%
#3: Eric Lindros, 1 goal, 0 assists

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WASHINGTON</td><td align="center">4
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
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<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
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1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:56</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>JASON ALLISON</td><td>STEVE KONOWALCHUK
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DARREN RUMBLE</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:15</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:15</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CRAIG BERUBE</td><td>Fighting, major

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:15</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:48</td><td>WSH</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>MARK TINORDI</td><td>PHIL HOUSLEY
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:25</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:20</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (3:0)</td><td>PAT PEAKE</td><td>TODD KRYGIER

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:50</td><td>WSH</td><td>GOAL (4:0)</td><td>MARK TINORDI</td><td>STEVE KONOWALCHUK, PETER BONDRA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:58</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JASON ALLISON</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:05</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:58</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEITH JONES</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
05:51</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (4:1)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON, RON HEXTALL
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:08</td><td>WSH</td><td>PEN</td><td>OLAF KOLZIG</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:08</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>RON HEXTALL</td><td>Fighting, major

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

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

</table>
WASHINGTON 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.GARDINER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">12:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LAUKKANEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">15:30</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ALLISON</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">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.BERUBE</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:23</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.BONDRA</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">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.COTE</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">22:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.HOUSLEY</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.JUNEAU</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:04</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.TINORDI</td><td align="center">2</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KRYGIER</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">16:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.EAGLES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">11:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.JONES</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">12:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.REEKIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.KONOWALCHUK</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:33</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.PEAKE</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">24:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PIVONKA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.SIMON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.WITT</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">19:19</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
WASHINGTON 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.CAREY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
O.KOLZIG</td><td align="center">22</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</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">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:55</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:48</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">23:46</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">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">15:55</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">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">21:52</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">10:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</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">13:43</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:45</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:16</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">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:34</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">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">23:15</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">04:25</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">-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">20:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</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">16:03</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">-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">12:56</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">-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">06:09</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">38</td><td align="center">4</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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NEXT GAME:
The Flyers next game on the road is against the St.Louis Blues. Currently at the 9th spot in the Western Conference they are chasing
a playoff spot but hasn't played that well, going 4-6-0-0 in their last ten and with six points up to the final playoff spot they need every win they can get now. Will Brett Hull, who "only" have scored 29 goals this season, take them there?

NOTES:
Next team to be out of the playoffs are the Los Angeles Kings
who lost nine consecutive games with the 3-1 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins as the final nail in the coffin.
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Brind'Amour helps Flyers stop losing streak at three

Before this game, Rod Brind'Amour hadn't scored in six games
and was desperately looking for one to get his scoring going again.
He couldn't have picked a better time to do it.

Brind'Amour scored a hattrick, with an empty-net as the last one, and Dainius Zubrus scored the game-winning goal with 1:46 left of game as
the Flyers beat the St.Louis Blues 5-3.

Only 01:29 had passed when both teams had one man in the penalty
box. Al MacInnis got called for roughing at 00:57 and thirty-two seconds
later Petr Svoboda got a minor for interference. This opened up the game but none of the teams failed to score. And the overall quality so far wasn't the highest. It wasn't until the Flyers 4th line had a good shift at the seven minute mark that the pace picked up. The Flyers 3rd line made a great shift and made sure that the Flyers scored the first goal of the contest. Dan Kordic fired a weak shot on goal that Grant Fuhr went down to stop but Petr Svoboda got in the way of the puck and re-directed it past the goaltender.

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The same Svoboda got his second penalty of the game when he was called for tripping. St.Louis put some good pressure on net from the start but was a little too deep into the Flyers zone and when Garth Snow put the puck into play Rod Brind'Amour went right for the Blues net.
He got caught up by the defense but managed to get a quick wristshot away that Fuhr almost got to but just a few inches away the puck slipped past his glove.

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But the Blues got right back into the game forty-nine seconds later when a shot re-directed on Janne Niinimaa's leg and landed right in front of
Rob Pearson who put it past Garth Snow's five-hole with a backhand.

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The Flyers were looking to end the period with a 2-1 by Garth Snow spoiled that by making a huge mistake passing the puck right on to
Craig MacTavish's stick and he easily put it into the empty crease.

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A little disappointing for the Flyers as they had generally played well
since their first goal.

And Snow allowed another soft goal at 04:34 into the second period.
Pavol Demitra fired a shot that hit Chris Therien and changed direction.
It didn't look all too difficult to stop but Snow sorta froze into the ice and
let the puck past him, making it 3-2 Blues.

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Dan Kordic and Shayne Corson went out for a scrap about two minutes
later which Kordic handled well, downing Corson with one of his hard punches. But the Flyers didn't gain any momentum out of this and
the Blues could hold their lead. And they were looking to extend it when
Shjon Podein went out two minutes for hooking at 15:59. But instead, the powerplay allowed their second shorthanded goal of the evening.
While the referee found a penalty on a player in the Blues, Snow put the puck into play and passed it to Svoboda. Svoboda found Brind'Amour at center-ice who went skating for the Blues net. But Brett Hull and Chris Pronger managed to get there in time preventing him from taking a shot. But Brind'Amour went behind and around the net and finished with a backhand past Fuhr's stickside.

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When the period ended it was clear that the Flyers were the better team but with they luck they've had the past few games they had to play it
safe if in order to win this one.

And they were perhaps a little too safe. On an early four on four situation, the Flyers played more like they were on penalty kill.
And that continued throughout the period and it looked like the
game would go to overtime. But then luck finally struck the Flyers.
John LeClair dumped a puck into the zone and Grant Fuhr went out to get it behind the net. But miscommunication between him and Igor Kravchuk led to a collision and John LeClair could get to the puck first and pass it to Dainius Zubrus who put it in the vacant net.

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An embarrising moment for sure for both Fuhr and Kravchuk.
But more embarrising was Chris Pronger when he checked
Dan Kordic from behind with forty-two seconds left, in the middle of the Blues pushing for the equalizing goal. Kordic didn't get up and had to
be helped off the ice. But the strange thing though is that Pronger
only got a minor for roughing when the penalty clearly should have
been at least a double-minor.
But thanks to that penalty the Blues couldn't go for the attack and with
five seconds left Rod Brind'Amour scored his third goal of the game, with
Garth Snow earning his third assist of the game.

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While the game wasn't the best anyone's watched this season it
sure was an important one for the Flyers. Breaking that losing streak
with so close to the playoffs was needed in order for the team to
build up their confidence again. But the question is now: how well will the
Flyers play without enforcer Dan Kordic, who is out eight weeks with a sprained ankle?

THREE STARS:
#1: Rod Brind'Amour, 3 goals, 0 assists
#2: Pavol Demitra, 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Petr Svoboda, 1 goal, 1 assist

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
ST. LOUIS</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">5
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:57</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>AL MacINNIS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
01:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>DAN KORDIC, DARREN RUMBLE
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:38</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:03</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (0:2)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>GARTH SNOW

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:52</td><td>STL</td><td>PPG (1:2)</td><td>ROB PEARSON</td><td>PAVOL DEMITRA, AL MacINNIS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:34</td><td>STL</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>CRAIG MacTAVISH</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:34</td><td>STL</td><td>GOAL (3:2)</td><td>PAVOL DEMITRA</td><td>PETER ZEZEL, IGOR KRAVCHUK
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:40</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAYNE CORSON</td><td>Fighting, major

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:40</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAN KORDIC</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHJON PODEIN</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:55</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (3:3)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>PETR SVOBODA, GARTH SNOW

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:20</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Slashing, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
01:34</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS PRONGER</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:14</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (3:4)</td><td>DAINIUS ZUBRUS</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR, ERIC LINDROS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:18</td><td>STL</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS PRONGER</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:53</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (3:5)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>GARTH SNOW
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ST. LOUIS 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>
M.BARON</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">13:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.BERGEVIN</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">15:59</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.CORSON</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">05:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.DEMITRA</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">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
G.COURTNALL</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">24:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.MacTAVISH</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">13:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.ZEZEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</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">20:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
H.YORK</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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:54</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.PEARSON</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">13:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.NOONAN</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ZABRANSKY</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">18:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.HULL</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.MacINNIS</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">26:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.MATTEAU</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">11:01</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.PRONGER</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">5</td><td align="center">27:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PELLERIN</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">06:16</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.CAMPBELL</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">20:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
I.KRAVCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</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">19:28</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ST. LOUIS 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.CASEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.FUHR</td><td align="center">35</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:55</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">23:24</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">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">20:32</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:50</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">12</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:02</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">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">25:42</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">06:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KORDIC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:47</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</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">16:54</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</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">06:25</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">3</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">23:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.PODEIN</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">11:13</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</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">13:46</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">-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">15:32</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">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">12:29</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">21</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:57</td>
</tr>
</table>
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NEXT GAME:
The Flyers will head back to Philly to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The injury-plagued Lightning are doing their best of trying to making it
to the playoffs. But they're in for a tough one. In four games this season, the Flyers has outscored them 16-4 including a 7-0 shelling.
If they want to win, they will have to play a tight and defensive game in order to beat them. Will they succeed or will their gap to the final playoff spot increase from four to six points?
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Flyers offense chokes against Lightning

Garth Snow made up for his poor performance against St.Louis
by stopping all but two shots. But that made little difference as
the Flyers offense only could get one puck past Corey Schwab.

Schwab made 27 saves to get the win and Dino Ciccarelli and Chris
Gratton each had a goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning took a small step towards making the playoffs by 2-1 over the Flyers.

Only 01:13 had gone when Chris Gratton handed Dino Ciccarelli a nice pass which he one-timed past Garth Snow.

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Flyers got a powerplay two minutes later when Chris Gratton got a minor
for roughing but the Lightning was razorsharp on the penalty kill and denied them a goal. But the Flyers PK-units showed a lot of discipline when first Eric Lindros got a minor for roughing and then got Dan Lacroix out two minutes for hooking. With some help from Garth Snow they killed both those penalties. The Flyers offense struggled right from the start and the Lightning defense didn't have to work hard to keep them
from getting the puck on net. The late penalty on Roman Hamrlik didn't even result in a single shot on goal. 6-6 was the shots after the first
period but Tampa Bay had the lead 1-0.

The referee wasn't on the Flyers side the first five minutes as he found
two straight penalties, one on Petr Svoboda at 01:45 and one on Eric Lindros for hooking. And a little over a minute had passed on Lindros's
penalty when Cory Cross fed Chris Gratton with a pass and with a one-timer he put it past Snow's right pad and into the net.
After this the Flyers play got a little better as the period progressed.
They started to get some shots on goal and Corey Schwab had to
start concentrating. When on a powerplay twelve minutes in, Dale Hawerchuk got so close of scoring the Flyers first of the night but
Schwab recovered to make a great save with his pad.
But at 17:01 the Flyers got their first goal. Darren Rumble tried to get
in position to fire a puck on net but the Lightning's "D" made it impossible. Instead, the went behind and around the net and passed it to Zubrus. With a lot of surveillance, he barely got a shot away but it
startled Schwab and it went past his blocker.

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This was the last thing that happened in the period, and although the Flyers lost the shots 14-10, they had at least one period left to make their good play even better.

But the third period started almost exactly as the second. An early penalty on Petr Svoboda led to the Flyers momentum declining
and after two straight and unfair calls on Eric Lindros it was long gone
and Tampa along with Corey Schwab could protect their lead all the way
to the end of the game.

This was the fourth loss in five games for the Flyers and the offense
was choking once again. Have they already start focusing on the
playoffs, just relaxing in these games that are left, or do they have
lost their mojo? Five games are left and hopefully they will show that
they do have some juice left.

THREE STARS:
#1: Corey Schwab, 27 saves, .964%
#2: Chris Gratton, 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Garth Snow, 26 saves, .928

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
TAMPA BAY</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:13</td><td>TB</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>DINO CICCARELLI</td><td>CHRIS GRATTON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:44</td><td>TB</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS GRATTON</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:35</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:33</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:45</td><td>TB</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROMAN HAMRLIK</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:45</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
04:56</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:01</td><td>TB</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>CHRIS GRATTON</td><td>CORY CROSS, ROB ZAMUNER
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:04</td><td>TB</td><td>PEN</td><td>DINO CICCARELLI</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>DAINIUS ZUBRUS</td><td>DARREN RUMBLE, PAT FALLOON
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
01:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:09</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Slashing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:43</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">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">2</td><td align="center">18:38</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">2</td><td align="center">25:46</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:04</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">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:54</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:01</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">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">27:07</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">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:28</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">0</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">23:49</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:23</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">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:45</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</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">2</td><td align="center">20:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:00</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">-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">3</td><td align="center">29:20</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">05:23</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</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">07:07</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:29</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:27</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:58</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TAMPA BAY 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>
C.CROSS</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">14:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HAMRLIK</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">21:30</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.GRATTON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BELLOWS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:40</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BRADLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.CICCARELLI</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.BURR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">06:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.YSEBAERT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:55</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SELIVANOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">12:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.WELLS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">18:17</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SHAW</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">25:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.POULIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">09:50</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.CULLEN</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">1</td><td align="center">16:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TOMS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:38</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
I.ULANOV</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">1</td><td align="center">22:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.WIEMER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">08:25</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.ZAMUNER</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.BANNISTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:30</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TAMPA BAY 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>
D.PUPPA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.SCHWAB</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:18</td>
</tr>
</table>
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and sophomore player Daniel Alfredsson (also 62 points in 78 games)
they have gone 8-2-0-0 in their last ten and are making a good push of making it to the playoffs.
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Lindros's late goal gives Flyers the "W".

When the Flyers blew a two-goal lead in the second it looked
like they were heading for another loss. But thanks to some
grit and some elbow grease they got the job done and landed
a victory. It wasn't pretty but hey, they'll take it.

Eric Lindros scored the game-winning goal and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists as the Flyers beat the Senators by 4-2 at CoreStates Center.

The first five minutes looked exactly like the previous few games the Flyers had played. Unfocused, disorganised and without an edge when attacking. And at 06:51 Daniel Lacroix took an unnecessary penalty for hooking and the Senators, who had been playing well so far, looked to get the first goal of the night. But the Flyers PK-units closed it up and killed the penalty and took some momentum from the Senators. Lacroix was handed another minor for hooking at 11:29 but the Senators powerplay was cut short when Alexei Yashin got a minor for holding. And at the following face-off John LeClair won the puck out to Petr Svoboda who stepped in and fired a slapshot past goaltender Damian Rhoades's left pad.

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The history repeated itself a few minutes later when Alexei Yashin got another penalty. Brind'Amour won the following face-off and dropped it in front of Dale Hawerchuk who fired the puck past Rhoades glove.

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The Flyers carried the momentum all the way to the end of the period and could go to the dressing-room with a rather comfortable 2-0. The Flyers won the with 14-7.

But an early mistake invited the Senators back into the game. Mikael Renberg was skating in front of his net and when he turned around to go behind it, he dropped the puck and Garth Snow failed to cover the first post and the puck went in.

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And at the eight minute-mark Andreas Dackell stole the puck from Eric Desjardins and fed the puck to Steve Duchesne, who one-timed it past Snow. Shaken up at first, the Flyers managed to pull themselves together and continued to play a decent period. The Senators were good as well and had their chances. Daniel Alfredsson fired a one-timer on point blank range that Garth Snow managed to stop with a pad. And he also stopped a breakaway by Radek Bonk by gloving it. When the period ended, they lost the period 2-0 but at least they won the shots 8-6.

And the evenly played game continued well into the third. More than half of the period was very defensively played but as the period was coming to and end the Flyers put an extra gear in and went all on the offensive.
But Damian Rhoades was really giving them a hard time, stopping several hard shots. When the game went in to it's final minute he had faced eleven shots in the last seven minutes. But the twelfth he couldn't stop. Steve Duchesne had the puck in front of the net but Eric Lindros was on his back and Lindros eventually got to the puck and hit it past Rhoades. And a few seconds later Mikael Renberg made it 4-2 in the empty net.

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Hard work was the key to this win. While they still showed that they are
struggling on the offensive, they at least showed that they could get it don't when putting an effort into it. Maybe that's what it is going to take for them to continue winning in this season.

THREE STARS:
#1: Eric Lindros, 1 goal, 0 assists
#2: Dale Hawerchul, 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Rod Brind'Amour, 0 goals, 2 assists

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

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
06:51</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:51</td><td>OTT</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXEI YASHIN</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:59</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:21</td><td>OTT</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXEI YASHIN</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:39</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
02:40</td><td>OTT</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>SHAWN McEACHERN</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:11</td><td>OTT</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>STEVE DUCHESNE</td><td>ANDREAS DACKELL
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>

</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
19:24</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (3:2)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:38</td><td>PHI</td><td>ENG (4:2)</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK, ROD BRIND'AMOUR
</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">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">2</td><td align="center">20:51</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:57</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</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">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:29</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">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">18:11</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">08:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</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">20:43</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">0</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">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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:36</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">5</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">14:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:59</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:07</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:40</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">-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">17:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.RUMBLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">19:52</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">21:10</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:00</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:59</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
OTTAWA 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.ALFREDSSON</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">22:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.BONK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">09:02</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.DACKELL</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">22:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.CUNNEYWORTH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">19:58</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.CHASSE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.DAIGLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">06:28</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
T.CHORSKE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.DUCHESNE</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">0</td><td align="center">21:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LAMBERT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">09:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ZENT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:10</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
L.PITTLICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.McEACHERN</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:10</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
W.REDDEN</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">20:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YASHIN</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">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:09</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.ZHOLTOK</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">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:46</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.GONCHAR</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">23:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:59</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
OTTAWA 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>
D.RHODES</td><td align="center">32</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.BALES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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NEXT GAME:
A big game is coming in the Big Apple. The Rangers are on the schedule
and the Flyers are meeting a team that is 6-3-1 in their last ten and six points behind in the Atlantic Division. Right now, the New York Rangers
and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to face each other in the first round of the playoff. That means that if the Flyers manage to get themselves past the first round they have one giant less to face.
An appealing situation for the Flyers to say at least.

NOTES:
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Flyers wins at MSG

The Rangers ridiculous penalty count was one of
the reasons the Flyers could win tonight but they
also had a lot of help from their starting goaltender.

After resting for three games Ron Hextall came in and stopped thirty-one
shots and both John LeClair and Eric Lindros had two goal as the Flyers
won at the Madison Square Garden against the Rangers 4-1.

Wayne Gretzky were the first one to head for the sin bin after he
got a minor for hooking. The Flyers got through the Rangers defense
several times but Mike Richter was there and made a few stops.
Jeff Beukeboom was the next one to head to the penalty-box, a
minor for roughing. And once again the Flyers played well on the powerplay but so did Mike Richter. At 09.42 Vladimir Vorobiev got a minor for hooking and over a minute later, the Flyers could take the lead. Mikael Renberg fired a shot that was going for the net but it hit Brian Leetch and bounced to John LeClair who could put it past Mike Richter.

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Two minutes later Trent Klatt was given a minor for hooking when he stopped Wayne Gretzky going for a breakaway. And the Rangers tested
Ron Hextall a few times but he kept it out. The crowd at the MSG started
booing as Daniel Goneau first got called for hooking at 17:18 and not even a minute later Mark Messier got the same call. If it affected the referee or not can be discussed but only eight seconds later he found
a tripping on Eric Lindros, leading to a 4 on 3 powerplay for the Flyers.
But the Flyers could capitalize before Goneau's penalty was over and the remainding seconds of period was played four on four. When it was over, the game was pretty much evenly played but the Flyers had some momentum thanks to all of the penalties on the Rangers. But Mike Richter had so been a hard nut to crack and he stopped 17 out of 18 shots.

The booing continued after Niklas Sundstrom got called for hooking just
sixteen seconds in, and the Rangers had to face their sixth penalty kill
of the game. John LeClair ended the Flyers powerplay though a minute later. A minute after the Rangers had gone though their seventh penalty of the night, Joel Bouchard got a minor for roughing and a fine play by
Trent Klatt and Eric Lindros led to the Flyers second goal of the night,
Lindros handed the puck to Klatt in the neutral zone and he went into the zone, fended off the Rangers defense and skated in to the center almost at the blueline. There he saw a completely open Lindros in front of and a quick pass and a one-timer later it was 2-0.

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But about five minutes later, the Rangers could cut the lead to one.
Chris Therien was about to play the puck out of the zone when he was stopped by Luc Robitaille at the blueline. He found Mark Messier in front of him and Messier found a small opening at Ron Hextall's 5-hole.

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The Rangers were playing better than the Flyers after the goal but
their momentum was cut short when he referee found yet another
penalty on them, with the frustration growing at both the players and the fans in the crowd. But there to keep up the morale was Mike Richter who
were stopping shot after shot, and created some cheers from the stands.
But the period still ended in a minor for the Rangers, literally. Just one
second before the break Jeff Beukeboom got his third penalty of the night, giving the Flyers a powerplay at the start of the next period.
Despite being outshot 26 - 9 in the period, the Rangers was still very much in the game and the Flyers had to keep focusing on playing a
tight defense to win this one.

But four minutes of the last period went away pretty fast as only seven seconds after Beukeboom's penalty ended Joel Bouchard went out two minutes for hooking. And the crowd kept booing even after the penalty had ended. They were tired of seeing their players heading for the
penalty box. But they had to see one more go there as Niklas Sundstrom was called for hooking at 08:30. And after getting the puck from Trent Klatt in the neutral-zone John LeClair stepped into the Rangers zone and fired a slapshot past Mike Richter to end the penalty after just nineteen seconds.

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The Rangers went all on the offensive after the goal, knowing that they had to score soon if they didn't want to let this one slip away. But they
made a huge mistake when going for the goal: Letting their defense go.
And when John LeClair got to the puck in the left corner in the Flyers zone
and quickly passed it to Petr Svoboda at the blueline. He found an open Eric Lindros in the neutral zone and passed it. All alone with Richter, he tried to deke past him but Ulf Samuelsson had caught up with him and managed to get a piece of his stick on the puck and Lindros missed the first shot. But the goaltender was out of position and Lindros could gain control of the puck again and he put it past Richter to make it 4-1.

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Although trailing now by three, The Rangers kept going with their almost reckless offensive but the Flyers were closing it up in front of Hextall and
didn't want to allow any goal that could spark the hometeam into a scoring frenzy. But they made it through the last eight minutes without
allowing anymore goals and could head out in the dressing room with two fresh points.

It would be a lie to say that the Flyers didn't get a huge advantage from
all the penalties. But the Flyers also played a disciplined defensive hockey and the few rebounds that Ron Hextall allowed they took care
of. And Ron Hextall looked like he needed that three-game rest. He
was near perfect tonight and the only goal he allowed wasn't his fault.

THREE STARS:
#1: Ron Hextall
#2: John LeClair 2 goals, 1 assist
#3: Eric Lindros, 2 goals, 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
NY RANGERSÂŽ</td><td align="center">1
</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>
01:50</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>WAYNE GRETZKY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:55</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF BEUKEBOOM</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:42</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>VLADIMIR VOROBIEV</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:56</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG, RON HEXTALL
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:13</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>TRENT KLATT</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:18</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL GONEAU</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:09</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK MESSIER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Tripping, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:16</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKLAS SUNDSTROM</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
01:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:58</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF BEUKEBOOM</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:46</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL BOUCHARD</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:50</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>TRENT KLATT
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:48</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRIAN LEETCH</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:45</td><td>NYR</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>MARK MESSIER</td><td>LUC ROBITAILLE

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:38</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRIAN LEETCH</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:59</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JEFF BEUKEBOOM</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:06</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL BOUCHARD</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:30</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>NIKLAS SUNDSTROM</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:49</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (1:3)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>TRENT KLATT, PETR SVOBODA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:4)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>PETR SVOBODA, JOHN LeCLAIR
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

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

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY RANGERSÂŽ 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>
J.BOUCHARD</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:02</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.REICHEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">03:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BERG</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">15:48</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FLATLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">02:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
U.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">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">30:53</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
W.GRETZKY</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">25</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LIDSTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:11</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.BEUKEBOOM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">25:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.GONEAU</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">18:22</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.NEMCHINOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">03:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.MOMESSO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">02:24</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.VOROBIEV</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">01:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.GRAVES</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">22:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.KOVALEV</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">17:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.LEETCH</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
M.MESSIER</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">23</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.SUNDSTROM</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">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ROBITAILLE</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">14:43</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY RANGERSÂŽ 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.HEALY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RICHTER</td><td align="center">49</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:48</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">23:30</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:58</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:29</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:12</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">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:28</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">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:28</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:50</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">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">05:08</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</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">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>
T.KLATT</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">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">0</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</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">13:04</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">26:15</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">00:29</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:48</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:13</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">-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">14:59</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">32</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:12</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 GAME:
Two days of rest is up before the Flyers will take on the New York Rangers
once again. The Rangers are surely seeking revenge for their loss at the
MSG. But their best player in that game, Mike Richter, is fatigued and the
Rangers will turn to backup Glenn Healy. In nineteen games this season he is 13-3-2 with a 2.53 GAA and a .867%.

NOTES:
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Hextall shines again against the Blueshirts

If Ron Hextall wasn't in the spotlight two nights ago in New York
he certainly was that in Philly tonight.

Hextall stopped 38 shots and Petr Svoboda and Joel Otto each
had a goal and an assist as the Flyers beat the Rangers at the
CoreStates Center 5-2.

The Flyers wasted little time in scoring the first goal.
John LeClair fired a shot from the right which goaltender Glenn
Healy deflected into the corner. LeClair picked it up and found
Trent Klatt on the left with a long pass. Healy was to slow to get over to
the left side and failed to cover his first post and Klatt shot it into
an almost empty net.

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Two straight penalties with forty seconds apart forced the Rangers
play three on five. And after Mark Messier failed to clear the puck
out of the zone Rod Brind'Amour could take the puck and fire a
quick wristshot past Healy's blocker.

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And then starting at 14:53, the referee found four penalties within the
span of two minutes, two for each team. And when both Rangers and one Flyers penalty were finished, the one left was Mikael Renberg.
He had to sit and see when Mark Messier shuffled in a rebound from Ulf Samuelsson's shot and past Ron Hextall.

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A little over a minute later both team had four players on the ice as
the referee had found first a roughing on Dale Hawerchuk at 19:11 and
a hooking on Adam Graves at 19:19. When the first period ended, the Flyers had some momentum, winning the shots 11-6. But a one-goal
lead against a team like the New York Rangers doesn't feel that secure
and the Flyers needed to play a tight defensive or score a goal or two.

And the Rangers really wanted that tying goal. They were dominating the first minutes of the second period and the Flyers had to work hard to deny them any good scoring chances. But despite that, they got some
chances and Ron Hextall had to work hard to keep it out. On a sloppy
line-change by the Flyers, Wayne Gretzky was left all alone with Hextall.
He tried to shoot the puck up in the right corner but Hextall did an excellent save with his blocker.

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At 08:17, Mikael Renberg was handed a minor for hooking. The first
feeling here was that the Rangers would tie the game up. But the Flyers
work hard on the penalty kill and managed to push the Rangers back into their own zone and forcing a face-off. On the following face-off Lacroix won it out to Petr Svoboda who fired a one-timer on goal.
Healy had a clear view on the puck but somehow the puck went past his
first post and into the net. A clear mistake by the goaltender.

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And two minuter later the Flyers made it 4-1. After a messy situation
in the Rangers right corner, Adam Graves tried to clear the puck out of the zone but it hit Rod Brind'Amour deflected towards the center of the zone and there to get it was Joel Otto who fired a shot on goal. At the same time, Mikael Renberg skated in front of Healy, screening him and
it went past his glove and into the net.

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At 12:56, Joel Bouchard got his second minor of the game, this time for
obstruction hooking. But less than a minute later Petr Svoboda got two
in the penalty box for slashing. And ten seconds after Bouchard's penalty ended, Daniel Lacroix got a minor for hooking leaving the Flyers
with just three men on the ice. During a short stretch, the Rangers got at least three shots on goal and another one that was blocked by Kjell Samuelsson. Luck didn't last long for the Rangers though and got to play four on three after Adam Graves got a minor for elbowing at 15:42.
When the Flyers had killed both their penalties they got a powerplay which didn't last long. After just nineteen seconds on the nice, Dan Lacroix was handed another hooking. And after getting Adam Graves back on the ice, the Rangers began shelling Hextall with shots.
And after having eighteen shots on goals so far, their nineteenth by Niklas Sundstrom slipped by Hextall's 5-hole and into the net, making it 4-2.

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The Rangers clearly had the momentum in the game after this period but
Flyers were the one's who scored the goals, mostly because of poor goaltending. With 20 minutes to go and "just" two goals up against the Rangers, the third period looked like it would become a hard one.

And just after 02:13, the Flyers really got themselves into trouble as
Kjell Samuelsson was called for tripping. And just like the 3-1 goal the
Flyers pushed hard to get an offensive face-off and that they got.
Joel Otto won the face-off and skated towards the center of the zone and fired a shot that hit the right post. There for the rebound was Eric Desjardins and although Healy made a great stop he couldn't hold it
and Desjardins could chip in the 5-2 puck.

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The Rangers were far from beaten though. Their speedy offensive made everything they could to get some goals. But a combination of a great defensive and an excellent Ron Hextall, they never got their goal.
The closest they got was with about five minutes to go. Mark Messier stole the puck from Rod Brind'Amour behind the net and made a quick pass to Luc Robitaille. Robitaille fired a one-timer on point blank but Hextall was quick as lightning and made a great pad save.

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His name was chanted by the crowd and he really earned it after that amazing save. The Rangers got a final chance when Kevin Haller got a minor for interference at 19:12 but the Flyers could protect their 5-2 lead with relative ease and could cash in two points.

This win got the Flyers up to 111 points and that means that the Flyers
clinched the Atlantic Division before the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not only
did they clinch the Division title, but they also clinched the Presidents
Trophy for having the best record in the league. But all of this isn't
worth anything if they fall out early in the playoffs.

THREE STARS:
#1: Ron Hextall, 38 saves, .950%
#2: Joel Otto, 1 goal, 1 assist
#3: Petr Svoboda, 1 goal, 1 assist

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">5
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
NY RANGERSÂŽ</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:30</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>TRENT KLATT</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR, PETR SVOBODA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:26</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ULF SAMUELSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:46</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ADAM GRAVES</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:54</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:53</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL BOUCHARD</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:21</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:01</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ULF SAMUELSSON</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:47</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:16</td><td>NYR</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>MARK MESSIER</td><td>ULF SAMUELSSON, LUC ROBITAILLE
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:11</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:19</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ADAM GRAVES</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
08:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
09:05</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (3:1)</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:16</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (4:1)</td><td>JOEL OTTO</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:56</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL BOUCHARD</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:45</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>PETR SVOBODA</td><td>Slashing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:06</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:42</td><td>NYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ADAM GRAVES</td><td>Elbowing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:25</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:53</td><td>NYR</td><td>PPG (4:2)</td><td>NIKLAS SUNDSTROM</td><td>MARK MESSIER
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
02:13</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (5:2)</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>JOEL OTTO

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:12</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN HALLER</td><td>Interference, 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">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">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:49</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:24</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:09</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:22</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</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">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:23</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">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">17:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.OTTO</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">10</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">15:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SVOBODA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</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">0</td><td align="center">19:32</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:14</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LeCLAIR</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">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10:04</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">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:00</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">10:09</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">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">21:38</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">07:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RENBERG</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">2</td><td align="center">15:06</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">2</td><td align="center">18:47</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:56</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">40</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:39</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>
NY RANGERSÂŽ 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>
J.BOUCHARD</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.REICHEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">1</td><td align="center">11:29</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BERG</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">25:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.FLATLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">02:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
U.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-3</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">24:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
W.GRETZKY</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">18</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:42</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LIDSTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.BEUKEBOOM</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">0</td><td align="center">26:31</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.GONEAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.NEMCHINOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">09:07</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.MOMESSO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">05:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.VOROBIEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">02:42</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
A.GRAVES</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.KOVALEV</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:45</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.LEETCH</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.MESSIER</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">15</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:35</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
N.SUNDSTROM</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">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ROBITAILLE</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">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:16</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NY RANGERSÂŽ 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.HEALY</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RICHTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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NEXT GAME:
The Flyers will head to Montreal to play their next to last game of the season. The Northeast Division winner is 3-3-4 in their last ten games
but has like the Flyers nothing to play for. But despite that fact, it will
probably be a great game between the division champs.

PLAYOFFS NOTES:
Most notably after round 80 is that the Florida Panthers are not
going to the playoffs this season. After spending most season
leading the Southeast division they dropped ten out of their last
fourteen games. Toronto are also out, despite three straight wins
in the end. The three teams that are still fighting for a playoff
spot is the Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. The Lightning only need to win their game against the Hartford
Whalers to secure the last spot.

In the Western Conference the Dallas Stars are out of the playoffs
after a 2-3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche.
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Hextall ties Parent for most shutouts

Ron Hextall's fantastic season ended with tying a 23-year old record
set by one of the greatest goaltender's ever to have played
in the Flyers net: Bernie Parent.

Hextall stopped 30 shots to record his 12th shutout of the season
and Janne Niinimaa had the game-winning goal as the Flyers beat
the Montreal Canadiens at Molson Centre 2-0.

The first period didn't contain that much action. The teams played
a bit cautious at first, probably fearing a last minute injury before
the playoffs. It wasn't until five minutes in, when Francois Groleau
got a minor for hooking, that the game picked up the pace.
A few hits delivered by the Flyers fueled the Canadiens to do the same.
At 13.32 Janne Niinimaa got called for tripping, sending the Flyers
to the penalty kill. But the Canadiens were rightdown awful on their
powerplay, failing to find any rhythm at all and the penalty could be
easily killed. The Flyers had most of the chances in the period with
John LeClair having the best one at sixteen minutes in, hitting the
right post behind Jocelyn Thibault. The period ended with a scoreless
tie with the Flyers winning the shots 12-6.

The second period was a different story though. Both teams displayed
some good hockey, but also took some stupid penalties. Kjell Samuelsson was first at 01:46 but David Wilkie sent the game to four on four just fourteen seconds later when he got called for obstruction hooking. The Canadiens were the better team here and created at least
two good scoring chances. And when Dan Lacroix got a minor for hooking at 06:32 they were so close of getting the first goal as Saku Koivu first hit the post and Mark Recchi was there for the rebound but missed the open net. After the eight minute mark, the referee found three penalties within the span of just fifty-two seconds. The Flyers got two of these and
had to play both three on four and three on five for a while but their tight penalty kill managed to get the team through.

Fourteen minutes in, the referee also found three penalties within one minute but this team the Canadiens got two and the Flyers one.
And twenty-two seconds after the last penalty started, Janne Niinimaa made it 1-0 by just going into the Canadiens zone, firing a relatively
easy shot on net past Thibault.

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The rest of the penalties passed without a goal and so did the rest of the period. The Flyers had gotten the first goal but lost the shots 14-9.
But a 1-0 lead in hockey isn't much and the Canadiens was in fact the
better team in the second period.

And their momentum continued. Despite getting an early penalty on David Wilkie, they actually pressed the Flyers down into their own zone
and even denied the Flyers a single shot on goal. But bad luck struck the Canadiens in form of their own goaltender. Jocelyn Thibault went out behind the net to play the puck and probably got a brain-freeze when he
passed the puck right on to John LeClair's stick who just could put it in the vacant net.

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His mistake fueled the Flyers who began going for a third goal.
But Thibault was eager to show his coach Mario Tremblay that
he wasn't going to do the same mistake again. And he got to
make a highlight save a few minutes later when he gloved a
shot by Eric Desjardins. Three seconds short to the fifteen minute
mark Turner Stevenson grabbed Eric Lindros and tried to get him
to drop his gloves. That he did and the crowd got to see a great
fight but both landing punches. But the bigger Lindros eventually
got the win by landing a hard left on Stevenson's cheek, sending
him to ice.

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As the game were coming to an end, the Flyers went all on the defensive
to help Hextall earn his 12th shutout of the season. But the Canadiens
didn't want to leave his game without scoring a goal and made their best
to do that. But Hextall looked determined to get his shutout and
finishing the period with ten saves he made sure the Flyers won their
last road game of the season with 2-0.

This was their fourth straight win and is really making everything to finish
this season on a positive note. And when everything looked shaky just a
few games a ago the team looks as solid as ever and is without a doubt
on of the strongest contenders to the Stanley Cup this season.

THREE STARS:
#1: Ron Hextall, 30 saves, 100%
#2: Jocelyn Thibault, 28 saves, .933%
#3: Janne Niinimaa, 1 goal, 0 assists

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
MONTREAL</td><td align="center">0
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">2
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
05:20</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRANCOIS GROLEAU</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:32</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>Tripping, minor

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:46</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
02:00</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVID WILKIE</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:32</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANIEL LACROIX</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:01</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>VINCENT DAMPHOUSSE</td><td>Roughing, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:32</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:53</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAINIUS ZUBRUS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:03</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>DARCY TUCKER</td><td>Hooking, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:13</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>TRENT KLATT</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:38</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK RECCHI</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:02</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>JANNE NIINIMAA</td><td>DALE HAWERCHUK

</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
03:34</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVID WILKIE</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>

<tr><td>
08:01</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:57</td><td>MTL</td><td>PEN</td><td>TURNER STEVENSON</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:57</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>Fighting, major

</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.BURE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">14:59</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">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.BUREAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">08:27</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.BORDELEAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">07:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WILKIE</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:03</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">7</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:33</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:26</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
S.QUINTAL</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">27:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RECCHI</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">1</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:52</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RIVET</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:25</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">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">04:34</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">-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">21:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.STEVENSON</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">1</td><td align="center">04:58</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.TUCKER</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">06:21</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
F.GROLEAU</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">15:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.RICHER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">21:32</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">30</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">60:00</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:14</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">20:49</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">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">06:20</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:41</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
D.HAWERCHUK</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">4</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.LACROIX</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">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">20:02</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:12</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">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:52</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">25:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</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">16:06</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">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">14:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">8</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:49</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NIINIMAA</td><td align="center">1</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">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:40</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">05:11</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">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:22</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:49</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">12:32</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">30</td><td align="center">0</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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NEXT GAME:
At last, the final regular season game of the 1996-1997 season.
The Philadelphia Flyers will host the New Jersey Devils at the CoreStates
Center. The 6th placed New Jersey Devils are coming to team with
a full-strength team and will probably seek an extra confidence boost by beating the Flyers before the up-coming Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals against the Hartford Whalers.

PLAYOFF NOTES:
Washington and Tampa Bay are the only teams left to compete for
the final spot as Washington and the New York Islanders played 2-2.
A win was needed for the Islanders to get to the 8th spot.

In the Western Conference, the Calgary Flames is out after losing
3-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks. They needed to win their
last two in order to get to the playoffs.
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Flyers ties it up in season finale

Kjell Samuelsson, Trent Klatt and John LeClair each had a goal and
an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers tied it up with the New Jersey Devils
by 4-4.

Only Fifty-five seconds had gone when the New Jersey Devils scored the
first goal of the game. A static Flyers defense could only watch as Bill Guerin found Bobby Holik in front of the net and he just chipped it over a sliding Garth Snow to make it 1-0.

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But almost twenty seconds later the Devils Denis Peterson got a minor
for interference. But the only the Flyers could offer on this powerplay
was a single shot on Martin Brodeur that he had no problem at all of
taking care of. The story was almost the same when Patrik Elias got
a minor for holding at 09:25 but at least they got some more shots
on Brodeur. When only eight seconds remained on Elias penalty, Eric Desjardins got a minor for hooking, leading to the Flyers having to
play shorthanded. And the Devils managed to score on the powerplay.
On themselves. Kjell Samuelsson dumped a puck into the Devils zone and when Scott Stevens picked it up he accidently bumped into Martin Brodeur, leading to the puck going into the net.

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The Flyers really woke up after this goal and took over the game completely. From firing just five shots in the first twelve minutes, the
Flyers got eleven shots on Martin Brodeur in the remaining eight.
In the remaining minute on the period, when on the powerplay, the
Flyers fired three shots alone on the goaltender and when the period
was over the Flyers had won the shots 16-7. But the game still lacked
some quality hockey and both teams had to perform better to please the crowd.

And John LeClair started with a heavy slapshot. Just a little over the one-minute mark LeClair skated into the Devils zone from the right
and fired a mighty slapshot that went in by Brodeur's second post.

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This got the Flyers even more fired up and began shelling Brodeur with
shots. He was up for the task though and grew as the shots were coming. But in the middle of the Flyers pressure, the Devils tied it up.
Petr Sykora fired a shot from the neutral zone into the Flyers zone and Snow raised his hand for the icing. But as the traffic was closing, Snow didn't go out to play the puck but just looked at it and when he saw Valeri Zelepukin it was too late. Zelepukin fired the puck past Snow's glove making it 2-2. The Devils caught a chunk of momentum and used it to make it 3-2 little over a minute later when Zelepukin found Steve Thomas in front of the net.

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The Flyers still had most of the momentum but didn't make anything of it. After two quick penalties after the fourteen-minute mark, Rod Brind'Amour had the opportunity to tie the game up when he deked past Brodeur leaving only an empty net. But somehow he fired the puck outside the net. The Flyers won the shots once again in this period, 13-6 but only one had past Brodeur while two had passed Snow.

But an early powerplay got the Flyers into the game again. Exactly
at the five-minute mark Trent Klatt deflected a shot from John LeClair
past Martin Brodeur to make it 3-3.

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And when being on the powerplay fourteen minutes in, Eric Lindros made it 4-3 by deking past Lyle Odelein to find himself all alone with Brodeur and finished with a wristshot.

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The Flyers looked to finish the season with a win but Rod Brind'Amour got a penalty for interference at 19:48 and just two seconds later Bill Guerin fired a shot past a sitting Snow.

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The overtime was all about the Flyers and during those five minutes they bombarded Martin Brodeur with shot after shot. But he was there for every save and made sure the game ended 4-4.

Despite the tie, the final game was pretty satisfying anyways. No injuries
or anything that could disrupt the Flyers way to the Stanley Cup and they can only now rest for a couple of day before the playoffs starts. It has been a long season but now it's is finally time. The games were every goal count and one loss could be devastating. Where the losers don't get a second chance and where the winners faces a bigger obstacle towards the final goal: to hoist the Cup.

THREE STARS
#1: Kjell Samuelsson 1 goal, 1 assist
#2: Martin Brodeur, 51 saves, .927%
#3: Bill Guerin, 1 goal, 1 assist

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="center">4
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
NEW JERSEY</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>
00:55</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>BOBBY HOLIK</td><td>BILL GUERIN
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
01:16</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>DENIS PEDERSON</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:25</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRIK ELIAS</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:17</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ERIC DESJARDINS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:29</td><td>PHI</td><td>SHG (1:1)</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON</td><td>Unassisted

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
18:59</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN CHAMBERS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
01:04</td><td>PHI</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR</td><td>KJELL SAMUELSSON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:27</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>VALERI ZELEPUKIN</td><td>PETR SYKORA
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:49</td><td>NJ</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>STEVE THOMAS</td><td>VALERI ZELEPUKIN, NEAL BROTEN

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:29</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SCOTT NIEDERMAYER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:36</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKAEL RENBERG</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
03:43</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>SHAWN CHAMBERS</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:00</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (3:3)</td><td>TRENT KLATT</td><td>JOHN LeCLAIR, PETR SVOBODA

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:01</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:09</td><td>PHI</td><td>PPG (4:3)</td><td>ERIC LINDROS</td><td>TRENT KLATT
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:48</td><td>PHI</td><td>PEN</td><td>ROD BRIND'AMOUR</td><td>Interference, minor

</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:50</td><td>NJ</td><td>PPG (4:4)</td><td>BILL GUERIN</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
Overtime1
<table border=1>

<tr><td>
03:23</td><td>NJ</td><td>PEN</td><td>BOBBY HOLIK</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">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">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:57</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">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">25:44</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:56</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">17:58</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">8</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:51</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">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">16:12</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
K.SAMUELSSON</td><td align="center">1</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">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:18</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:06</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KLATT</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">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:12</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">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LINDROS</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">13</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:06</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.PROSPAL</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">11:36</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:46</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">07:22</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">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:19</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">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:40</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">-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">11:11</td>

</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.SNOW</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">64:33</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>

<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
NEW JERSEY 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.ANDREYCHUK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.DANEYKO</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">27:09</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
N.BROTEN</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">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
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">13:35</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
J.MACLEAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">20:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.CARPENTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:13</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
V.ZELEPUKIN</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">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.ELIAS</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">17:03</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
B.GUERIN</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">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.HOLIK</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">11</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">29:43</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
R.McKAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.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">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:19</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">-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">28:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.PEDERSON</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">13</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:52</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">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">12:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.STEVENS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</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">24:20</td>

</tr>
<tr><td>
P.SYKORA</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">09:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.THOMAS</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">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:15</td>

</tr>
</table>
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NEW JERSEY 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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<tr><td>
M.BRODEUR</td><td align="center">55</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">64:09</td>
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<tr><td>
M.DUNHAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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</table>
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A lot of stuff needs to be done before I can began the playoffs.
With all I have planned I think I won't be able to start playing before
Saturday at the earliest. The things that needs to be done now is:
* Final Standings, East and West.
* Final Scoring leaders (needs to be done manually since the computer
reset the stats before the playoffs)
* Final Team Stats
* Player Stats games 70-82 and final Player Stats
* Regular season analysis
* Post-season preview
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