Flyers knock off Thrashers in shootout
If the Flyers were looking to kick a new era off in style, they did just so last night with a 3-2 win over a tough Atlanta Thrashers team. John Stevens was behind the bench for his first game as head coach and the Flyers made it 1-0 for Stevens in shootout fashion.
Randy Robitaille got the Flyers on the board just 1:57 into the game on a feed to the front of the net from Mike Knuble. Robitaille beat Johan Hedberg to put the Flyers in front early 1-0. The Thrashers would strike back quickly, as the always dangerous Ilya Kovalchuk scored to tie the game at 1-1 at the 7:06 mark.
After a scoreless second period, the teams skated into the third trying to break the 1-1 knot. The Flyers wasted little time scoring, as Peter Forsberg knocked a puck off the back of Hedberg and into the net. The goal was followed by a long delay to fix the ice, near the McDonald's sign. Great advertising by the Golden Arch there.
After the delay, it was back to the action. Bobby Holik tipped in a Vitaly Vishnevski shot from the point, tying the game at 2-2. Antero Niittymaki had no chance to stop it, and it whizzed past him for an Atlanta goal. After a frantic regulation and overtime finish, it was on to the shootout.
Before the shootout began, Atlanta coach Bob Hartley pulled Hedberg in favor of Keri Lehtonen, who was benchwarming all night long. Hartley figured that Le
htonen gave them an advantage over Hedberg, so he made the switch. Simon Gagne was the first one to skate in on Lehtonen, and beat him with the backhand to put the Flyers up. Slava Kozlov quickly tied it up with a beautiful one handed move that faked Niittymaki out. Peter Forsberg skated in next, and instead of pulling a fancy Forsberg move, he simply beat Lehtonen gloveside with a laser beam to put the Flyers up 2-1 in the shootout. After failed attempts from Marian Hossa and Mike Richards, the game was on the stick of Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk skated wide, and Antero Niittymaki flopped down and the puck was fired high and wide, giving the Flyers a 3-2 victory that was much needed.
Notes: Triston Grant played his first NHL game for the Flyers... Former Flyer Jon Sim had an assist... It was the first home win of the season for the Flyers... The 5-game homestand for the Flyers continues tomorrow night against Pittsburgh.
If the Flyers were looking to kick a new era off in style, they did just so last night with a 3-2 win over a tough Atlanta Thrashers team. John Stevens was behind the bench for his first game as head coach and the Flyers made it 1-0 for Stevens in shootout fashion.
Randy Robitaille got the Flyers on the board just 1:57 into the game on a feed to the front of the net from Mike Knuble. Robitaille beat Johan Hedberg to put the Flyers in front early 1-0. The Thrashers would strike back quickly, as the always dangerous Ilya Kovalchuk scored to tie the game at 1-1 at the 7:06 mark.
After a scoreless second period, the teams skated into the third trying to break the 1-1 knot. The Flyers wasted little time scoring, as Peter Forsberg knocked a puck off the back of Hedberg and into the net. The goal was followed by a long delay to fix the ice, near the McDonald's sign. Great advertising by the Golden Arch there.
After the delay, it was back to the action. Bobby Holik tipped in a Vitaly Vishnevski shot from the point, tying the game at 2-2. Antero Niittymaki had no chance to stop it, and it whizzed past him for an Atlanta goal. After a frantic regulation and overtime finish, it was on to the shootout.
Before the shootout began, Atlanta coach Bob Hartley pulled Hedberg in favor of Keri Lehtonen, who was benchwarming all night long. Hartley figured that Le
htonen gave them an advantage over Hedberg, so he made the switch. Simon Gagne was the first one to skate in on Lehtonen, and beat him with the backhand to put the Flyers up. Slava Kozlov quickly tied it up with a beautiful one handed move that faked Niittymaki out. Peter Forsberg skated in next, and instead of pulling a fancy Forsberg move, he simply beat Lehtonen gloveside with a laser beam to put the Flyers up 2-1 in the shootout. After failed attempts from Marian Hossa and Mike Richards, the game was on the stick of Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk skated wide, and Antero Niittymaki flopped down and the puck was fired high and wide, giving the Flyers a 3-2 victory that was much needed.Notes: Triston Grant played his first NHL game for the Flyers... Former Flyer Jon Sim had an assist... It was the first home win of the season for the Flyers... The 5-game homestand for the Flyers continues tomorrow night against Pittsburgh.
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