Islanders 6 Flyers 5 Final in Overtime
It Was Over When....
The Islander's Trent Hunter scored a power play goal with just over 4 minutes to play in the overtime period. The Flyers had rallied to tie the game at 5 at the end of regulation, but Hunter's goal thwarted the Flyers comeback bid.
The Game Puck Goes To....
Jason Blake with 3 goals and an assist, Trent Hunter with 2 goals, Randy Robitaille with 3 assists, and Mike Sillinger with 2 assists.
The Stat Of The Game Is....
1, as in 1 power play goal scored by the Islanders on the night, to 0 scored by the Flyers on the night, despite having 3 opportunities to do so. Basically, the two teams were pretty even from beginning to end ,with the only difference being that 1 power play goal scored by Hunter in overtime.
The Bottom Line Is....
Well, they lost this one, but you know what they might just start winning some pretty soon, since they acquired goalie Martin Biron from the Sabres in exchange for a draft pick. With Biron the Flyers now have 3 goalies with which to rely on, although it's likely that Robert Esche will be traded away at some point. Still, with Biron in the mix the Flyers might be able to turn things around a bit, so who knows maybe they won't be so bad next year.
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