For the 3rd consecutive preseason game the Flyers went into a shootout. This time with goals by Claude Giroux and Danny Briere in the shootout, the Orange and Black outlasted the Leafs 4-3. Unfortunately, during the overtime period before the shootout Micheal Leighton strained his back and will need to be evaluated when the Flyers return to Philadelphia. Ultimate the injury to Leighton was only negative for the Flyers on this night. Before the shootout Nikolai Zherdev had a great night with 2 goals off assists from Giroux. Briere also had a goal in regulation. Technically the Flyers also lost the game in overtime, but Toronto's game winning goal was waved off erroneously since the referees it went in off Phil Kessel's hand. Normally it would have been reviewed and called a goal, but there's no review in the preseason. So the Flyers dodged a bullet and took advantage of their good fortune to get the win in the shootout. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
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