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*** PostGame Interviews & Coach’s Press Conference ***
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Mika Pyorala’s first career shootout tally was the difference as Philadelphia clipped St. Louis, 2-1, at Wachovia Center.
Each club tallied in the first three rounds, then Pyorala began the fourth with a high wrister to put the Flyers ahead. David Backes’ try to keep the game alive for St. Louis ended up in Ray Emery’s breadbasket.
Scott Hartnell tallied in regulation for the Flyers, who have won four games in succession. Emery made 30 stops for the win, his ninth of the season.
“We’ve been playing well. Back-to-back games coming off the road is tough,” said Hartnell, whose club won 5-2 in Buffalo on Friday. “We played a hard, physical game. We knew they were hungry for a win, right from ‘Razor’ on up, we battled hard. It took the extra five and the shootout but we got the win.”
T.J. Oshie scored for the Blues, losers of four straight and five of six. Chris Mason took the loss despite a strong 35-save performance.
The Flyers picked up the game’s first goal with 7:45 to play in the second while on the power play, when Hartnell managed to tip in a dish from Claude Giroux a split second before colliding with Mason.
Oshie’s turnaround shot from a broken play knotted the score 5:43 into the third period and the game remained tied through regulation.
Mason came up with a huge pad stop on a Hartnell breakaway midway through overtime to keep the contest going but neither team could end it before the shootout.
“I know they go to the net really hard. That’s how they score and that’s how they got the goal tonight,” Mason said of his opponents. “Hartnell is always coming hard to the net. We would have liked a better outcome but I think we’re happy with the point.”
Game Notes
Pyorala has yet to record a regulation score in his first 14 NHL games…The Flyers have won seven of the last nine home games against the Blues dating back to December, 1996…Flyers defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen left the game early in the third period with an upper-body injury.
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Scoring Summary
1st Period
none
2nd Period
12:15 PHI PPG – Scott Hartnell (5) Wrist Shot – Assists: C. Giroux (6) & C. Pronger (11)
3rd Period
05:43 STL T.J. Oshie (2) Wrist Shot – Assists: R. Polak (3)
OT Period
none
Shootout
Mike Richards - PHI - Save
David Perron - STL - Miss
Claude Giroux - PHI - Goal
Brad Boyes - STL - Goal
Jeff Carter - PHI - Miss
T.J. Oshie - STL - Save
Mika Pyorala - PHI - Goal
David Backes - STL - Save
Penalty Summary
1st Period
00:28 STL Keith Tkachuk : Roughing – 2 min
09:45 STL Cam Janssen : Fighting (maj) – 5 min
09:45 PHI Arron Asham : Fighting (maj) – 5 min
12:38 PHI Ian Laperriere : Tripping – 2 min
15:50 PHI David Laliberte : Cross checking – 2 min
19:52 STL David Backes : Holding – 2 min
2nd Period
01:11 PHI Arron Asham : Tripping – 2 min
01:55 STL Paul Kariya : Interference – 2 min
03:15 PHI Chris Pronger : Tripping – 2 min
11:29 STL Cam Janssen : Interference on goalkeeper – 2 min
12:44 STL Keith Tkachuk : Boarding – 2 min
12:44 PHI Daniel Carcillo : Diving – 2 min
17:01 PHI Danny Syvret : Roughing – 2 min
17:01 STL David Perron : Roughing – 2 min
3rd Period
09:00 STL Lars Eller : Cross checking – 2 min
OT Period
none
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 12:26 AM and is filed under Flyers, Game Recaps, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Ray Emery, Regular Season, Scott Hartnell, St. Louis Blues, Wachovia Center.
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