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*** PostGame Interviews & Coach’s Press Conference ***
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Game Wrapup
Phoenix Coyotes 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) – Ilya Bryzgalov made 23 saves and the Phoenix Coyotes benefited from a pair of questionable calls in the third period to top Philadelphia, 3-1.
Matthew Lombardi posted a goal and one assist while Keith Yandle and Shane Doan also tallied for the Coyotes, who have won two of three.
Scott Hartnell notched the only goal for the Flyers, who have dropped back-to- back road tilts in the middle of a five-game road swing.
Ray Emery played well in defeat, allowing just two goals on 20 shots.
Phoenix forged ahead by a goal thanks to a controversial play. Skating with the advantage, Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin held the puck at the right point but the disc slipped beyond his grasp and slid just beyond the blue line before being brought back into the zone.
Play was allowed to continue without an offside call, and Aucoin nevertheless dished to Lombardi, who quickly found Yandle for the 2-1 with 9:41 to play.
Another interesting ruling gave the Coyotes their third goal of the game with 39.9 seconds left. Chris Pronger chased after Doan in front of the Flyers’ empty net, and successfully blocked his try for the score. Doan was knocked down and a penalty was quickly called to halt play.
However, after an officials’ conference, a goal was awarded instead of a penalty as it was ruled Doan had possession and was obstructed from scoring into a vacated net and Phoenix won by a 3-1 count.
Lombardi followed up a Flyers giveaway in their own zone for a power-play score 4:49 into the second period.
Just over seven minutes into the middle stanza, Hartnell was the beneficiary of a home-run pass by Claude Giroux which connected inside the Coyotes’ zone. Alone ahead of the pack, he streaked in and wristed his seventh goal of the season.
Game Notes
Phoenix has won three of the last four meetings…Doan’s goal tied him with former Jet Thomas Steen for third on the Jets/Coyotes franchise goal list with 264…It was just the second game in Glendale for Philadelphia, which won its first game there, 5-4, on October 18, 2003…Flyers forward Blair Betts left the game late in the second period and did not return. Following the game, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Betts suffered a separated shoulder and could miss up to four weeks.
Last updated: November 21, 2009 at 11:27 PM
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Scoring Summary
1st Period
none
2nd Period
04:49 PHX PPG – Matthew Lombardi (4) Wrist Shot – Assists: S. Doan (10) & R. Lang (7)
07:14 PHI Scott Hartnell (7) Wrist Shot – Assists: C. Giroux (12) & K. Timonen (12)
3rd Period
10:19 PHX PPG – Keith Yandle (3) Slap Shot – Assists: M. Lombardi (8) & A. Aucoin (9)
19:20 PHX EN – Shane Doan (6) Assists: none
Penalty Summary
1st Period
08:42 PHI Oskars Bartulis : Delaying Game-Puck over glass – 2 min
12:09 PHX James Vandermeer : Interference on goalkeeper – 2 min
2nd Period
04:24 PHI Danny Briere : Slashing – 2 min
08:02 PHX Sami Lepisto : Cross checking – 2 min
12:50 PHX Scottie Upshall : Holding – 2 min
15:03 PHX Sami Lepisto : Hooking – 2 min
18:10 PHI Braydon Coburn : Interference – 2 min
3rd Period
03:16 PHI Ryan Parent : Tripping – 2 min
08:29 PHI James van Riemsdyk : Interference – 2 min
15:11 PHX Shane Doan : Slashing – 2 min
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 1:08 AM and is filed under Blair Betts, Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, Flyers, Game Recaps, Paul Holmgren, Phoenix Coyotes, Ray Emery, Regular Season, Scott Hartnell.
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