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Richards, Carter Each Get a Pair in OT Win Over Lightning

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by The FlyerFly



12/2/08


4-3 OT Win

SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total
TBL 1 0 2 0 - 3
PHI 1 0 2 1 - 4

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SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total
TBL 17 11 10 0 - 38
PHI 13 9 9 1 - 32

*** PostGame Interviews & Coach’s Press Conference ***

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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Mike Richards’ power-play blast 2:05 into overtime sent Philadelphia over Tampa Bay, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center.

With Ryan Malone off for interference, Kimmo Timonen held the puck in the left circle and left a perfect no-look backhand pass for Richards, who blasted the game-winner high and inside the right post.

Richards netted two goals, as did Jeff Carter for the Flyers, who wasted a two-goal lead but recovered to snap a two-game slide. Timonen and Joffrey Lupul each added a pair of assists.

Martin Biron overcame a rough night and made 34 saves for the win.

Mark Recchi, Vinny Prospal and Steve Downie tallied for the Lightning, which failed to secure a win for head coach Rick Tocchet in his return to Philadelphia.

Mike Smith allowed four goals on 32 shots in defeat.

Richards put the Flyers ahead 36 seconds into the third period with a short- handed goal. He finished off a 2-on-1 by dragging the puck from the left wing to the slot and stuck a wrister through on the far side.

Carter added his second of the game on the power play at 4:36, slamming home a loose puck from the left post for a 3-1 lead, but Prospal got credit 21 seconds later on a power-play marker which fluttered in the air and dropped behind Biron.

The game was knotted, 3-3, with 4:35 left in the contest as Biron misplayed a rebound off his glove right to Downie, who lifted the puck high over the Flyers netminder.

Philly forward Scott Hartnell threw his glove at a breakaway chance by Malone with 16.3 seconds left in regulation, and though Biron made the save, a penalty shot was called. Malone shot wide left and the game slipped into overtime.

Carter’s power-play wrister from the left circle through a screen put the Flyers ahead 2:58 into the contest.

Tampa equalized with the man advantage, as Recchi tapped in a feed from Prospal in the crease with 8:10 left in the period.

Flyers forward Scottie Upshall was given a major and a game misconduct for boarding late in the first, but the Flyers killed the penalty and the one that followed to Daniel Briere early in the second period.

Both goaltenders were sharp at times in the middle 20 minutes, which ended without a goal. Biron stopped 11 shots while Smith halted nine.

Game Notes

Tocchet played for the Flyers in two stints (1984-92; 2000-02), racking up 232 goals, 508 points and a franchise-record 1,817 penalty minutes in 621 games…Despite the loss, Tampa Bay has won eight of the last 10 games in Philadelphia…Since the 2003-04 season, the Lightning have won 14 of 18 regular-season meetings…Flyers defenseman Matt Carle was a late scratch with a lower-body injury…Tampa fell to 1-3-4 under Tocchet…Briere returned to the lineup after missing nine games with a groin injury only to leave in the third period and not return due to an undisclosed injury…Philly assigned forward Josh Gratton to Philadelphia of the AHL to make room for Briere.

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Scoring

Tampa Bay Lightning:
2. M. Recchi (6) (J. Jokinen (4), V. Prospal (10)) 11:50 1st Pd
5. V. Prospal (5) (M. St. Louis (13), S. Eminger (10)) 4:57 3rd Pd
6. S. Downie (1) (R. Smolenak (1), S. Stamkos (8)) 15:25 3rd Pd

Philadelphia Flyers:
1. J. Carter (17) (K. Timonen (10), J. Lupul (4)) 2:58 1st Pd
3. M. Richards (9) 0:36 3rd Pd
4. J. Carter (18) (S. Hartnell (8), J. Lupul (5)) 4:36 3rd Pd
7. M. Richards (10) (K. Timonen (11), J. Carter (7)) 2:05 OT

Penalties

Tampa Bay Lightning:
S. Downie (Roughing) 1:58 1st Pd
S. Downie (Tripping) 1:58 1st Pd
R. Smolenak (Fighting) 11:53 1st Pd
J. Jokinen (High-sticking) 11:39 2nd Pd
E. Artyukhin (Hooking) 17:04 2nd Pd
E. Artyukhin (Interference) 2:42 3rd Pd
M. Recchi (Slashing) 8:35 3rd Pd
R. Malone (Goaltender Interference) 1:24 OT

Philadelphia Flyers:
M. Richards (Roughing) 1:58 1st Pd
G. Metropolit (Holding) 10:18 1st Pd
A. Asham (Fighting) 11:53 1st Pd
S. Upshall (Game Misconduct) 17:27 1st Pd
S. Upshall (Boarding Major) 17:27 1st Pd
D. Briere (Hooking) 3:25 2nd Pd
. Team (Too many men) 7:18 2nd Pd
L. Sbisa (Tripping) 19:03 2nd Pd
O. Vaananen (Hooking) 4:51 3rd Pd

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