GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: PHILADELPHIA (6-2) at TAMPA BAY (4-3)

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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Philadelphia 1 0 1 --2
Tampa Bay 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S O'Brien,
Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Tam (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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Philadelphia 10 5 8 --23
Tampa Bay 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: Philadelphia - 0 of 5, Tampa Bay - 2 of 4.
Goalies : Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record:
0-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock.
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 --2
TAMPA BAY 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S O'Brien,
Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Tam (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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PHILADELPHIA 10 5 8 --23
TAMPA BAY 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: PHI - 0 of 5, TAM - 2 of 4. Goalies :
Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 0-1-0).
Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 5-1-0). A:
18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen: Jay
Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

PHILADELPHIA TAMPA BAY
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Dowd 0 0 even 0 J Ward 1 0 even 3
S Ruzicka 0 0 +1 1 J Hlavac 0 3 even 4
J Lupul 0 0 -2 2 B Richards 2 1 even 6
J Carter 1 0 +1 2 V Prospal 1 0 +1 2
M Richards 0 0 even 2 M Darche 0 0 even 0
S Hartnell 0 0 +1 2 M St. Louis 0 0 even 1
R Umberger 0 0 -2 2 C MacDonald 0 0 even 0
J Smith 0 0 even 0 M Smaby 0 0 -1 0
M Knuble 1 0 +1 3 A Roy 0 0 even 0
S Kapanen 0 0 +1 3 B Lukowich 0 0 even 0
L Kukkonen 0 0 -1 1 M Lundin 0 0 +1 1
R Cote 0 0 even 0 V Lecavalier 0 1 even 3
K Timonen 0 0 even 1 P Ranger 0 1 +1 1
D Briere 0 0 -3 2 S O'Brien 0 0 +1 2
B Coburn 0 0 -1 0 M Ouellet 1 0 +1 2
B Eager 0 0 -1 0 F Kuba 0 1 even 0
R Jones 0 0 -1 1 N Tarnasky 0 0 even 0
R Fitzpatrick 0 0 even 1 C Gratton 0 1 +1 1
D Hatcher HEALTHY A Karlsson ABDOMINAL
J Dowd HEALTHY D Janik HEALTHY
S Gagne DIZZINESS</div>

 

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Brad Richards helped the Tampa BayLightning continue their mastery of the Philadelphia Flyers witha 5-2 victory on Thursday.


Richards scored two goals and former Flyer Vaclav Prospal nettedhis eighth of the season as Tampa Bay improved to 12-1-0against Philadelphia in the team's last 13 meetings.

The Lightning improved to 5-0-0 at home, tying a franchiserecord.


"With back-to-back games, we didn't want to lose two in a rowand we kept things going on a good roll here on home ice,"Richards said. "We want to establish ourselves in thisbuilding, and we have so far."


As for the Flyers, they dropped their second game in as manydays in the Sunshine State. On Wednesday, they lost, 4-2, tothe Florida Panthers.


"Nobody likes losing," Philadelphia's Daniel Briere said. "Theone thing that's important now is we stop losing as soon aspossible. It's a two-game losing streak. We have to make surewe stop it there and move on."


"We generated a good attack, we just didn't capitalize," Flyerscoach John Stevens said. "We lost the special-teams battle andit cost us a hockey game."


After Tampa Bay's Jason Ward opened the scoring 6:50 into thefirst period, Richards doubled the advantage just under threeminutes later on the power play. His wrist shot from justinside the blue line beat goaltender Antero Niittymaki, who wasscreened by Michel Ouellet.


Philadelphia halved the deficit two minutes later thanks to somemiscommunication between Tampa Bay netminder Johan Holmqvistand defenseman Filip Kuba. After stopping the puck on a routinedump-in, Holmqvist pushed it toward Kuba.


But Jeff Carter capitalized on the confusion, grabbing the puckand stuffing it into a vacant net for his sixth goal of theseason.


Prospal, who began his career with two seasons in Philadelphia,redirected a pass from Richards past Niittymaki to give theLightning a 3-1 lead just 3:38 into the second period.

"He's been a key guy for us," Tampa Bay coach John Tortorellasaid. "He's beginning to do it on the power play, he's doing ita lot of different ways. He's finding a way to score somegoals."


Philadelphia, which has lost three games this season, sufferedits first defeat this season when former Flyers Geoff Sandersonand Joni Pitkanen combined for three goals in Edmonton's 5-3victory on October 6. Both players were dealt to the Oilers inthe deal that brought blue-liner Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupulto the City of Brotherly Love.


Niittymaki, playing his first game this season in place ofMartin Biron, stopped 21 shots.


Ouellet and Chris Gratton - another former Flyer - also scoredand Holmqvist made 21 saves for Tampa Bay.


"Holmqvist did a great job," Lightning defenseman Shane O'Briensaid. "The forwards did a great job, it was just a good, solidteam win. Somehow, we can't figure it out on the road rightnow, but at home, we're pretty fun to watch."


Flyers left wing Simon Gagne did not play after experiencingdizziness following Wednesday's game against Florida.

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
PHILADELPHIA 2
TAMPA BAY 5</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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Philadelphia 1 0 1 --2
Tampa Bay 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S O'Brien,
Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Nor (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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Philadelphia 11 5 7 --23
Tampa Bay 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: Philadelphia - 0 of 6, Tampa Bay - 2 of 4.
Goalies : Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record:
0-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock.
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 --2
TAMPA BAY 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S O'Brien,
Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Nor (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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PHILADELPHIA 11 5 7 --23
TAMPA BAY 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: PHI - 0 of 6, TAM - 2 of 4. Goalies :
Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 0-1-0).
Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 5-1-0). A:
18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen: Jay
Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

PHILADELPHIA TAMPA BAY
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Dowd 0 0 even 0 J Ward 1 0 even 3
S Ruzicka 0 0 +1 1 J Hlavac 0 3 even 4
J Lupul 0 0 -2 2 B Richards 2 1 even 6
J Carter 1 0 +1 2 V Prospal 1 0 +1 2
M Richards 0 0 even 2 M Darche 0 0 even 0
S Hartnell 0 0 +1 2 M St. Louis 0 0 even 1
R Umberger 0 0 -2 2 C MacDonald 0 0 even 0
J Smith 0 0 even 0 M Smaby 0 0 -1 0
M Knuble 1 0 +1 3 A Roy 0 0 even 0
S Kapanen 0 0 +1 3 B Lukowich 0 0 even 0
L Kukkonen 0 0 -1 1 M Lundin 0 0 +1 1
R Cote 0 0 even 0 V Lecavalier 0 1 even 3
K Timonen 0 0 even 1 P Ranger 0 1 +1 1
D Briere 0 0 -3 2 S O'Brien 0 0 +1 2
B Coburn 0 0 -1 0 M Ouellet 1 0 +1 2
B Eager 0 0 -1 0 F Kuba 0 1 even 0
R Jones 0 0 -1 1 N Tarnasky 0 0 even 0
R Fitzpatrick 0 0 even 1 C Gratton 0 1 +1 1
D Hatcher HEALTHY A Karlsson ABDOMINAL
S Gagne DIZZINESS D Janik HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
PHILADELPHIA 2
TAMPA BAY 5</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL PHILADELPHIA AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: RESENDING BOX SCORE TO CORRECT SHOTS ON GOAL FOR
PHILADELPHIA FOR THE FIRST AND THIRD PERIOD AND
PHILADELPHIA POWER PLAY CONVERSIONS.</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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Philadelphia 1 0 1 --2
Tampa Bay 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (tripping), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S
O'Brien, Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Tam (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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Philadelphia 11 5 7 --23
Tampa Bay 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: Philadelphia - 0 of 6, Tampa Bay - 2 of 4.
Goalies : Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record:
0-1-0). Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock.
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

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PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 --2
TAMPA BAY 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Jason Ward 2 (Filip Kuba, Jan
Hlavac), 6:50. 2, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 4 (power play) (Chris
Gratton, Jan Hlavac), 9:27. 3, Philadelphia, Jeff Carter 6
(Unassisted), 11:18. Penalties: S Hartnell, Phi (roughing), 2:25; C
Gratton, Tam (roughing), 2:25; S Hartnell, Phi (slashing, fighting
major), 7:49; V Lecavalier, Tam (major fighting), 7:49; J Hlavac, Tam
(holding), 18:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Tampa Bay, Vaclav Prospal 8 (power play)
(Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier), 3:38. Penalties: R Cote, Phi
(holding), 2:44; R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 10:43; A Roy, Tam
(major fighting), 10:43; S O'Brien, Tam (high sticking), 13:13; M St.
Louis, Tam (tripping), 14:15; M Knuble, Phi (interference), 14:37; S
O'Brien, Tam (holding), 19:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Philadelphia, Mike Knuble 3 (Unassisted),
3:46. 6, Tampa Bay, Michel Ouellet 1 (Unassisted), 13:26. 7, Tampa
Bay, Brad Richards 5 (empty net) (Jan Hlavac, Paul Ranger), 18:49.
Penalties: M Smaby, Tam (roughing), 4:30; J Carter, Phi (hooking),
19:43.

Shots on goal:
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PHILADELPHIA 11 5 7 --23
TAMPA BAY 12 9 5 --26
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Power-play Conversions: PHI - 0 of 6, TAM - 2 of 4. Goalies :
Philadelphia, Antero Niittymaki (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 0-1-0).
Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 5-1-0). A:
18,616. Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen: Jay
Sharrers, Scott Driscoll.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

PHILADELPHIA TAMPA BAY
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Dowd 0 0 even 0 J Ward 1 0 even 3
S Ruzicka 0 0 +1 1 J Hlavac 0 3 even 4
J Lupul 0 0 -2 2 B Richards 2 1 even 6
J Carter 1 0 +1 2 V Prospal 1 0 +1 2
M Richards 0 0 even 2 M Darche 0 0 even 0
S Hartnell 0 0 +1 2 M St. Louis 0 0 even 1
R Umberger 0 0 -2 2 C MacDonald 0 0 even 0
J Smith 0 0 even 0 M Smaby 0 0 -1 0
M Knuble 1 0 +1 3 A Roy 0 0 even 0
S Kapanen 0 0 +1 3 B Lukowich 0 0 even 0
L Kukkonen 0 0 -1 1 M Lundin 0 0 +1 1
R Cote 0 0 even 0 V Lecavalier 0 1 even 3
K Timonen 0 0 even 1 P Ranger 0 1 +1 1
D Briere 0 0 -3 2 S O'Brien 0 0 +1 2
B Coburn 0 0 -1 0 M Ouellet 1 0 +1 2
B Eager 0 0 -1 0 F Kuba 0 1 even 0
R Jones 0 0 -1 1 N Tarnasky 0 0 even 0
R Fitzpatrick 0 0 even 1 C Gratton 0 1 +1 1
D Hatcher HEALTHY A Karlsson ABDOMINAL
S Gagne DIZZINESS D Janik HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: PHILADELPHIA at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL PHILADELPHIA AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT PENALTIES FOR ST LOUIS.</div>