GAME THREAD: NHL: PHOENIX (15-16) at PHILADELPHIA (16-15)

NHL: PHOENIX (15-16) at PHILADELPHIA (16-15)

<h3>Vrbata, Coyotes hope to continue successful road trip</h3>

<div class="pre">Phoenix (15-16-0) at Philadelphia (16-12-3) 7:00 pm EST</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Radim Vrbata will look to his extend hisfour-game point streak and lead the Phoenix Coyotes to theirthird straight victory when they visit the Philadelphia Flyerson Tuesday.


The Coyotes have won three of their four contests on theircurrent six-game road trip, which concludes Thursday when theyplay the San Jose Sharks.


Vrbata scored a goal and set up another Sunday as Phoenix postedan impressive 5-1 triumph over the New York Rangers. The26-year-old Czech has notched three tallies and seven pointsover the road trip, which included a solid 4-1 win over the NewJersey Devils on Saturday.


Vrbata leads the club with 13 goals and is tied with captainShane Doan for the team lead in points at 24. He has recordednine of those goals in 16 contests away from home.

The Flyers are trying to snap a season-high, three-game losingstreak, relinquishing 14 tallies over that stretch.

Daniel Briere scored a goal but was stopped on a penalty shotthat turned the momentum as Philadelphia suffered a 4-2 setbackto the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Briere has 15 tallies and20 assists this season.


Joffrey Lupul has recorded hat tricks in two of the past fourgames. The third-year veteran has 12 goals and 27 points on thecampaign.

 

NHL: PHOENIX at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NHL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING GOALIES: PHO - ILJA BRYZGALOV
PHI - MARTIN BIRON

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS LEE, KERRY FRASER
LIN - BRIAN MURPHY, JONNY MURRAY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PHOENIX VS PHILADELPHIA - SCRATCHES

PHOENIX PHILADELPHIA

M ZIGOMANIS HEALTHY R FITZPATRICK HEALTHY
M JONES HEALTHY B EAGER HEALTHY
J CARTER HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 15:53 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 12:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 8:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1
1ST PRD: PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 5 (R.J. UMBERGER) 12:03</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 6:46 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 4:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 1:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PHOENIX 0 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PHI - (PP) SCOTT HARTNELL 5 (R.J. UMBERGER) 12:03

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
PHO 14 14
PHI 5 5

GOALIES: PHO - ILJA BRYZGALOV
PHI - MARTIN BIRON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Phoenix 0 --0
Philadelphia 1 --1
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Scott Hartnell 5 (power play)
(R.J. Umberger), 12:03. Penalties: R Cote, Phi (elbowing), 1:02; S
Upshall, Phi (high sticking), 6:14; D Morris, Pho (hooking), 10:30; D
Tolpeko, Phi (hooking), 15:13.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Phoenix 14 --14
Philadelphia 5 --5
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Goalies : Phoenix, Ilja Bryzgalov (5 shots, 4 saves). Philadelphia,
Martin Biron (14 shots, 14 saves). Referees: Chris Lee, Kerry Fraser.
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 16:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 2
2ND PRD: PHI - MIKE RICHARDS 16 (UNASSISTED) 7:21</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 4:05 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 1
PHILADELPHIA 2
2ND PRD: PHO - KEITH YANDLE 1 (NIKO KAPANEN, MATHIAS TJARNQVIST) 17:07</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 1
PHILADELPHIA 2 1:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL PHOENIX 2
PHILADELPHIA 2
2ND PRD: PHO - (SH) FREDRIK SJOSTROM 9 (SHANE DOAN) 19:38</div>