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    NHL: NY RANGERS (10-8) at PHILADELPHIA (11-6)

    <h3>Briere, Flyers go for seventh straight home win</h3>

    <div class="pre">NY Rangers (10-7-1) at Philadelphia (11-6-0) 7:00 pm EST</div>

    PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - It's just like old times. The New YorkRangers and the Philadelphia Flyers will meet Thursday night forthe top spot in the division.


    Daniel Briere, who has six goals and a team-leading 13 assists,has really endeared himself to the fans in the City of BrotherlyLove.


    Not only has the 30-year-old center helped the Flyers reach thetop of the Atlantic Division standings in his first year withthe club, but he has also gotten them off to their best homestart in 21 years.


    Philadelphia has won its first six home games this season. Itmarks the franchise's best start since opening the 1986-87campaign by winning eight straight at the Wachovia Center, backwhen it was known as the CoreStates Center. That teameventually reached the Stanley Cup Finals, falling to WayneGretzky and the Edmonton Oilers in seven games.


    The biggest reason for the Flyers early success has been theplay of Mike Richards, who leads the team with 10 goals and 20points.


    The Rangers, on the other hand, are starting to resemble theteam everyone expected them to be coming into the season. WithTuesday's 4-2 triumph over the rival New Jersey Devils, theyhave moved to within one point of overtaking the Flyers forfirst place in the division.


    After starting the season a dismal 2-5-1, New York has won eightof its last 10 contests due in great part to the play of HenrikLundqvist.


    Lundqvist, who has started 17 of the Rangers' 18 games thisseason, has posted four shutouts and yielded just 13 goals overhis last 11 games.
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL AT PHILADELPHIA
    STARTING GOALIES: NYR - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
    PHI - MARTIN BIRON

    OFFICIALS: REF - STEPHANE AUGER, STEVE KOZARI
    LIN - MARK SHEWCHYK, SCOTT DRISCOLL</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NY RANGERS VS PHILADELPHIA - SCRATCHES

    NY RANGERS PHILADELPHIA

    M MALIK RIB INJURY S GAGNE CONCUSSION
    J BOULERICE SUSPENDED NHL</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 0 17:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    1ST PRD: PHI - JIM DOWD 2 (RILEY COTE, DENIS TOLEPKO) 3:23</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1 13:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1 11:17 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1 9:31 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1 8:08 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1 5:48 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1 5:39 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1 3:20 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1 1:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

    GOAL SCORING:

    1ST PRD: PHI - JIM DOWD 2 (RILEY COTE, DENIS TOLEPKO) 3:23
    NYR - FEDOR TYUTIN 2 (SCOTT GOMEZ, SEAN AVERY) 14:21

    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NYR 9 9
    PHI 7 7

    GOALIES: NYR - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
    PHI - MARTIN BIRON</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">------------------------
    Ny Rangers 1 --1
    Philadelphia 1 --1
    ------------------------

    FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 2 (Riley Cote, Denis
    Tolepko), 3:23. 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 2 (Scott Gomez, Sean
    Avery), 14:21. Penalties: R Cote, Phi (major fighting), 6:38; C Orr,
    Nyr (major fighting), 6:38; J Carter, Phi (boarding), 7:15; J Jagr,
    Nyr (hooking), 8:01; P Prucha, Nyr (hooking), 11:52.

    Shots on goal:
    -----------------------------
    Ny Rangers 9 --9
    Philadelphia 7 --7
    -----------------------------

    Goalies : Ny Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (7 shots, 6 saves).
    Philadelphia, Martin Biron (9 shots, 8 saves). Referees: Stephane
    Auger, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Scott Driscoll.</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     
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    NHL: NY RANGERS at PHILADELPHIA

    <div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 6 (SCOTT GOMEZ, SEAN AVERY) 1:47</div>
     
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    PHILADELPHIA 1 16:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     
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    PHILADELPHIA 1 12:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>
     

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