GAME THREAD: NHL: NEW JERSEY (3-3) at PHILADELPHIA (4-1)

NHL: NEW JERSEY at PHILADELPHIA

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE RICHARDS 4 (DANIEL BRIERE, MIKE KNUBLE) 3:49
PHI - SAMI KAPANEN 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:15
PHI - JIM DOWD 1 (RANDY JONES) 10:49

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NJD 15 12 27
PHI 2 11 13

GOALIES: NJD - MARTIN BRODEUR
PHI - MARTIN BIRON</div>

 

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New Jersey 0 0 --0
Philadelphia 0 3 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere, Phi
(slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi
(holding), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(fighting served by R Pelley, holding major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
New Jersey 15 12 --27
Philadelphia 2 11 --13
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Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (13 shots, 10 saves).
Philadelphia, Martin Biron (27 shots, 27 saves). Referees: Kevin
Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 16:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 3 11:45 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 4
3RD PRD: PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 2 (MIKE RICHARDS) 14:09</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 4:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 4 1:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 3 1 4 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) MIKE RICHARDS 4 (DANIEL BRIERE, MIKE KNUBLE) 3:49
PHI - SAMI KAPANEN 3 (UNASSISTED) 8:15
PHI - JIM DOWD 1 (RANDY JONES) 10:49
3RD PRD: PHI - JOFFREY LUPUL 2 (MIKE RICHARDS) 14:09

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: NJD - 0 OF 7, PHI - 1 OF 4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NJD 15 12 11 38
PHI 2 11 5 18

GOALIES: NJD - MARTIN BRODEUR
PHI - MARTIN BIRON

OFFICIALS: REF - KEVIN POLLOCK, MIKE HASENFRATZ
LIN - ANTHONY SERICOLO, TIM NOWAK

ATT: 19,113</div>

 

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New Jersey 0 0 0 --0
Philadelphia 0 3 1 --4
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere, Phi
(slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi
(holding), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(fighting served by R Pelley, holding major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 2 (Mike
Richards), 14:09. Penalties: B Coburn, Phi (cross checking), 4:22; M
Knuble, Phi (hooking), 8:07.

Shots on goal:
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New Jersey 15 12 11 --38
Philadelphia 2 11 5 --18
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Power-play Conversions: New Jersey - 0 of 7, Philadelphia - 1 of 4.
Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (18 shots, 14 saves; record:
2-4-0). Philadelphia, Martin Biron (38 shots, 38 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 19,113. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz.
Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
NEW JERSEY 0
PHILADELPHIA 4</div>

 

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Martin Biron has been kind to thePhiladelphia Flyers this season. So has the second period.

Biron stopped all 38 shots he faced and a three-goal secondperiod for the second consecutive game lifted the PhiladelphiaFlyers to a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

The 30-year-old goaltender posted his 20th career shutout andsecond in as many games by stopping 15 shots in the firstperiod, 12 in the second and 11 in the third.


Biron, who was acquired from Buffalo at last season's tradedeadline, stopped 31 shots in a 4-0 win over the AtlantaThrashers on Tuesday. He has not surrendered a goal in 137minutes, 22 seconds.


Biron's best save on Thursday came just before the end of thesecond period, when he stopped the speedy John Madden on ashorthanded breakaway as time expired.


Second-period goals by Mike Richards, Sami Kapanen and Jim Dowdgave Biron all the offensive support he needed. The Flyers havescored 14 of their 25 goals this season in the middle session.

Philadelphia's offensive outburst did not look plausible afterit was outshot, 15-2, in the first period. New Jersey, however,was unable to score on its four first-period power plays.

Then, the Flyers took over.


Richards opened the scoring just under four minutes into thesecond period.


Daniel Briere gained control of the puck in the corner, drawingthe attention of two New Jersey defenders. Briere foundRichards in the slot, and after settling the puck, thethird-year center wristed it over netminder Martin Brodeur'sblocker for his fourth goal of the season.


Four minutes later, Kapanen doubled the Flyers' advantage withhis third goal in as many games.


After Philadelphia won a faceoff in its own zone, Kapanen gainedcontrol of the puck and raced up the left wing. From the topof the left faceoff circle, he blasted the rolling puck betweenBrodeur's glove and body for a 2-0 lead.


Dowd, a two-time former member of the Devils, deflecteddefenseman Randy Jones' shot from the blue line past Brodeur at10:49 to give the Flyers a 3-0 bulge.


New Jersey tried to respond one minute later, when Zach Parisecircled the net and passed the puck toward the crease. Itdeflected off the skate of former Flyer Dainius Zubrus, who wastied up with defenseman Kimmo Timonen, and into the net.

The goal, however, was immediately waved off by the on-iceofficials.


Joffrey Lupul added a goal in the third period to seal theoutcome.


Philadelphia, which has won five of its first six games thisseason, did not record its fifth triumph last season untilNovember 16. The Devils did not do the Flyers any favors lastseason, posting a 7-0-1 record in the series.


Brodeur made 14 saves for the Devils, who played the seventh oftheir nine-game road trip to start the season.

 

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New Jersey 0 0 0 --0
Philadelphia 0 3 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere, Phi
(slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi (holding
stick), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(fighting served by R Pelley, holding major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 2 (Mike
Richards), 14:09. Penalties: B Coburn, Phi (cross checking), 4:22; M
Knuble, Phi (hooking), 8:07.

Shots on goal:
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New Jersey 15 12 11 --38
Philadelphia 2 11 5 --18
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Power-play Conversions: New Jersey - 0 of 7, Philadelphia - 1 of 4.
Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (18 shots, 14 saves; record:
2-4-0). Philadelphia, Martin Biron (38 shots, 38 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 19,113. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz.
Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

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NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 --0
PHILADELPHIA 0 3 1 --4
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere, Phi
(slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi (holding
stick), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(fighting served by R Pelley, holding major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 2 (Mike
Richards), 14:09. Penalties: B Coburn, Phi (cross checking), 4:22; M
Knuble, Phi (hooking), 8:07.

Shots on goal:
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NEW JERSEY 15 12 11 --38
PHILADELPHIA 2 11 5 --18
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: NJD - 0 of 7, PHI - 1 of 4. Goalies : New
Jersey, Martin Brodeur (18 shots, 14 saves; record: 2-4-0).
Philadelphia, Martin Biron (38 shots, 38 saves; record: 5-1-0). A:
19,113. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Anthony
Sericolo, Tim Nowak.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

NEW JERSEY PHILADELPHIA
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
R Pelley 0 0 -3 3 J Dowd 1 0 +1 1
J Madden 0 0 -1 3 S Gagne 0 0 even 2
B Gionta 0 0 -1 5 S Ruzicka 0 0 +1 0
D Zubrus 0 0 -1 2 J Lupul 1 0 +1 2
M Rupp 0 0 -1 1 J Carter 0 0 +1 1
S Brylin 0 0 -1 1 M Richards 1 1 +3 5
T Zajac 0 0 -1 0 S Hartnell 0 0 +1 0
V Vishnevski 0 0 -2 1 D Hatcher 0 0 +2 0
J Pandolfo 0 0 even 1 R Umberger 0 0 +1 1
A Asham 0 0 -1 1 J Smith 0 0 even 0
D Clarkson 0 0 even 3 M Knuble 0 1 even 0
P Elias 0 0 -1 2 S Kapanen 1 0 +1 1
M Mottau 0 0 -2 0 L Kukkonen 0 0 +1 1
K Rachunek 0 0 -1 1 R Cote 0 0 +1 0
J Oduya 0 0 even 0 K Timonen 0 0 even 1
A Greene 0 0 -1 0 D Briere 0 1 even 2
P Martin 0 0 even 6 B Coburn 0 0 +2 1
Z Parise 0 0 -1 8 R Jones 0 1 +1 0
R Matvichuk HEALTHY B Eager DIZZINESS
S Brookbank HEALTHY</div>

 

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Martin Biron has been kind to thePhiladelphia Flyers this season. So has the second period.

Biron stopped all 38 shots he faced and a three-goal secondperiod for the second consecutive game lifted the PhiladelphiaFlyers to a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

The 30-year-old goaltender posted his 20th career shutout andsecond in as many games by stopping 15 shots in the firstperiod, 12 in the second and 11 in the third.


"I've never had much success against the Devils," Biron said."The Devils were always tough, so to get that result against ateam that you have had struggles against is a good thing."

Biron, who was acquired from Buffalo at last season's tradedeadline, stopped 31 shots in a 4-0 win over the AtlantaThrashers on Tuesday. He has not surrendered a goal in 137minutes, 22 seconds.


"The puck seems to be finding me," Biron said. "The deflectionsseem to be hitting instead of going past me and into the net.That's just the way it works sometimes."


Biron's best save on Thursday came just before the end of thesecond period, when he stopped the speedy John Madden on ashorthanded breakaway as time expired.


"I knew that there wasn't much time left," Biron said. "I wasexpecting a quick shot to my pads, so I wanted to shut thatdown. I know that he was pressured by time, so I wanted tostand my ground."


Second-period goals by Mike Richards, Sami Kapanen and Jim Dowdgave Biron all the offensive support he needed. The Flyers havescored 14 of their 25 goals this season in the middle session.

Philadelphia's offensive outburst did not look plausible afterit was outshot, 15-2, in the first period. New Jersey, however,was unable to score on its four first-period power plays.

Then, the Flyers took over.


Richards opened the scoring just under four minutes into thesecond period.


Daniel Briere gained control of the puck in the corner, drawingthe attention of two New Jersey defenders. Briere foundRichards in the slot, and after settling the puck, thethird-year center wristed it over netminder Martin Brodeur'sblocker for his fourth goal of the season.


"We got in trouble because of the penalties," Briere said. "Wegot out composure back in the second and we started to take thegame over after that."


Four minutes later, Kapanen doubled the Flyers' advantage withhis third goal in as many games.


After Philadelphia won a faceoff in its own zone, Kapanen gainedcontrol of the puck and raced up the left wing. From the topof the left faceoff circle, he blasted the rolling puck betweenBrodeur's glove and body for a 2-0 lead.


"They had a power play and they scored right away," Brodeursaid. "They got the knuckleball from Kapanen that found its wayin. Marty played well. He made some big saves at the righttime."


Dowd, a two-time former member of the Devils, deflecteddefenseman Randy Jones' shot from the blue line past Brodeur at10:49 to give the Flyers a 3-0 bulge.


"I just turned and it hit the shaft of my stick," said Dowd, whoscored his first goal as a member of the Flyers. "I just gotin front and it hit me. I didn't even see it go in."

New Jersey tried to respond one minute later, when Zach Parisecircled the net and passed the puck toward the crease. Itdeflected off the skate of former Flyer Dainius Zubrus, who wastied up with defenseman Kimmo Timonen, and into the net.

The goal, however, was immediately waved off by the on-iceofficials.


"We didn't compete as hard in the second period," Parise said."We had that hunger in the first that wasn't there in thesecond."


Joffrey Lupul added a goal in the third period to seal theoutcome.


Philadelphia, which has won five of its first six games thisseason, did not record its fifth triumph last season untilNovember 16. The Devils did not do the Flyers any favors lastseason, posting a 7-0-1 record in the series.


"The thing is that I don't think that we played anywhere (near)our best game and we were able to find a way to win a hockeygame," Flyers coach John Stevens said. "I think it's a verygood indication that we are capable of doing good things withthis team."


Brodeur made 14 saves for the Devils, who played the seventh oftheir nine-game road trip to start the season.


New Jersey coach Brent Sutter, however, was not about to usethat as an excuse.


"I'm tired of talking to guys about the road," Sutter said. "Wehad a game in Pittsburgh last night and we had a 30-minuteflight.


"The players have been laying around, waiting to play today.They're players, that's what they're supposed to do. When youplay hockey games, you've got to play."

 

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New Jersey 0 0 0 --0
Philadelphia 0 3 1 --4
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (hooking), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere,
Phi (slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi (holding
stick), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(holding served by R Pelley, fighting major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 2 (Mike
Richards), 14:09. Penalties: B Coburn, Phi (cross checking), 4:22; M
Knuble, Phi (hooking), 8:07.

Shots on goal:
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New Jersey 15 12 11 --38
Philadelphia 2 11 5 --18
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Power-play Conversions: New Jersey - 0 of 7, Philadelphia - 1 of 4.
Goalies : New Jersey, Martin Brodeur (18 shots, 14 saves; record:
2-4-0). Philadelphia, Martin Biron (38 shots, 38 saves; record:
5-1-0). A: 19,113. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz.
Linesmen: Anthony Sericolo, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

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NEW JERSEY 0 0 0 --0
PHILADELPHIA 0 3 1 --4
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: L Kukkonen, Phi (roughing), 3:01; S
Ruzicka, Phi (hooking), 5:10; A Asham, Njd (boarding), 7:08; D Briere,
Phi (slashing), 8:29; K Timonen, Phi (boarding), 14:49.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Mike Richards 4 (power play)
(Daniel Briere, Mike Knuble), 3:49. 2, Philadelphia, Sami Kapanen 3
(Unassisted), 8:15. 3, Philadelphia, Jim Dowd 1 (Randy Jones), 10:49.
Penalties: P Elias, Njd (delay of game), 2:12; D Briere, Phi (holding
stick), 16:20; B Gionta, Njd (roughing), 16:45; D Clarkson, Njd
(holding served by R Pelley, fighting major), 19:51; J Smith, Phi
(major fighting), 19:51.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Philadelphia, Joffrey Lupul 2 (Mike
Richards), 14:09. Penalties: B Coburn, Phi (cross checking), 4:22; M
Knuble, Phi (hooking), 8:07.

Shots on goal:
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NEW JERSEY 15 12 11 --38
PHILADELPHIA 2 11 5 --18
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Power-play Conversions: NJD - 0 of 7, PHI - 1 of 4. Goalies : New
Jersey, Martin Brodeur (18 shots, 14 saves; record: 2-4-0).
Philadelphia, Martin Biron (38 shots, 38 saves; record: 5-1-0). A:
19,113. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Anthony
Sericolo, Tim Nowak.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

NEW JERSEY PHILADELPHIA
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
R Pelley 0 0 even 3 J Dowd 1 0 +1 1
J Madden 0 0 -1 3 S Gagne 0 0 even 2
B Gionta 0 0 -1 5 S Ruzicka 0 0 +1 0
D Zubrus 0 0 -1 2 J Lupul 1 0 +1 2
M Rupp 0 0 -1 1 J Carter 0 0 +1 1
S Brylin 0 0 -1 1 M Richards 1 1 +1 5
T Zajac 0 0 -1 0 S Hartnell 0 0 +1 0
V Vishnevski 0 0 -2 1 D Hatcher 0 0 +2 0
J Pandolfo 0 0 even 1 R Umberger 0 0 +1 1
A Asham 0 0 -1 1 J Smith 0 0 even 0
D Clarkson 0 0 even 3 M Knuble 0 1 even 0
P Elias 0 0 -1 2 S Kapanen 1 0 +1 1
M Mottau 0 0 -2 0 L Kukkonen 0 0 +1 1
K Rachunek 0 0 -1 1 R Cote 0 0 +1 0
J Oduya 0 0 even 0 K Timonen 0 0 even 1
A Greene 0 0 -1 0 D Briere 0 1 even 2
P Martin 0 0 even 6 B Coburn 0 0 +2 1
Z Parise 0 0 -1 8 R Jones 0 1 +1 0
R Matvichuk HEALTHY B Eager DIZZINESS
S Brookbank HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NEW JERSEY AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: RESENDING TO CORRECT PLUS/MINUS FOR PELLEY OF NEW
JERSEY AND RICHARDS OF PHILADELPHIA.</div>