GAME THREAD: NHL: NY ISLANDERS (3-2) at PHILADELPHIA (2-1)

NHL: NY ISLANDERS (3-2) at PHILADELPHIA (2-1)

<h3>Briere, Flyers take on Islanders in home opener</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Islanders (3-2-0) at Philadelphia (2-1-0) 7:00 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Flyers hope to snap afive-game winless streak against the New York Islanders when thetwo teams meet at the Wachovia Center on Saturday.

It is the home opener for the Flyers, who defeated Vancouver,8-2, on Wednesday.


Newly acquired Daniel Briere has paid immediate dividends forthe Flyers so far this season. The center, who signed aneight-year, $52 million deal on July 2, has scored four goals togo along with three assists in the team's first three games.

Philadelphia goaltender Martin Biron is 8-4 with a 2.12goals-against average in his career against the Islanders.

New acquisitions have been performing well for the Islanders aswell.


Mike Comrie has four goals and three assists in his first yearwith New York and Bill Guerin has collected six assists in theteam's first five games. Former Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko has alsoscored two goals and four assists for the Islanders afterspending the last four seasons with Tampa Bay.


Goaltender Rick DiPietro is 3-1-0 to begin the season and hasposted a 2.26 goals-against average in his four starts.

The Islanders have won the last five meetings between the teamsafter losing six of the previous eight.


New York is playing the second game of a three-game road tripand is coming off an 8-1 defeat at the hands of Toronto onThursday.

 

NHL: NY ISLANDERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NHL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING GOALIES: NYI - RICK DIPIETRO
PHI - MARTIN BIRON

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'HALLORAN, DEAN WARREN
LIN - MICHEL CORMIER, SCOTT CHERRY</div>

 

NHL: NY ISLANDERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

NY ISLANDERS PHILADELPHIA

M BERGERON HEALTHY R FITZPATRICK HEALTHY
A JOHNSON HEALTHY J BOULERICE SUSPENDED NHL</div>

 

NHL: NY ISLANDERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

 

NHL: NY ISLANDERS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 16:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 12:05 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NYI 6 6
PHI 5 5

GOALIES: NYI - RICK DIPIETRO
PHI - MARTIN BIRON</div>

 

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Ny Islanders 0 --0
Philadelphia 0 --0
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Bergenheim, Nyi (hooking), 12:23; M
Knuble, Phi (interference), 12:51.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Ny Islanders 6 --6
Philadelphia 5 --5
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Goalies : Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (5 shots, 5 saves).
Philadelphia, Martin Biron (6 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Dan
O'Halloran, Dean Warren. Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Scott Cherry.</div>

 

NHL: NY ISLANDERS at PHILADELPHIA

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

 

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

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 1
2ND PRD: PHI - (PP) JEFF CARTER 3 (JOFFREY LUPUL, RANDY JONES) 6:37</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 12:13 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 2
2ND PRD: PHI - SAMI KAPANEN 1 (SCOTT HARTNELL, DERIAN HATCHER) 8:46</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 7:47 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY ISLANDERS 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 4:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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