November 27, 1990 --The Flyers scored three PPGs in a span of 3:17 in the second period en route to a 5-1 win at NY. Mike Ricci (1-1-2) preceded two goals by Pelle Eklund (2-0-2) scored within 65 seconds during a major to NY's Ken Baumgartner who was penalized for punching Rick Tocchet near the eye and drawing blood. Baumgarter swung at Tocchet while wearing his glove but later claimed that he hit a stick which in turn made contact with Tocchet who required four stitches. The Flyers' PP was 3-for-7. Craig Berube (1-1-2) had two points in the third period. Glenn Healy (22 saves, 27 shots) was replaced by Jeff Hackett (3 saves, 3 shots) with the Flyers ahead 5-0. Pete Peeters made 28 saves but lost a shutout bid in the last five minutes of the game. Dale Kushner and Mick Vukota had a brief fight in the first period ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwZV5MPXB74 ). Scott Mellanby and Joe Reekie fought late in the third period (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxUt1N9wdyY).
Flyers-Islanders' Series Recap 2010-2011:
October 30, 2010 -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves and Jeff Carter (2-1-3) and Chris Pronger (2-0-2) each scored twice as the Flyers dominated NY 6-1 in Philadelphia. Kimmo Timonen (1-2-3) added three points. The Flyers entered the game as the only team not to have a goal from defensemen, they finished with three. The game included 120 PIMs (73 for NY) and 27 penalties (16 for NY) and included an eventual three-game suspension to Daniel Briere for his high stick against Frans Nielsen. The Flyers led 2-0 after one period and extended the margin to four goals. Then, Trent Hunter was ejected (5-minute major) for boarding Andrej Meszaros and 24 seconds later Neilsen scored on a penalty shot to make it 4-1; however, 1:12 later, Pronger's PPG made it 5-1. Among the highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXd-PdLtMsU . Dan Carcillo-Zenon Konopka ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPf5gfU9PIg ) and late-game scrum ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymh_CrQyvR4 ).
November 6, 2010 --Andreas Nodl snapped a tie with 5:25 left and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots in Philly's 2-1 win at NY. The Flyers won for the sixth straight time while NY dropped a seventh consecutive game. Mike Richards (1-1-2) had two points. The Flyers had 26 blocked shots to NY's nine. Frans Nielsen was 12-for-12 in faceoffs and NY won 37 of 54 draws. Highlights --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFKM1UEyR4E
December 5, 2010--Third period goals by Andreas Nodl and Danny Briere rallied the Flyers to a 3-2 win at NY in front of 7,773. With 8:16 left in regulation, Nodl score the first PPG of his career and it came when the Flyers were in a 2-for-44 slump. Briere netted the GWG with 5:44 to play. Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves. Jon Sim and Frans Nielsen scored within 36 earlier in the third period to give NY a 2-1 lead. Matt Carle scored in the first period. The score remained 1-0 through two periods. Andrej Meszaros had two assists. It was the Flyers 18th win in the last 19 games in this series. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZIlCqQ-nk
February 24, 2011 --Andrej Meszaros scored with 1:18 left in OT to give Philly a 4-3 home win. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves. Matt Martin's (2-0-2) second goal of the third period period came with 27.2 seconds remaining. Martin's first goal got NY within 3-2. Jeff Carter (1-1-2) gave Philly a 3-1 lead in the third period. Al Montoya made 39 saves. Philly held a 43-35 shots advantage. It was the Flyers' 19th win in the last 20 games played in this series. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm2o0qrTWFE
March 26, 2011 -- James van Riemsdyk (3-0-3) scored his first NHL hat trick and Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves in the Flyers' 4-1 win at NY. JVR scored the Flyers' last three goals after Jeff Carter made it 1-0. Off the opening faceoff, Dan Carcillo and Micheal Haley fought then Sean O'Donnell and Zenon Konopka battled at the 0:21 mark. The Flyers tied a team record with a 24th road win and also reached 100 points, in 74 games, the fastest achieving that feat since 1985-86. The Flyers won for the 20th time in the last 21 games played in this series. JVR's hat trick ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rulo2QhkDg ). Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1OFJydf4rQ
April 9, 2011 -- The Flyers clinched their first Division title since the 2003-04 season with a 7-4 win in the season finale. The victory enabled the Flyers to secure the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers swept the Islanders (6-0-0), won for the 13th straight time at home in this series and also for the 21st time in the last 22 regular season matches against NY. Andrej Meszaros (2-2-4), Scott Hartnell (2-0-2) and Brian Boucher (25 saves, 26 shots), who replaced Sergei Bobrovsky (7 saves, 10 shots) after the first period, were chosen the top three stars. Danny Briere (1-2-3) had three points as did NY's John Tavares (1-2-3). The Flyers led 2-0 47 seconds into the game but the game was tied 3-3 at the 12:05 mark. NY took a 4-3 in the opening minute of the second period but the Flyers led 5-4 entering the final period. The seven goals tied the 1982 mark for most scored in the team's regular season finale. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAVSzbOPxQU
Flyers-Islanders' Series Schedule 2011-2012:
November 23, 2011 -- Danny Briere (2-0-2) scored the tying and winning goals in the Flyers' 4-3 OT win at NY. The Flyers led 1-0 18 seconds into the game but NY evened the score 19 seconds later. That goal ended NY's scoring drought at 142:22. At the 0:37 mark, it was the quickest 1-1 tie in Flyers' history breaking the prior mark of 58 seconds at Atlanta in 1980. NY led 3-1 after one period and the Flyers switched goalies from Ilya Bryzgalov (6 saves, 9 shots) to Sergei Bobrovsky who was perfect (23 saves, 23 shots). Briere, Scott Hartnell (1-1-2) and Braydon Coburn (0-2-2) all had two points. Rick DiPietro made 29 saves and chosen first and third stars Kyle Okposo (2-1-3) and Michael Grabner (1-2-3) both had three points for NY. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF7-wBi6Spw
January 12, 2012 -- Sergei Bobrovsky improved to 7-0 lifetime against NY as he stopped 33 shots and Scott Hartnell, Wayne Simmonds and Sean Couturier scored in the Flyers' 3-2 win at NY. Among Bobrovsky's saves were on a penalty shot by Michael Grabner 2:49 into the game and a terrific glove save on the same player late in the second period. The Flyers led 2-0 through two periods, surrendered a goal 22 seconds into the third but secured the win on Couturier's goal with 90 seconds remaining to make it 3-1. NY held a 35-22 shots advantage. It was the Flyers' 23rd win in the last 24 games in this series and 12th win in the last 13 at NY. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w7e50joFrY
January 19, 2012 -- Evgeni Nabokov made 40 saves in NY's 4-1 win at Philly. It was NY's second win in the last 25 games against the Flyers and also snapped a 13-game losing streak at Philly. Matt Moulson broke a scoreless tie 28 seconds into the opening period and Josh Bailey's SHG made it 2-0. Claude Giroux fought Dylan Reese ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZG7TwZoMgo ). Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25AnSYP0hA .
February 7, 2012 -- Evgeni Nabokov recorded his 52nd career shutout in NY's 1-0 shootout (2-0) win at Philly. Nabokov made 45 saves (plus 2-for-2 in the shootout), the second highest save total against the Flyers in a shutout and most since Dave Dryden had 48 for Chicago in 1969. Frans Nielsen and John Tavares each scored against Ilya Bryzgalov who made 18 saves and was credited with his 25th career shutout. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPda-TbUme8
March 1, 2012 -- Matt Read (2-0-2) scored twice and Andrei Meszaros (1-2-3) and Claude Giroux (0-3-3) each had three points in the Flyers' 6-3 home win. Giroux joined Bobby Clarke, Brian Propp and Mark Recchi as the only Flyers to record 50+ assists in consecutive seasons. Meszaros' PPG gave Philly a 2-1 lead in the last minute of the first period. Jaromir Jagr and Read scored 39 seconds apart near the middle of the game to give Philly a 4-2 lead. There were three minors in the game and the Flyers' PP was 1-for-1. Ilya Bryzgalov made 21 saves. Kimmo Timonen became the 55th defenseman in NHL history to have 500 points in a career. Josh Bailey had two goals for NY. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wefi-PzHj_I
March 15, 2012 -- The Flyers took a 3-0 then held on after two late NY goals for a 3-2 road win. Ilya Bryzgalov's shutout streak ended at 249:43, the second-longest in the NHL since the 1967 expansion. Bryzgalov broke the previous Flyers' team-record of 227:40 set by John Vanbiesbrouck from Oct. 17-27, 1999. Michael Grabner and John Tavares scored 35 seconds apart in the final 6:30 of regulation. Zac Rinaldo and Claude Giroux scored in the first period then Scott Hartnell made it 3-0 in the second period. The Flyers had zero PP chances and picked up 9 PIMs and a Wayne Simmonds-Matt Martin fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5H17vJx3M) accounted for NY's only PIMs. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg3H400DlBg
After the SO loss to the caps the islanders should come out ready to play. Flyers need to match their intensity or at least weather the storm early and come away with 2 points.
I'm off to the wilderness for a while, living without Internet connection. I hope I can come back to the civilized world on Monday to find out about three new shutouts for Bryzgalov/Bobrovsky. Oh, and no new injuries please.
No excuse to not roll over the Islanders. I want a rout. And I'm going counterintuitive by hoping Bob starts. Yes, it would be nice to pad Bryzgalov's stats and even go for the team shutout record, but Bob needs a boost, too.
So if Kubina plays Lilja sits? I think Kubina & Gus will be a good one.
I was thinking about this last night, but damn didn't Lilja, Gus, Coburn look amazing last night against the Devils? Hard to sit Lilja or Gus but I would guess Lilja. Maybe Lavi will throw a curve and sit Carle?
Timonen had his wrist and hand heavily iced after the game while he was doing postgame interviews. Claude Giroux was originally on the postgame interview list but was soon taken off, leading to speculation that he may have been taking treatment for an injury during the game. Giroux finished the night without a point, but won 10 of 13 faceoffs (77 percent).
I was thinking about this last night, but damn didn't Lilja, Gus, Coburn look amazing last night against the Devils? Hard to sit Lilja or Gus but I would guess Lilja. Maybe Lavi will throw a curve and sit Carle?
Not a change Carle sits lavy was saying after the game how good Carle been without Pronger so no way he sits..
