From: jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Flyers Report
Keywords: Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Rangers 3
Date: 20 Nov 92 16:14:51 GMT
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At the risk of stealing some of Pete's FLYERS NOTES thunder, I
am going to give my own report on the Orange 'n Black's big win
over the Rangers last night.  Besides, I was at the game and he
wasn't:-)!  Thanks again for the tickets, Pete!

The Crazy-8's line started out just where it left off last game.
Less than a minute into the contest Brent Fedyk found Mark Recchi
streaking in along the left side and he beat Richter over the
right shoulder for a 1-0 lead.  About 15-minutes into the first
Eric Lindros was off on a breakaway only to be denied by Richter.
The first time all season that #88 was stopped on a breakaway.
But Lindros was not to be denied.  At 16:02 Lindros entered the
Rangers zone, deked inside then went outside and fired an
incredible shot over Richter's left shoulder.  Late in the first,
Domonic Roussel stoned Tony Amonte as he stood alone in front of
the Flyers net on a Rangers powerplay to preserve the two-goal
advantage.  The Flyers outshot the Rangers 12-5 in the period.

The Crazy-8's struck again at 2:19 of the second.  This time Fedyk
found the net on a great pass from Recchi who was on his knees in
back of the Ranger's goal.  The Flyers increased their lead to 4-0
as Brind'Amour put his scoring slump behind him by poking in a
Yushkevich pass at 3:35.  The Flyers defense, which was playing the
best it had all season, broke down at 13:04 with the Rangers on the
powerplay.  No Flyer put the body on Mark Messier as he skated in
along the right board.  Messier then bulled his way to the front of
the net and backhanded one past a defenseless Domonic Roussel to put
the Rangers on the scoreboard.  How New York got that powerplay
opportunity bares mentioning.  At 12:04, Boivin was called for boarding
against Tie Domi.  Domi took exception and went after Boivin who stood
poised ready to go.  But in came the NHL's true heavyweight champion,
Dave Brown.  He shoved Boivin aside as if to say, "he's mine."  And
Brownie pummeled Domi to the ice.  At 17:35 of the second, Dineen
was given a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for highsticking.

The Flyers began the third period on their heels as the Rangers were
swarming on the carry-over powerplay.  Weight at 1:19 and Messier at
1:53 got the Rangers to within one at 4-3.  But the Flyers showed
what they were made of and responded in a big way.  Evans scored at
6:02 and Paslawski followed at 7:54 on the powerplay.  Evans then
netted his second of the period at 18:12 to close out the scoring at
7-3.

This was without a doubt the Flyers best performance of the season.
The Flyers sent 45 shots towards Richter while limiting New York to
25 for the game.  And it appears that the Flyers have once again
decreed that the Spectrum belongs to them.  The team is now 6-2-1 at
home and 8-8-3 overall.

The Crazy-8's line continued its torrid scoring pace with 8-points
last night.  Lindros scored one (15), assisted on another (he may
now be the rookie scoring leader) and hit everything in site that
wore blue.  Eric's biggest hit of the night came at the expense of
Jeff Beukeboom.  After Beukeboom checked Lindros with two fists to
the face, Eric turned up ice and set his sights on the 6-4, 220lb
defensman.  Lindros crushed him along the right boards.  I mean
CRUSHED!  Beukeboom took exception and went after Eric.  Lindros
showed great restraint and simply put Beukeboom on the ice in front
of the Flyers net.  Beukeboom was given a game misconduct and Lindros
stayed out on the ice to tally his lone assist.

That game really has he pumped for the remainder of the season.  No,
I'm not expecting a Stanley Cup, but I see no reason why the Flyers
can not challenge for a playoff spot in the Patrick Division.  They
are finally getting some home games within the division and are
playing very well at the Spectrum.  It's still early in the season,
but with the way the Caps and Isles are playing anything can happen.
Are any other Flyers fans impressed by the team's play so far?  Pete?


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