From: seth@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (peter.r.clark..jr)
Subject: FLYERS notes 12/12
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Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 21:15:34 GMT



The FLYERS lost for the third stright time, this time a 4-2 road loss
in Detroit. The FLYERS fell to 2-10-2 on the road this season.

Injuries: 

Mark Recchi's ailment turned out to be fluid in his ear. The fluid has been
drained, and he played in the game.
Dominic Roussel returned from his groin injury and started.

Lines:
Fedyk-Eklund-Recchi
Lomakin-Brind'Amour-Dineen
Boivin-Acton-Brown
Paslawski-Barrie-Evans
Roussel started in net, no defensive changes.

Game Summary:

No scoring in the first. Each team had a pair of power plays. The FLYERS looked
as inept as ever on their chances, not registering a shot. The Red Wings would
outshoot the FLYERS 12-5 in the period.

In the second period, with Mark Recchi in the box, Detroit made it 1-0 when Bob
Probert passed from behind the FLYERS net to the left of the offensive zone to
Ray Sheppard who was about 1/2 way up the boards. Sheppard made a perfect cross
ice pass through three FLYERS to Federov who one-timed it from right on the
right faceoff dot past Roussel at 1:54.

Moments later, the Red Wings came right back when Burr fed Primeau who carried
into the FLYERS zone down the right side boards. He went right past the goal
line, possibly on a lean by a FLYER defender. He then flipped a prayer out in
front of the net, and Ciccarelli who was crashing was able to change direction
enough to get to the puck and flip it past a surprised Roussel, 2-0 Red Wings
at 2:07.

The FLYERS started to put pressure on Riendeau, but a slap shot by Yushkevich
went off a Red Wing, bounced the other way and all of a sudden it's a 3 on
2 for the Red Wings. Federov picked up the loose puck, carried into the FLYERS
zone, and dropped to Yzerman, who sagged in and fired a wrister high and in
the left corner of the net for a 3-0 lead at 3:30 of the second, that would
prove to be the game winner.

The Red Wings would get another PP goal in the period. Steve Chiasson to Yves
Racine who sent a slap shot at the net that was a little weak and was
fluttering around as it headed toawrds the net. Dino Ciccarelli would get
credited with deflecting it, but the replay clearly (at least to me) showed
that it went untouched into the net at 17:27.

Beauregard replaced Roussel to start the third period.

Mark Recchi finally broke out of his scoring slump when he broke in 2 on 1
shorthanded and wristed it past Riendeau to break the shutout and end a
3 game scoreless streak for Recchi. Beauregard would get credit for the assist.

Brent Fedyk added a "character" goal at 18:27 when Kevin Dineen stole the
puck just inside the offensive blue line, skated in to the right, held on too
long, and finally tried to come back out from behind the net and shot. Fedyk
picked up the rebound and shot it high past Riendeau at 18:27.

The FLYERS were 0-5 on the power play, and looked inept on all but one of
them. They haven't won on the road since the OT win in Montreal. Next up
it's the Caps tonight in Philly, then home and home vs the Penguins, 
startng in Pittsburgh Tuesday followed by Philly on Thursday. These are
games the FLYERS desperately need to win, but it looks like they'll
have to do it without Lindros who may not return this week.

pete clark jr - rsh FLYERS contact
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