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Power play lifts Philly to big win

By Wire services
Published December 31, 2003

ST. LOUIS - Mark Recchi scored two of Philadelphia's five power-play goals and Jeremy Roenick scored twice in a 7-2 victory against the Blues on Tuesday.

Philadelphia, 2-3-3-3 in its past 11, scored three power-play goals in the second for a 4-1 lead.

Tony Amonte got the puck at the right side of the net and roofed it over Brent Johnson to give the Flyers a 2-1 lead 1:11 in. Joni Pitkanen scored on a soft wrist shot from the slot at 9:24. And after the Blues pulled Johnson for Reinhard Divis, Recchi scored with 18.9 seconds left when he sent a low wrist shot through Divis' pads.

"We put it all together," Recchi said. "We've been close. We really moved the puck well. The power play was terrific. We recovered pucks, and that really hems a team in. We wore their penalty killers down."

SENATORS 3, BRUINS 0: Martin Prusek stopped 24 shots for visiting Ottawa, which extended its unbeaten streak to seven (5-0-2).

Todd White, who has four goals and an assist in his past five games, made it 1-0 with 5:33 left in the first, sliding the puck backward through his legs and into the net for a short-handed goal. Ottawa made it 3-0 in the second on goals 44 seconds apart by Marian Hossa and Antoine Vermette.

WILD 2, OILERS 2: Mike York scored twice, including the tying goal late for visiting Minnesota. York banged home a loose puck past Manny Fernandez with 2:17 left. He also made it 1-1 in the first when he took a pass from Radek Dvorak at the Wild blue line, skated wide on defenseman Brad Bombardir and unleashed a high wrist shot. York has scored in four consecutive games, one off his career high.

Three suspended for AHL brawl

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Three Philadelphia Phantoms were suspended by the AHL for their roles in a game-ending brawl against Binghamton last weekend that forced officials to end the game early because there weren't enough players to continue.

Forward Mike Siklenka was suspended for six games, forward Peter Vandermeer for four and goaltender Neil Little for two.

The teams were involved in a series of brawls near the end of the game Sunday. A total of 379 penalty minutes were assessed in the game, won by Binghamton 5-1. Both teams also were fined an undisclosed amount.

TRADE: The Panthers sent right wing Ivan Novoseltsev to Phoenix for future considerations. Novoseltsev, 24, has one goal and four assists in 17 games.

DUCKS: Defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh will have surgery to repain a torn muscle in his left shoulder Friday that could sideline him for three months. He was injured in a game Dec. 19.

SABRES: goaltender Mika Noronen was placed on injured reserve. Noronen, who injured his groin in a game Monday, will miss at least a week. Goalie Ryan Miller was recalled from Rochester.

[Last modified December 31, 2003, 02:01:14]


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