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© St. Petersburg Times, published March 30, 2001
Flyers (and fan) beaten by Domi, Leafs
PHILADELPHIA -- Toronto's Tie Domi wrestled with a fan in the penalty box, and Jonas Hoglund scored the winning goal less than a minute later as the Maple Leafs beat the Flyers 2-1 Thursday night.
Domi, who had just been penalized early in the third period, twice squirted water on taunting fans in the front row before the attacking fan, Chris Falcone, jumped from the second row and landed on the glass.
The 36-year-old concrete worker from Havertown, Pa., leaned into it while throwing a punch at Domi that didn't connect. He then fell into the box as Domi pulled him in and roughed him up until linesman Kevin Collins stepped in.
"They threw stuff at me. Once was enough. After the second one, I told the guy in the penalty box that after one more I was going to squirt water. So I squirted water," Domi said. "I mean, I didn't plan on fighting anybody."
Falcone, who had a cut on his forehead, was escorted from the arena and given a police citation. Domi was not penalized further and played later, but his actions were reviewed by arena security. The NHL is expected to conduct its own review, which could lead to a fine and suspension.
"Hey that's old time hockey, it was perfect," Domi said, laughing. "Hey, he comes into my territory, that's what happens."
Earlier in the game, Domi was knocked to the ice by a high stick from Philadelphia goalie Roman Cechmanek -- much to the delight of cheering Flyers fans.
The Flyers are 0-4-2 without leading goal-scorer Keith Primeau (sprained knee). He is expected to be out at least three weeks, missing at least the first round of the playoffs.
PENGUINS 5, BLACKHAWKS 2: Jaromir Jagr, chasing a fourth straight scoring title, had his fourth multiple-goal game in March and Mario Lemieux also had two goals for host Pittsburgh.
The Penguins won their third in a row, all with rookie Johan Hedberg in goal, to move within one point of fifth-place Buffalo in the Eastern Conference playoff race. With five games remaining, the Penguins have surpassed their 88 points of last season.
Steve Sullivan scored his league-high eighth short-handed goal to put Chicago up 1-0, but the Blackhawks -- eliminated Wednesday from the playoff race -- lost their sixth in row. They have eight goals in the six games, never scoring more than two in any game.
Jagr, who began the night a point behind Colorado's Joe Sakic in the scoring race before getting four on two goals and two assists, put the Penguins ahead 2-1 in the first with his 45th goal. He got his 46th a period later, a goal initially awarded to Lemieux.
Lemieux or Jagr has won every scoring title since 1992 but one (Wayne Gretzky, 1993-94).
AVALANCHE 1, FLAMES 0: Rookie David Aebischer made 29 saves for his third shutout and Chris Drury scored with 4:39 left for visiting Colorado. The Avalanche won its 50th game to set break the franchise record of 49 set in 1996-97.
With Flames defenseman Denis Gauthier in the penalty box for roughing, Drury ripped a slap shot from the blue line that trickled past goalie Fred Brathwaite.
The goal came 27 seconds after Brathwaite set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes, surpassing the mark of 159 minutes, 40 seconds set by Mike Vernon in 1992-93.
PREDATORS 4, COYOTES 3 (OT): David Legwand scored his second goal 36 seconds into the extra period for host Nashville.
The Predators were eliminated from playoff contention as Phoenix earned one point for the overtime loss. The Coyotes currently own the final Western Conference playoff spot.
Legwand, who had not scored since Feb. 8, scored the winner on a breakaway against Sean Burke. Legwand won a December game at the Rangers with the first successful overtime penalty shot in NHL history.
RANGERS 6, ISLANDERS 4: Radek Dvorak scored a career-high four goals for the visiting Rangers. Petr Nedved and Jan Hlavac each had a goal and assist, and Mark Messier and Manny Malhotra each had a pair of assists as the Rangers won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 17-19. The Islanders have lost seven straight at home.
CANADIENS: Defenseman Ron Hainsey, the club's top pick in last season's draft, signed a three-year contract. Hainsey will make the top salary allowed for rookies -- $1.075-million.
LINDROS SAYS NO TO WORLDS: Former Flyers captain Eric Lindros rejected a request from Team Canada to play in next month's International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship because there's not enough training time before the tournament begins, said Bob Nicholson, the president of the Canadian Hockey Association.