Flyers halt 10-game slide with win against Lightning
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12/29/2006 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Simon Gagne scored twice and Robert Esche made a career-high 42 saves, as the Philadelphia Flyers halted their franchise- record losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum.
Esche was making his first start since November 15 because of a groin injury. His return was timely, as Antero Niittymaki did not suit up because of a slight hip strain.
Sami Kapanen and Alexei Zhitnik also scored while Peter Forsberg had three assists for the Flyers, who had dropped their last 10 games.
Martin St. Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko and Filip Kuba each had a goal for Tampa Bay, which has lost two in a row. Johan Holmqvist stopped 22 shots in defeat.
Zhitnik netted his first goal as a Flyer 4:01 into the contest to give his team the early lead. With Philadelphia on the power play, Zhitnik took a feed from Forsberg in the left circle and released a wrister that found room between Holmqvist and the near-side post.
Tampa evened the contest midway through the opening stanza, as St. Louis cashed in on a 5-on-3 power play with an easy goal from the doorstep.
The Flyers reclaimed the advantage with 3:19 left in the first, though, as Gagne one-timed a Knuble offering from the left circle that beat Holmqvist.
Gagne lit the lamp 9:30 into the second stanza as well to make it a 3-1 game, and Kapanen struck with a breakaway marker in the waning seconds of the middle period to push the lead to three goals. Jeff Carter set up the Kapanen goal with a nice outlet pass, allowing the right winger to break into the zone unimpeded before wristing a shot past Holmqvist with 18 ticks to play.
Kuba's one-timer from the high slot 1:18 into the third brought Tampa within two, and Fedotenko scored on a rebound putback with 5:58 remaining to put the pressure on the road team.
Esche stood tall from there to preserve the win, as the Flyers were outshot 15-6 in the third period.
Game Notes
Tampa Bay had won 10 straight and 11 of the last 12 regular-season meetings against the Flyers...Prior to this win, the Flyers hadn't posted a victory since November 30...Philadelphia went 1-for-2 on the man-advantage, while Tampa Bay lit the lamp on 2-of-6 power play opportunities.
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