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- Recap 2003-04
- Game 5 Preseason -
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Blake Leads Isles to Win in
Philly |
| Isles 4,
PHI 1: The Islanders took on the Flyers in Philadelphia in what
was basically their 5th straight game on the road. A solid effort in
goal by Rick DiPietro, special teams and 3 points by Jason Blake
staked them to a win. |
Islanders Defeat the Flyers 4-1
.c The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jason Blake had a goal and two assists to lead the New York Islanders to their fifth straight preseason victory, 4-1 Tuesday night over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Islanders captain Michael Peca snapped a 1-1 tie at 1:56 of the third period, scoring on a 2-on-1 break after Robert Esche made the initial save on a shot by Blake.
Blake made it 3-1 at 14:45 of the third. Radek Martinek and Adrian Aucoin also scored power-play goals for the Islanders (5-0).
John LeClair tied it 1-1 for the Flyers 50 seconds into the third period.
The Islanders thwarted seven Philadelphia power-play opportunities including 45 seconds of a two-man advantage late in the second period.
Rick DiPietro went the distance in goal for the Islanders and made 25 saves.
Esche, who replaced Jeff Hackett at the start of the third period, allowed three goals on 10 shots. Hackett stopped 10 of 11 shots.
islesinfo stats: The Islanders have won 9 straight preseason matchups dating back to preseason of 2002 when they
lost their first game but won the next 4 to go 4-1. The Islanders are 5-0
thus far in 2003 preseason and have outscored the opposition 17-5, a GAA
of 1.00....The Islanders and the Ottawa Senators have the best record this
preseason in the NHL, both perfect after 5 games.
Lineups:
ISLANDERS ROSTER
FORWARDS
(12) Oleg Kvasha-(79) Alexei Yashin-(45) Arron Asham
(26) Justin Papineau-(27) Michael Peca-(55) Jason Blake
(47) Sean Bergenheim-(17) Shawn Bates-(21) Mariusz Czerkawski
(7) Trent Hunter-(16) Justin Mapletoft-(49) Eric Godard
DEFENSEMEN
(44) Janne Niinimaa-(64) Bruno Gervais
(33) Eric Cairns-(3) Adrian Aucoin
(52) Sven Butenschon-(24) Radek Martinek
GOALTENDERS
(30) Garth Snow
(39) Rick DiPietro
FLYERS ROSTER
FORWARDS
(29) Todd Fedoruk-(97) Jeremy Roenick-(11) Tony Amonte
(12) Simon Gagne-(26) Michal Handzus-(14) Justin Williams
(10) John Leclair-(20) Radovan Somik-(8) Mark Recchi
(87) Donald Brashear-(19) Eric Chouinard-(32) Patrick Sharp
DEFENSE
(44) Joni Pitkanen-(2) Eric Weinrich
(23) Jim Vandermeer-(5) Kim Johnsson
(37) Eric Desjardins-(28) Marcus Ragnarsson
GOALTENDERS
(33) Jeff Hackett
(42) Robert Esche
| FINAL |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| New
York Islanders |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Philadelphia
Flyers |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Period
Summary |
| Shots
on Goal |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| New York
Islanders |
6 |
5 |
9 |
20 |
| Philadelphia
Flyers |
9 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
| First
period |
Scoring:
1, Ny Islanders, Radek Martinek 1 (power play) (Jason Blake, Bruno
Gervais), 16:26.
Penalties:
J Blake, Nyi (boarding), 0:20; E Cairns, Nyi (interference), 5:50;
M Peca, Nyi (tripping), 10:29; E Weinrich, Phi (tripping), 15:00. |
| Second
period |
Scoring:
None.
Penalties:
O Kvasha, Nyi (holding), 4:31; D Brashear, Phi (board check),
6:41; Bench, Nyi (too many men served by T Hunter), 8:41; S
Bergenheim, Nyi (roughing), 13:53; M Handzus, Phi (roughing),
13:53; S Bates, Nyi (unsportsmanlike cond), 16:57; J Niinimaa, Nyi
(hooking), 18:12. |
| Third
period |
Scoring:
2, Philadelphia, John Leclair 2 (Mark Recchi), 0:50. 3, Ny
Islanders, Michael Peca 1 (Jason Blake), 1:56. 4, Ny Islanders,
Jason Blake 3 (Justin Papineau), 14:45. 5, Ny Islanders, Adrian
Aucoin 1 (power play) (Alexei Yashin, Janne Niinimaa), 15:21.
Penalties:
T Amonte, Phi (high sticking), 14:49; S Butenschon, Nyi
(roughing), 18:36; D Brashear, Phi (roughing), 18:36. |
Power-play Conversions: Ny
Islanders - 2 of 3, Philadelphia - 0 of 7.
Goalies : Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (26 shots, 25 saves; record:
3-0-0). Philadelphia, Jeff Hackett (11 shots, 10 saves), Robert Esche
(start of 3rd period, 9, 6; record: 2-2-0).
A: 18,015.
Referees: Brad Meier, Craig Spada.
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Michael Cormier.
IslesInfo Pregame Preview
Preview
4-0 Isles Visit Philadelphia
Sept 24: The Islanders continue their preseason
trek on the road as they skate in Philadelphia, a place where they have
enjoyed past success.
Isles vs. Philadelphia Preview: Normally Garth
Snow gets the starts in Philadelphia but coach Steve Stirling will keep to
his preseason rotation which will see Rick DiPietro play tonight. The
Islanders are down to eight defensemen in camp. Roman Hamrlik and Kenny
Jonsson are scheduled to sit tonight's game out while Sven Butenschon sees
action along with 18 year old Bruno Gervais. Up front, Mark Parrish will
not dress. Dave Scatchard is still recuperating from a sore groin. As for
the Flyers, they are 2-2-1 in the preseason. The Islanders will face the
Flyers again Thursday night this time in Hershey, PA. It's officially
listed as an Islander home game.
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