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December 08, 2003
NHL Weekend Roundup
On Friday in Philadelphia, the Flyers easily overcame a 1-0 deficit to Phoenix to post a 3-2 victory. We're in the second week of December, and the Flyers still haven't lost at home. The following night in Boston, Jeff Hackett had 38 saves in a 1-1 tie with Boston, as the Flyers ended the week atop the Eastern Conference with 39 points. The Calgary Flames completed a undefeated weekend, starting with a 2-1 win on Friday against Minnesota. Jarome Iginia had a goal in the last minute of regulation to give the Flames the win. They followed that performance up on Sunday with a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh. Shean Donovan had a hat trick. During Sunday's game, Pittsburgh announced that it would allow rookie goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to play for Canada in the World Junior Championships. After getting toasted by the Thrashers 6-2 in Atlanta on Friday, the Ducks returned to Anaheim on Sunday and beat Dallas 4-0. Backup Martin Gerber got 32 saves in the shutout, and might not be the backup for much longer if J.S. Giguere continues to struggle. As for Dallas, the shutout was a fitting cap to a lost weekend that began with them dropping a 2-1 decision to San Jose. The Thrashers completed a successful weekend of their own, beating the Panthers in Miami on Saturday, 4-3 in OT. Slava Kozlov had the game winner in OT, and Ilya Kovalchuck had two assists in the win for Atlanta. The Thrashers now lead the Southeast Division by a point over Tampa Bay. In other action this weekend, the Islanders ended a six-game skid, beating the Blackhawks 5-2 on Long Island. In light of the team's performance so far this season, Newsday's Johnette Howard thinks Islanders GM Mike Milbury owes former head coach Peter Laviolette an apology. Meanwhile, rumors may have center Michael Peca leaving town in a trade, but other rumors about terrible headaches that won't go away, may be enough to derail any deal. In Toronto on Saturday, Brett Hull got goal number 731 to move into a tie with Marcel Dionne for third place in career goal scoring, but the Red Wings still lost to the Maple Leafs, 5-2. Tampa Bay got a pair of weekend wins, beating Buffalo 3-1 on Saturday, and the Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. With a 4-1 win Saturday, the Blues ended Nashville's six game winning streak. Finally, on Saturday in Ottawa, the Devils scored twice in the last two minutes to get a 2-1 win over Ottawa. A Scott Niedermayer goal tied the game, and Brian Gionta followed it up with the game winner with only 18 seconds left.
Eric
05:43 AM
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