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Posted on Sat, Nov. 07, 2009 10:15 PM
Flyers beat Blues in a shootout
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PHILADELPHIA | Mika Pyorala was satisfied, even if he’s still looking for his first career goal.
Pyorala’s goal in the fourth round of the shootout was the difference in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux and St. Louis’ Brad Boyes each scored in the first round of the shootout.
Shootout goals aren’t reflected in a player’s career statistics, so Pyorala will have to wait for his first official goal.
“That’s a little strange, but I hope I get a real goal soon,” said Pyorala, who has played in 14 NHL games.
Pyorala flipped a backhand shot past Chris Mason in the Blues’ first shootout this season.
“I would’ve liked to make one more save, but that’s the way it goes,” said Mason, who stopped 35 shots. “It took a while to get to our first shootout, so it was a little bit of a feeler.”
Scott Hartnell scored in regulation for the Flyers, who improved to 83-39-17 overall against the Blues, including 47-12-10 at home.
“Coming back after playing last night (against Buffalo), we needed to get off to a good start and make sure we were moving our feet and getting on the attack early,” said Philadelphia’s Chris Pronger, a former Blue. “We were able to do that. We had a pretty decent first period, and it kind of built from there. “
OTHER GAMES
•Nashville 3, at Los Angeles 1
•Nashville 3, at Los Angeles 1
•At Washington 7, Florida 4
•Tampa Bay 3, at Montreal 1
•At Boston 4, Buffalo 2
•New Jersey 3, at Ottawa 2
•At N.Y. Islanders 6, Atlanta 3
•At Toronto 5, Detroit 1
•At Columbus 3, Carolina 2
•At Minnesota 3, Dallas 2
•At Calgary 3, N.Y. Rangers 1
•At Anaheim 4, Phoenix 3
•Pittsburgh at San Jose: late
HIGHLIGHTS
•Phil Kessel scored his first goal with the Maple Leafs. Toronto goalie Jonas Gustavsson made 35 saves.
•Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play for the Devils. New Jersey won its eighth straight road game.
•Sean Bergenheim, Blake Comeau and Jack Hillen each scored their first goals of the season for the Islanders.
•Rick Nash scored the Blue Jackets’ third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period.
•Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals for the Bruins.
•Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period for the Capitals.
•Predators goalie Dan Ellis made 27 saves in his first start since Oct. 28.
•Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning.
•The Wild’s Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu scored first-period goals.
NEWS
•New York Islanders defenseman Radek Martinek is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Friday.
•Detroit Red Wings forward Jason Williams fractured his right fibula in Saturday’s game.
Posted on Sat, Nov. 07, 2009 10:15 PM
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