Philadelphia Flyers (2) - Detroit Red Wings (3)

October 16, 1999

With the loss, Philadelphia dropped to 0-5-1, the worst start in team history.

"Obviously, we're really struggling to get that first win," Philadelphia coach Roger Neilson said. "But tonight was encouraging. This was probably our best game of the year. We're starting to look like a decent hockey team again."

Detroit dominated the first period, outshooting Philadelphia, 12-5, and taking a 1-0 lead on Draper's goal at 4:59. Darren McCarty's pass created a 2-on-1 with Flyers defenseman Chris Therien caught up ice. Sergei Fedorov waited for Eric Desjardins to commit, then slid the puck to Draper for the tap-in.

The Red Wings made it 2-0 at 1:50 of the second when Doug Brown scored his second goal of the season. Philadelphia goalie John Vanbiesbrouck stopped Fedorov's original shot but Brown lifted the rebound into the top of the net.

Philadelphia made it 2-1 with a bizarre short-handed goal at 6:59 of the second. Mark Recchi picked up a loose puck in the corner and fired it toward the crease. The puck hit goalie Chris Osgood's skate, knocking him down. As he fell, Osgood knocked the puck into his net with his stick.

Vyacheslav Kozlov made it 3-1 at 8:51 of the third, beating Dan McGillis and sliding a backhander under Vanbiesbrouck.

John LeClair pulled the Flyers back within one at 11:44, slapping a loose puck past Osgood. But the Flyers only managed one more shot the rest of the game.

Statistics Summary

Goal Scoring:

1st

2d

3d

FINAL

PHI

0

1

1

2

DET

1

1

1

3

Shots on Goal:
PHI

5

9

7

21

DET

12

12

9

33

Power Play Conversions:
PHI

0 - of - 3

DET

0 - of - 3

Game Details

Goal Scoring:  
 
Scorer-Goal #-(Assist/s)  

Team

Time

 
1st Draper 2 (Fedorov, McCarty)  

DET

4:59

 
2nd Brown 2 (Fedorov)  

DET

1:50

  Recchi 2 (shorthanded) (unassisted)  

PHI

6:59

         
3rd Kozlov 2 (Dandenault)  

DET

8:51

  LeClair 3 (Desjardins, Lindros)  

PHI

11:44

 
Penalties:  

Team

Time

 
1st LeClair (ob hooking)  

PHI

0:56

  LaPointe (interference)  

DET

9:43

Fedorov (ob hooking)  

DET

11:34

  Butsayev (ob holding  

DET

15:15

         
2nd Berube (slashing)  

PHI

5:58

Therien (cross checking),  

PHI

9:39

 
3rd None  

   

Individual Player Statistics:

G

A

+/-

Shots

Andersson

0

0

-1

2

Berube

0

0

even

0

Bureau

0

0

even

0

Burt

0

0

even

0

Desjardins

0

1

even

0

Eaton

0

0

even

1

Gagne

0

0

even

2

Hull

0

0

+1

1

Langkow

0

0

-2

1

LeClair

1

0

even

5

Lindros

0

1

even

0

McCarthy

0

0

-2

3

McGillis

0

0

-1

2

Reechi

1

0

+1

3

Renberg

0

0

even

0

Richardson

0

0

even

0

Therien

0

0

-1

0

Zelepukin

0

0

-1

1



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