Philadelphia Flyers (1) - Boston Buins (1)

October 9, 1999

BOSTON (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers finally scored a goal and the Boston Bruins avoided their worst start in 35 years.

Mark Recchi scored Philadelphia's first goal of the season 6:42 into the second period to lift the Flyers to a 1-1 tie with the Bruins on Saturday night. P.J. Axelsson scored for the Bruins, who are 0-3-1 and avoided matching their worst start since losing their first four games in 1964.

As for the Flyers, their offense awoke for its first goal of the season, avoiding being shut out three straight games for the first time in franchise history.

"Players were pretty happy when the goal went in," Philadelphia coach Roger Neilson said. "We didn't score in our last exhibition game, either. Ten periods is a long time without a goal."

Philadelphia went 146:42 before its first goal.

"We have to start somewhere," Flyers defenseman Eric Desjardins said. "We had some pretty good scoring chances."

The Bruins had a power play in overtime when Eric Lindros was whistled for hooking, but failed to get a shot on goal.

Philadelphia took advantage of a power-play opportunity to tie the game on Recchi's goal, a wrist shot over the shoulder of goalie John Grahame.

Statistics Summary

Goal Scoring:

1st

2d

3d

OT

FINAL

PHI

0

1

0

0

1

BOS

1

0

0

0

1

Shots on Goal:
PHI

10

9

7

3

29

BOS

7

11

3

1

20

Power Play Conversions:
PHI

1 - of - 4

BOS

0 - of - 6

Game Details

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

Team

Time

1st Axelsson 1 (Thornton, Dimaio)

BOS

:46

2nd Recchi 1 (Renberg, Greig) - PP

PHI

6:42

3rd None
Penalties:

Team

Time

1st Dykhuis (cross-checking)

PHI

5:07

Mann (obstruction-hooking)

BOS

12:51

Dimaio (obstruction-hooking)

BOS

16:24

Grahame, served by Mann (roughing)

BOS

18:27

Langkow (roughing)

PHI

18:27

2nd Carter (holding)

BOS

5:57

Greig (hooking)

PHI

13:38

Burt (interference)

PHI

16:08

Lindros (roughing)

PHI

18:55

  Thornton (roughing)

BOS

18:55

3rd Heinze (interference)

BOS

9:38

  Langkow (hooking)

PHI

11:14

  LeClair (holding)

PHI

14:45

       
OT Lindros (hooking)

PHI

1:36

Individual Player Statistics:

G

A

+/-

Shots

Andersson

0

0

even

2

Berube

0

0

even

1

Bureau

0

0

even

1

Burt

0

0

even

1

Desjardins

0

0

-1

1

Dykhuis

0

0

even

0

Gagne

0

0

even

0

Greig

0

1

even

1

Langkow

0

0

even

3

LeClair

0

0

-1

4

Lindros

0

0

-1

3

McCarthy

0

0

even

1

McGillis

0

0

even

3

Reechi

1

0

even

3

Renberg

0

1

-1

3

Richardson

0

0

even

0

Therien

0

0

-1

1

Zelepukin

0

0

even

2

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