PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (19-10-7) vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS (20-14-3)
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http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/C...200/story.htmlFLYERS' NOTES:The Flyers are 15-4-4 in the last 23 games but the team is 0-2-0 on this current six-game road trip.
The Flyers are 15-1-4 when scoring the first goal of a game.
The Flyers are 13-1-2 when leading after the second period.
The Flyers are 10-0-2 in their last 12 on home ice.
The Flyers have 30 goals in their last five home games.
FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP:Forwards:12 Simon Gagne -- 18 Mike Richards -- 22 Mike Knuble
19 Scott Hartnell -- 17 Jeff Carter -- 15 Joffrey Lupul
45 Arron Asham -- 13 Glen Metropolit -- 28 Claude Giroux
32 Riley Cote -- 36 Darroll Powe -- 24 Josh Gratton
Defensemen:44 Kimmo Timonen -- 23 Ossi Vaananen
5 Braydon Coburn -- 25 Matt Carle
41 Andrew Alberts/47 Luca Sbisa -- 6 Randy Jones
Goalies:30 Antero Nittymaki
43 Martin Biron (probable starter)
FLYERS' INJURIES:2 Derian Hatcher (right knee damage) is on injured reserve.
9 Scottie Upshall (sprained right knee) is out of action a minimum of 10-14 days beginning with December 22.
25 Matthew Carle (left ankle bone bruise) is a game-time decision but is hopeful.
44 Kimmo Timonen (chip fracture in his ankle) is hopeful for tonight. He was originally expected to be out at least one week from December 26.
47 Luca Sbisa will be available though he suffered a slight groin injury at Columbus.
48 Danny Briere could return later in this road trip but will not play tonight. He is eligible to return to the lineup after being placed on LTIR. He is not expected to play in the Flyers next game at Anaheim. He was expected to miss 4-5 weeks from December 3. From Paul Holmgren: "Danny had an MRI (December 3) on his stomach and groin area. There weren't any issues at all with his stomach but there is a significant groin strain in there and we're looking at Danny to be out of the lineup for 4-5 weeks." He was placed on LTIR, December 16 retroactive to December 3.
FLYERS' ROSTER:Forwards:# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
45 Arron Asham 5' 11" 205 Apr 13, 1978 30 Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN
48 Danny Briere 5' 10" 179 Oct 6, 1977 31 Gatineau, QC, CAN
17 Jeff Carter 6' 3" 200 Jan 1, 1985 23 London, ON, CAN
32 Riley Cote 6' 2" 220 Mar 16, 1982 26 Winnipeg, MB, CAN
12 Simon Gagne "A" 6' 0" 195 Feb 29, 1980 28 Ste. Foy, QC, CAN
28 Claude Giroux 5' 11" 172 Jan 12, 1988 20 Hearst, ON, CAN
24 Josh Gratton 6' 2" 214 Sep 9, 1982 Brantford, Ontario
19 Scott Hartnell 6' 2" 210 Apr 18, 1982 26 Regina, SK, CAN
46 Jonathon Kalinski 6' 1" 175 May 25, 1987 21 Bonnyville, AB, CAN
22 Mike Knuble 6' 3" 230 Jul 4, 1972 36 Toronto, ON, CAN
15 Joffrey Lupul 6' 1" 205 Sep 23, 1983 25 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN
13 Glen Metropolit 5' 10" 195 Jun 25, 1974 34 Toronto, ON, CAN
36 Darroll Powe 5' 11" 212 Jun 22 '85 23 Saskatoon, SK, CAN
18 Mike Richards "C" 5' 11" 195 Feb 11, 1985 23 Kenora, ON, CAN
9 Scottie Upshall 6' 0" 197 Oct 7, 1983 25 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN
Defensemen:# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
41 Andrew Alberts 6' 5" 218 Jun 30, 1981 27 Minneapolis, MN, USA
25 Matt Carle 6' 0" 205 Sep 25, 1984 24 Anchorage, AK, USA
5 Braydon Coburn 6' 5" 220 Feb 27, 1985 23 Calgary, AB, CAN
2 Derian Hatcher ** 6' 5" 235 Jun 4, 1972 36 Sterling Heights, MI, USA
6 Randy Jones 6' 2" 200 Jul 23, 1981 27 Quispamsis, NB, CAN
3 Lasse Kukkonen 6' 0" 190 Sep 18, 1981 27 Oulu, FIN
47 Luca Sbisa 6' 2" 190 Jan 30, 1990 18 Ozieri, ITA
44 Kimmo Timonen "A" 5' 10" 194 Mar 18, 1975 33 Kuopio, FIN
23 Ossi Vaananen 6' 4" 215 Aug 18, 1980 28 Vantaa, FIN
Goalies:# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
43 Martin Biron 6' 3" 180 Aug 15, 1977 31 Lac St. Charles, QC, CAN
30 Antero Niittymaki 6' 1" 195 Jun 18, 1980 28 Turku, FIN
INJURED RESERVEFLYERS' STATS:http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=Stats
CANUCKS' POSSIBLE LINEUP:
Forwards:
Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Pavol Demitra
Steve Bernier, Kyle Wellwood, Mason Raymond
Alex Burrows, Ryan Kesler, Jannik Hansen
Darcy Hordichuk, Jason Jaffray, Mike Brown
Defense:
Willie Mitchell, Kevin Bieksa
Shane O’Brien, Alexander Edler
Mattias Ohlund, Rob Davison/Lawrence Nycholat
Goalies:
Curtis Sanford
Cory Schneider (possible starter)
CANUCKS' INJURIES:
Ryan Johnson is on Injured Reserve due to a fractured right foot, suffered October 13, and a fractured left index finger, suffered November 20, in which he later had pins inserted.
Roberto Luongo is on Injured Reserve due to a strained groin suffered November 22.
Taylor Pyatt is out for an indefinite period, reported at a minimum of four weeks, after he suffered a broken right foot December 26.
Rick Rypien is on Injured Reserve due to a sports hernia suffered October 21.
Sami Salo is on Injured Reserve due to a broken rib suffered November 17.
Mats Sundin (game conditioning) will not play tonight.
CANUCKS' ROSTER:
Forwards
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
18 Steve Bernier 6' 2" 225 31 Mar 1985 23 Quebec City, QC, CAN
15 Mike Brown 6' 0" 210 24 Jun 1985 23 Northbrook, IL, USA
- Alexandre Bolduc 6'2" 200 June 26, 1985 Montreal, QC, CAN
14 Alexandre Burrows 6' 1" 190 11 Apr 1981 27 Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN
38 Pavol Demitra 6' 0" 200 29 Nov 1974 34 Dubnica, SVK
36 Jannik Hansen 6' 1" 201 15 Mar 1986 22 Herlev, DNK
24 Darcy Hordichuk 6' 1" 215 10 Aug 1980 28 Kamsack, SK, CAN
29 Jason Jaffray 6' 1" 195 30 Jun 1981 27 Rimbey, AB, CAN
10 Ryan Johnson 6' 1" 202 14 Jun 1976 32 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
17 Ryan Kesler "A" 6' 2" 205 31 Aug 1984 24 Livonia, MI, USA
9 Taylor Pyatt 6' 4" 230 19 Aug 1981 27 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
21 Mason Raymond 6' 0" 182 17 Sep 1985 23 Calgary, AB, CAN
37 Rick Rypien 5' 11" 170 16 May 1984 24 Coleman, AB, CAN
22 Daniel Sedin 6' 1" 185 26 Sep 1980 28 Ornskoldsvik, SWE
33 Henrik Sedin 6' 2" 190 26 Sep 1980 28 Ornskoldsvik, SWE
13 Mats Sundin 6' 5" 231 13 Feb 1971 37 Bromma, SWE (possibly won't play until Jan. 7 at the earliest)
42 Kyle Wellwood 5' 10" 180 16 May 1983 25 Windsor, ON, CAN
Defensemen
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
3 Kevin Bieksa 6' 0" 205 16 Jun 1981 27 Grimsby, ON, CAN
4 Rob Davison 6' 3" 220 1 May 1980 28 St. Catharines, ON, CAN
23 Alexander Edler 6' 3" 220 21 Apr 1986 22 Ostersund, SWE
8 Willie Mitchell "A" 6' 3" 210 23 Apr 1977 31 Port McNeill, BC, CAN
32 Lawrence Nycholat 6' 0" 200 7 May 1979 29 Calgary, AB, CAN
55 Shane O'Brien 6' 3" 224 9 Aug 1983 25 Port Hope, ON, CAN
2 Mattias Ohlund "A" 6' 3" 220 9 Sep 1976 32 Pitea, SWE
6 Sami Salo 6' 3" 215 2 Sep 1974 34 Turku, FIN
Goalies
# Player Height Weight DOB Age Birthplace
1 Roberto Luongo "C" 6' 3" 205 4 Apr 1979 29 Montreal, QC, CAN
41 Curtis Sanford 5' 10" 187 5 Oct 1979 29 Owen Sound, ON, CAN
35 Cory Schneider 6' 2" 195 18 Mar 1986 22 Salem, MA, USA
CANUCKS' STATS:
http://canucks.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=StatsFLYERS-CANUCKS' SERIES HISTORY:Current and Miscellaneous:
The Flyers' all-time regular season/playoff W-L-T-OTL record is 69-28-13-0.
The Flyers' all-time regular season/playoff W-L-T-OTL home record is 38-18-1-0.
The Flyers' all-time regular season/playoff W-L-T-OTL road record is 31-10-12-0.
In Philadelphia, the teams have split the last six games.
In Vancouver, the Flyers have an unbeaten streak of 13 (9-0-4) since their last loss (January 18, 1989). The Flyers have won the last six in Vancouver since a December 31, 1995 tie.
The Flyers are 14-3-1-0 in the last 18 games the teams have played.
The teams met in the 1979 playoffs, won 2-1 by the Flyers (1-1 at home, 1-0 in Vancouver).
1970-1974:
December 20, 1973October 15, 1970 -- The teams met for the first time and the Flyers edged Vancouver 5-4 in Philadelphia. The Flyers scored five straight times, two by Serge Bernier, after trailing 2-0. The goals were the first two in Bernier's NHL career. The Flyers vanquished Vancouver in the second period, 4-0 in goals and 16-5 in shots.
November 29, 1970 -- Andre Lacroix broke out of a 15-game scoreless drought with a hat trick and four points to lift the Flyers to a 4-2 home win.
December 1, 1970 -- George Gardner made 40 saves in the first meeting held in Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum and the Canucks rebounded from a late 4-3 deficit to win 5-4. Ray Cullen, in his final NHL season, had the GWG with about four minutes to play. Wayne Maki (2-1-3) led Van while Jim Johnson (2-1-3) led the Flyers.
December 15, 1970 -- Orland Kurtenbach snapped a 2-2 third period tie to lift the Canucks to a 3-2 home win. Charlie Hodge made 35 saves.
February 19, 1971 -- Simon Nolet snapped a 2-2 tie and a road team won for the first time in the series, 3-2, in the fifth meeting between the squads. Doug Favell made 30 saves. The Flyers led 2-0 in the third third period but the Canucks tied the game.
February 27, 1971 -- The Flyers trounced the Canucks 8-1 in Philadelphia as nine different players scored in the game. Philly erupted for five goals in the middle period and followed it with three more in the last period, all off Charlie Hodge. Doug Favell with the victory.
October 12, 1971 -- Andre Boudrias scored twice in Vancouver's three-goal second period rally and the Canucks prevailed 3-2 at home. The Flyers led 2-0 4:29 into the game.
October 28, 1971 -- Simon Nolet's second goal of the game snapped a 2-2 tie and the Flyers edged the Canucks 3-2 in Philadelphia. Larry Mickey scored the only goal of his 14-game Flyers' career to give Philly a 1-0 lead. Vancouver evened the game 2-2 with two early third period goals.
November 11, 1971 -- Simon Nolet's (1-2-3) third period goal snapped a 3-3 tie and the Flyers prevailed 4-3 in Philadelphia.
February 8, 1972 -- Bobby Clarke had three points (2-1-3) and the Flyers skated to a 3-1 win in Vancouver. Bruce Gamble made 30 saves for the Flyers in his final NHL appearance as it was determined afterwards that he suffered a heart attack during the game. Gamble fell to the ice at one point but he thought it was because he was hit with a skate or stick. He was taken to a hospital in Oakland as the Flyers flew there for their next game.
March 8, 1972 -- Barry Ashbee (1-3-4) scored midway in the third period to break a 5-5 tie and the Flyers recorded a 6-5 victory at Vancouver. Trailing 3-1, the Flyers scored four straight times before Van scored a pair to end the second period at 5-5.
March 26, 1972 -- The Flyers claimed a 4-1 win at home with a 46-21 shot advantage. Dunc Wilson gave up three goals before being replaced by Ed Dyck who stopped 25 of 26 shots.
October 12, 1972 -- The Flyers won 7-3 in Philadelphia as Simon Nolet scored twice and Bobby Clarke (1-2-3) had three points. The Flyers scored twice in 19 seconds which gave them a 3-0 first period lead. Dave Schultz scored the first goal of his NHL career in this game.
December 29, 1972 -- In a game highlighted by a brawl that spilled into the stands, the Flyers and Canucks battled to a 4-4 draw in Vancouver. The Canucks scored four PPGs, including two in the third period when trailing 4-2. Jocelyn Guevremont (Van) and Bill Barber (Philly) each scored twice. The game featured a massive donnybrook 7:31 into the third period. Bob Kelly and Jim Hargreaves fought while Don Saleski and Barry Wilcox also did along the glass. At that point, a Canucks' fan, a dentist by profession, reached over and yanked Saleski's hair nearly lifting him off the ice. Seeing this, several Flyers' players got involved: Barry Ashbee whacked the fan. The Flyers were issued citations requiring their appearance to Vancouver police on February 9, 1973 -- their next visit to Vancouver.
February 1, 1973 -- Bill Flett (2-1-3) led the Flyers to a 5-4 home win. The Flyers led 3-0 11:45 into the game and chased starter Dunc Wilson at 11:02; Ed Dyck replaced him. Vancouver cut the lead to 4-3 in the second period but Kelly sealed the win with 1:08 to play. After the game, Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver was asked about his in-game fight with Dave Schultz and said "My wife hits harder than Dave Schultz."
February 9, 1973 -- A day prior to Philadelphia's 10-5 pummeling of the Canucks in Vancouver, seven Flyers (Ross Lonsberry, Barry Ashbee, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Don Saleski, Bill Flett and Bobby Taylor) appeared in provincial court for using obscene language and fighting fans with sticks in the December 29, 1972 affair, a June court date was set. Two minutes into this game, Vancouver's Bobby Schmautz received 11 stitches to his face courtesy of a fight with Moose Dupont. Philly led 2-0 4:03 into the game thanks to two SHGs, increased the margin to 4-0 at the 8:00 mark when they chased Dunc Wilson (four goals on eight shots) and led 6-2 after one period scoring four special teams' goals. Rick MacLeish (2-3-5) and Gary Dornhoefer (1-3-4) led the offense and Bill Barber (2-1-3), Bobby Clarke (1-2-3) and Tom Bladon (0-3-3) chipped in with three points apiece while Ross Lonsberry scored twice. The Flyers had four PPGs and two SHGs among their ten scores. After the game, Dupont uttered a now-famous quote: "Great trip for us. We don't go to jail. We beat up der chicken forwards. We score ten goal. We win. An' now de Mooze drink beer."
March 22, 1973 -- Ross Lonsberry (3-2-5) collected his first Flyers' hat trick and Philadelphia crushed Vancouver 9-0 in the Spectrum. Gary Dornhoefer (1-3-4) and Rick MacLeish (2-1-3) combined for seven points. The Flyers led 5-0 after one period and scored three times in the third period. Doug Favell made 31 saves for the shutout. Dunc Wilson gave up all nine goals.
June 8, 1973 -- The Flyers Seven, as they were dubbed, faced charges in a Vancouver court room relating to the December 29, 1972 fracas. Barry Ashbee, Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Don Saleski and Bill Flett were sentened to either $500 fines or 30 days in jail. Ross Lonsberry pleaded guilty to a disturbing the peace charge which was later dropped by the Judge and Bobby Taylor was later sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500 for assaulting a police officer. Taylor later denied hitting the cop and was bailed out of jail after serving 15 minutes.
October 19, 1973 -- The Canucks recorded a home win, 2-1, as Gary "Suitcase" Smith made 31 saves. Bernie Parent made 34 saves in the defeat. The Flyers entered the game with a 13-3-1 mark in the series and a 10-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1). It was the Flyers' first loss after a 4-0-0 start that season in which they out-scored their opponents 18-3.
November 17, 1973 -- Richard Lemieux of the Canucks scored in the third period of a 2-2 tie in Vancouver. Rick MacLeish and Bobby Clarke scored first period PPGs.
December 20, 1973 -- Philly battered Vancouver 9-3 in the Spectrum. Bill Clement (2-1-3), Bobby Clarke (2-0-2) and Ross Lonsberry (2-0-2) scored twice. Eleven Flyers had multi-point games. Future Flyer Bob Dailey scored consecutive second period goals to narrow Van's gap to 5-3 but Lonsberry had the momentum killer sixteen seconds after Dailey's second tally and four seconds before the intermission. At the 13:01 mark of the middle period, a major melee erupted with four players tossed including both reserve netminders.
January 22, 1974 -- The Flyers hung on for a 3-2 win in Vancouver. The Canucks scored twice in the last two minutes. The game was scoreless for the first 38+ minutes until Rick MacLeish (1-1-2) snapped it. Ed Dyck had 33 saves for the Canucks.
March 21, 1974 -- Rick MacLeish scored a SHG midway through the third period and later added an ENG insurance tally in a 3-1 home win. MacLeish's first goal came 19 seconds after Andre Boudrias evened the game. The Flyers were stopped on 40 of 43 shots by Gary Smith.
October 26, 1974 -- Jimmy Watson scored with 1:05 to play in a 3-2 win in Vancouver. Bill Clement scored twice within 53 seconds to even the score at 2-2 as the Canucks led 2-0 midway through the game. The Flyers improved to 13-1-2 in the last 16 games against the Canucks.
November 21, 1974 -- Gary Smith made 37 saves and Vancouver won for the first time in Philadelphia, 4-3 when Chris Oddleifson broke a 2-2 tie with 2:03 to play. Bobby Clarke (1-2-3) factored in all three goals. The Flyers held a 40-16 shots advantage, including 25-8 after two periods when Van held a 3-2 lead. Philly limited the Canucks to one shot in the middle period. The Flyers were 11-0-0 at home prior to this game. Vancouver would not beat the Flyers again until October 1978.
1975-1979:
Bob Kelly, 1979 Playoffs
Paul Holmgren, 1979 PlayoffsJanuary 1, 1975 -- The Flyers began the new year with a 2-0 win in Vancouver as Bill Barber snapped a scoreless tie with 3:44 to play and Bernie Parent made 24 saves.
February 27, 1975 -- Reggie Leach had three points in the Flyers' 3-1 home win. The Flyers were held scoreless for the first 34+ minutes of the game until Leach scored. Bernie Parent made 17 saves for the victory.
March 25, 1975 -- Ross Lonsberry scored twice and the Flyers scored the tying and go-ahead goals within 16 seconds during a 5-3 road win. Bernie Parent made 30 saves. Vancouver outshot Philly 33-27.
November 30, 1975 -- Don Saleski broke a 3-3 tie with just over five minutes to play in the Flyers' 5-3 win at home. Vancouver led 2-0 more than 27 minutes into the game. Orest Kindrachuk, who had three points, assisted on the GWG and added an ENG.
February 5, 1976 -- Though Philly defeated Vancouver 6-1 in the Spectrum with a 55-shot attack (40-16 advantage after two periods) and snapped a 5-game winless skid, the Flyers lost star center Rick MacLeish for the rest of the season and playoffs due to a ligament tear in his left knee after a collision with Harold Snepsts. The injury severely affected the Flyers attempt to win three straight Cups as MacLeish was arguably the team's most potent offensive weapon, especially in big games. MacLeish registered 12 shots on goal in the game. Bobby Clarke had three points, including his 200th goal, and Ross Lonsberry scored twice. The Flyers led 6-0 a little more than midway though the game. Wayne Stephenson made 29 saves. Ken Lockett made 49 saves for the Canucks who lost for the 14th time in 15 games in the building.
February 17, 1976 -- The teams met in Vancouver and played to a 2-2 tie. Wayne Stephenson (31 saves) and Ken Lockett (30 saves) played goal. Reggie Leach's 40th goal gave Philly a 2-1 lead.
February 18, 1976 -- The teams met in Vancouver and played their second game in two nights. Bill Barber (2-1-3) snapped a 4-4 tie with 49 seconds to play to lift the Flyers to a 6-4 win in Pacific Coliseum. After the goal, Vancouver's Bob Dailey and Harold Snepsts were hit with misconduct penalties. Bobby Lalonde of the Canucks tied the score at 4-4 with 1:47 to play; he also tied the score at 3-3. Don Saleski added three assists. Reggie Leach scored twice.
March 18, 1976 -- The Flyers tied the NHL record for longest unbeaten streak at 23 games (17-0-6) with this 3-2 victory in the Spectrum. The record was held solely by the 1940-41 Boston Bruins. The Flyers scored three second period goals in a span of 1:23 and recovered from a 2-0 first period hole. Jack McIlhargey started the comeback with his first career NHL goal, then Reggie Leach tied it with his 54th goal and Dave Schultz recorded the GWG 14 seconds later. Vancouver had a 20-8 shot edge in the first but Wayne Stephenson held the Flyers in the game and made 39 stops in the contest. This was the fourth meeting between the teams in about six weeks. The Flyers lost in Detroit, their next game.
November 11, 1976 -- After a 3-3 first period, the Flyers took command and recorded a 6-4 victory. Reggie Leach had three points.
December 27, 1976 -- Bernie Parent made 28 saves and the LCB Line combined for eight points in a 5-1 road victory.
January 20, 1977 -- The Flyers traded Larry Goodenough and Jack McIlhargey to Vancouver for Bob Dailey.
March 3, 1977 -- The Flyers scored five unanswered goals in a 5-2 home win. Reggie Leach and Rick MacLeish each had a goal and an assist. The Flyers outshot Vancouver 36-19.
March 22, 1977 -- Reggie Leach scored with 18 seconds left in a 4-4 tie at Vancouver. Bobby Clarke (1-3-4) had four points.
March 26, 1977 -- The Flyers crushed the Canucks 9-3 in Philadelphia ending Vancouver's 10-game unbeaten streak. Philly led 5-0 in the first period and held a 21-6 shot advantage. The offense was led by Reggie Leach (2-0-2), Bobby Clarke (2-0-2) and Ross Lonsberry (0-3-3). Philly scored three times in a span of 1:53 in the third period. Cesare Maniago gave up five goals and then Curt Ridley surrendered four goals.
November 6, 1977 -- Despite Cesare Maniago's 43 saves, the Flyers recorded a 3-2 home win. Reggie Leach and Bobby Clarke had a pair of points each. Bernie Parent made 28 saves.
November 29, 1977 -- Bernie Parent made 25 saves, including 13 in the first period when the Flyers had just three shots, and Philly recorded a 3-0 win in Vancouver.
Janaury 26, 1978 -- Bob Kelly scored twice and the Flyers recorded a 6-2 victory in Vancouver. The Flyers led 5-0 midway through the game. Bernie Parent made 24 saves. Jack McIlhargey assisted on both Canucks' goals.
February 9, 1978 -- The Flyers trounced the Canucks 5-2 in Philadelphia. Philly held a 30-10 shots advantage after two periods and a 5-2 lead. Orest Kindrachuk (0-3-3) and Gary Dornhoefer (two goals) led the charge. The win came with a price, however, as star Bobby Clarke was lost for the next nine games after suffering a broken thumb on a Pit Martin slash.
March 31, 1978 -- The Flyers led 3-0 after one period and held on for a 3-2 win. Hilliard Graves scored in the second and third periods. The Flyers went 18 (16-0-2) straight games against the Canucks without a loss.
October 29, 1978 -- For just the second time, the Canucks won in Philadelphia (2-20-0) in this their 22nd game, 5-2. Glen Hanlon made 33 saves. The victory by Vancouver also snapped an 18-game (0-16-2) winless skid to the Flyers as they last beat Philly November 21, 1974. The Flyers entered the contest 29-2-4 in their last 35 games against Vancouver.
November 12, 1978 -- Paul Evans had a goal and an assist in the Flyers 4-0 win in Vancouver. Bernie Parent was needed to make just 14 saves to record the shutout.
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Dennis VervergaertDecember 29, 1978 -- Dennis Ververgaert was traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver for Drew Callander and Kevin McCarthy.
February 20, 1979 -- The teams played to a 3-3 tie in Vancouver. The Flyers outshot the Canucks 18-5 in the middle period and out-scored them 3-1 with two goals from Rick MacLeish. Vancouver's Jere Gillis scored a PPG to tie the game, eight seconds into a Frank Bathe penalty.
March 29. 1979 -- Robbie Moore recorded his second shutout in his third career NHL start while Reggie Leach (2-1-3) and Bobby Clarke (0-3-3) led the offense in a 5-0 home win. Philly had a 42-22 shot advantage.
April 10, 1979 -- In Game One of the Preliminary Round in Philadelphia, the Flyers were shocked by the Canucks 3-2 in the Spectrum. Thomas Gradin gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead with a second period goal and then Stan Smyl's goal nine seconds into the final period increased the lead to 2-0. Later, Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach sandwiched a goal by Don Lever. All three Canucks' goals scorers tallied their first career NHL PO goals. Gary Bromley made 28 saves for Vancouver and earned first star honors. Wayne Stephenson made 23 saves in the loss.
Robbie Moore played a key role in the 1979 Playoffs seriesApril 12, 1979 -- In Game Two at Vancouver, Reggie Leach's goal with 54 seconds to play, off an important faceoff win by Bobby Clarke, snapped a 4-4 tie and the Flyers escaped with a 6-4 victory. The Flyers had six consecutive minors in the first period, played nearly 10 minutes shorthanded and because of that amount, Clarke played 14 minutes in the first period. Leach and Tom Gorence each scored two goals and Bill Barber (1-1-2) added an ENG. Thomas Gradin, who tied the game at 4 with 3:20 remaining in regulation, scored twice for Vancouver. Robbie Moore, who appeared in just five prior NHL games, was the Flyers goaltending choice based on his regular season success as a callup after Bernie Parent suffered a career-ending eye injury. Andre Dupont-Ron Sedlbaur brief fight late in the second period:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzpXzJITe4April 14, 1979 -- In Game Three at Philadelphia, seven different Flyers scored in the 7-2 series clincher as special teams played a huge part. While the Canucks were stopped in seven PP attempts, the Flyers went 3-for-5. Philly was whistled for four straight minors, including three in a span of 2:05, by referee Bob Myers, in the first period but killed off two 5-on-3's. Robbie Moore improved his record to 5-0-1 since his promotion from the AHL as he made 29 saves, including 14 in the first period. Bobby Clarke gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead seven seconds after former Flyer Larry Goodenough was penalized for elbowing and the Flyers led the rest of the game. The Flyers led 2-1 after 20 minutes then struck for consecutive PPGs by Reggie Leach and Tom Gorence in the second period which gave them a 4-1 lead. Bill Barber (1-2-3) and Paul Holmgren (1-2-3) led the offense. Leach and Vancouver's Thomas Gradin each finished with five points (4-1-5) in the series. The Flyers were 32 points better than Vancouver, the team with the lowest point total among the 12 qualifiers, in the regular season but came within moments of one of the biggest upsets in NHL history.
November 11, 1979 -- Rick MacLeish scored in each period and the Flyers edged Vancouver 5-4 in Philadelphia. The Flyers never trailed in the game.
November 23, 1979 -- The Flyers defeated the Canucks 5-2 in Vancouver. In the second period, a brawl erupted highlighted by Paul Holmgren-Jere Gillis and Ken Linseman-Lars Lindgren; both goalies were involved, too, and less than a minute later, the Flyers scored to take a 3-1 lead. The Flyers led 3-2 after two periods but exploded for a 14-3 shots advantage in the third period. Bobby Clarke (1-1-2) and Brian Propp (1-1-2) had key goals. Glen Hanlon made 30 saves in the loss. Phil Myre had the win.
1980-1984: 
Dave "Tiger" WilliamsJanuary 2, 1980 -- Jack McIlhargey was traded to the Flyers for cash.
February 7, 1980 -- The Flyers lost for the first time at home all season as Rick Vaive scored twice, including an ENG, and Gary Bromley made 26 saves in the Canucks' 4-1 win. Philly was 19-0-7 at the Spectrum entering this game and had a 35-3-13 record that season prior to this loss. The Flyers also were 33-3-5 in their last 41 regular season games against the Canucks.
February 22, 1980 -- On the same day as "The Miracle on Ice," the Flyers scored the last five goals of a 7-3 victory in Vancouver. Reggie Leach (2-1-3) had three points, all in the second period. The Canucks led 2-0 less than three minutes into the contest and 3-2 after one period. The game included 307 PIMs including a massive 45-minute bench-clearing brawl with 5:30 left in the third period that got Flyers' head coach Pat Quinn suspended for three games due to instigating an on-ice brawl, defenseman Frank Bathe (first man off the bench) suspended for two games and the team fined $5,000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgiWvIh1d4UOctober 16, 1980 -- Vancouver scored four consecutive third period goals and Richard Brodeur made 36 saves in a 5-2 win in the Spectrum. Rick MacLeish (2 goals) gave the Flyers a 2-1 third period edge but after Bobby Schmautz tied the score, Darcy Rota gave the Canucks a lead with about seven minutes to play. Curt Fraser scored twice for Vancouver.
November 29, 1980 --- The teams played to a 3-3 tie in Vancouver. Bill Barber had two of the Flyers' three first period goals. The Canucks rallied with three goals in the middle period.
February 12, 1981 -- Pete Peeters had 32 saves and Brian Propp scored twice in a 4-3 home win. Vancouver scored three third period goals including a PPG and a SHG after Philly led 4-1.
February 23, 1981 -- The Canucks snapped a 17-game (0-12-5) home winless skid to the Flyers as Tiger Williams had three (2-1-3) points in the 6-4 victory. Vancouver's last home win was in October 1973. Thomas Eriksson had three points in the loss. Glen Cochrane picked up 42 PIMs. Bench-clearing brawl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiWWG...eature=relatedOctober 31, 1981 -- Vancouver led 4-0 about 10 minutes into the first period and Stan Smyl (3-2-5) later completed a hat trick in the Canucks' 8-4 win in the Spectrum. Thomas Gradin had four assists.
January 30, 1982 -- Ivan Boldirev had three assists and Richard Brodeur made 29 saves in the Canucks' 4-2 home victory.
February 28, 1982 -- Gary Lupul's late goal gave the Canucks a 3-3 tie in Van. Brian Propp (1-2-3) had three points and eight shots for the Flyers. Richard Brodeur made 35 saves for the Canucks.
November 4, 1982 -- Richard Brodeur made 42 saves and Patrik Sundstrom scored twice in Vancouver's 4-3 win in Philadelphia. Van scored four straight goals after trailing 1-0 and led 4-2 after two periods despite being outshot 32-14.
November 28, 1982 -- Darryl Sittler recorded his first Flyers' hat trick when he scored with 30 seconds to play to tie the score at 5-5. Sittler had (3-1-4) four points in the contest. The Flyers led 4-2 in the third period before the Canucks netted three straight. Philly outshot Van 44-28. Ken Ellacott made 25 saves in the second and third periods for the Canucks.
January 4, 1983 -- Brian Propp scored on a penalty shot and Pelle Lindbergh (29 saves) was 54 seconds away from a shutout but the Flyers recorded a 4-1 home win and snapped a 6-game winless streak in games against Vancouver. The Canucks were also 5-1-3 in the past nine against Philly.
November 26, 1983 -- Pelle Lindbergh made 33 saves in a 5-4 road win. The Flyers scored three straight goals in the second period to pull ahead. At the end of period two, Glen Cochrane fought Ron Delorme in a festive affair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDz09A6r0YJanuary 27, 1984 -- Richard Brodeur made 23 saves in Vancouver's 4-0 win at home. Tony Tanti scored the GWG 3:10 into the game.
February 12, 1984 -- Tiger Williams (2-1-3) scored with 1:56 to play and Vancouver rallied for a 6-5 win in the Spectrum. Richard Brodeur made 19 first period saves as his team was outshot 20-4 but behind just 1-0. The game was tied 3-3 after two periods. The Flyers took a 5-3 third period lead on Tim Kerr's second goal but the Canucks scored the next three. After the game, goalie Pelle Lindbergh was demoted due to recent shaky performances amplified in this game. The Flyers outshot the Canucks 44-29.
October 18, 1984 -- In what could be the most decisive victory in franchise history, the Flyers slaughtered the Canucks 13-2 in Philadelphia. Ilkka Sinisalo (3-2-5) and Brian Propp (3-1-4, 10 shots) recorded hat tricks, Tim Kerr (2-2-4) and Dave Poulin (1-3-4) had four points each and Peter Zezel (1-2-3) and Thomas Eriksson (0-3-3) added three points apiece. Propp scored with his first two shots, in the first 7:13 to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead which increased to 4-1 after one period and 9-1 after two periods. Philly held a 58-19 shots advantage including 38-10 after two periods. The 13 goals and margin of victory both tied existing teams marks set in an 11-0 defeat against Pittsburgh in 1977. Starter Richard Brodeur was removed after surrendering seven goals. Six players were ejected from the game for fighting, four Canucks and Philly's Len Hachborn and Doug Crossman, in a game that had at least six fights. Philly entered the game 1-1-1 under new coach Mike Keenan. Garth Butcher-Brad Marsh fought:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35vl9YjIVH0December 28, 1984 -- Lindsay Carson collected his only career Flyers' hat trick and the Flyers routed the Canucks 7-4 in Vancouver. Philly (50) and Vancouver (40) combined for 90 shots on goal. Pelle Lindbergh made 36 saves and Richard Brodeur stopped 43. In this season, the second meeting between the clubs, the Flyers had 108 shots on goal.
1985-1989:
J.J. Daigneault was acquired from Vancouver, shown here in the 1987 FinalsJanuary 8, 1985 -- Todd Bergen made his NHL debut and his second goal of the contest put the Flyers atop 4-3 -- Dave Poulin (1-3-4) added an ENG -- in the Flyers 5-3 home victory. Bergen gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead with 0:08 left in period two. Philly swept the three game regular season series with a 25-9 goals advantage and 145-92 shots total. Dave Brown smacked Garth Butcher in a fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1bgBnCrmI&NR=1March 12, 1985 -- Glen Cochrane was traded by Philadelphia for Vancouver's 3rd round choice (later traded back to Vancouver - the Canucks selected Don Gibson) in the 1986 Entry Draft.
October 27, 1985 -- Ilkka Sinisalo (2-1-3) and Murray Craven scored twice in the Flyers' 7-4 home win. The Flyers outshot Van 44-24 including 18-4 in the first when the Flyers too command with a 3-0 lead. Richard Brodeur was replaced after the second period; he gave up five goals.
December 27, 1985 -- Tim Kerr had a hat trick and Bob Froese made 22 saves in the Flyers' 6-1 victory in Vancouver. The Flyers erupted for five goals in the second period and made it 6-0 with a third period goal.
February 28, 1986 -- Steve Tambellini (2-1-3) and Stan Smyl (1-2-3) led the Canucks to a 3-1 home win. The duo recorded six of the Canucks' eight points in a three-goal second period. Richard Brodeur made 24 saves. Darren Jensen made 35 saves in the loss. There were four fights in the game including Rich Sutter-Cam Neely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJzDqRfvDkJune 6, 1986 -- Jean Jacques Daigneault was traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver with Vancouver's 2nd round choice (Kent Hawley) in the 1986 Entry Draft and 5th round choice (later traded back to Vancouver - Vancouver selected Sean Fabian) in the 1987 Entry Draft for Dave Richter, Rich Sutter and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Vancouver selected Don Gibson) in the 1986 Entry Draft.
October 16, 1986 -- Bob Froese made 24 saves and Tim Kerr (2-1-3) and Brian Propp (2-1-3) each had three points in the Flyers' 6-2 home win.
December 9, 1986 -- The Flyers led 3-0 after 7+ minutes and cruised to a 6-3 home win. Bob Froese made 28 saves and Rick Tocchet had three points.
December 27, 1986 -- Petri Skriko had three points in Vancouver's 4-2 home win.
August 31, 1987 -- Daryl Stanley was traded to Vancouver by Philadelphia with Darren Jensen for Wendell Young and Vancouver's 3rd round choice (Kimbi Daniels) in the 1990 Entry Draft.
November 5, 1987 -- Greg Adams (2-1-3) scored with 11 seconds remaining and Van claimed a 4-3 win in Philly. Down 2-0 with about 13 minutes to play, the Canucks scored the next three but Rick Tocchet scored a PPG with 1:02 to play to even the score. Ilkka Sinisalo scored in the first period to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead, the Flyers first PPG in 46 attempts.
January 2, 1988 -- Ron Hextall made 39 saves in the Flyers' 4-1 win in Vancouver. Dave Poulin and Pelle Eklund scored 11 seconds apart to give Philly a 3-0 lead in the second period. Murray Craven gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead. Derrick Smith finished the scoring. Vancouver outshot Philly 40-30.
March 1, 1988 -- The Flyers led 5-2 after one period and skated to a 7-3 win in Vancouver. Rick Tocchet completed a hat trick with two third period goals. Peter Zezel had three assists. Prior to the game, Willie Huber was traded by Van to Philly for Paul Lawless and a pick. Lawless was a -4 for the Canucks. Huber was injured and did not dress.
November 3, 1988 -- Vancouver scored five times on 18 shots and skated to a 5-2 win in Philly. Barry Pederson scored tiwce and Kirk McLean made 25 saves. Ron Hextall gave up four goal in two periods and was replaced by Mark Laforest.
January 18, 1989 -- Dan Hodgson broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and Van won 5-3 at home. The Canucks led 3-0 but the Philly scored three times in under two minutes to knot the score in the second period. Craig Berube fought Ronnie Stern:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViqfLYyywaYFebruary 12, 1989 -- Kirk McLean stopped all 17 first period shots and 33 of 35 in the Canucks' 3-2 win in Philly. Brian Bradley scored consecutive goals.
December 31, 1989 -- The teams skated to a 2-2 draw in Vancouver. Derrick Smith and Keith Acton each had two points for the Flyers.
1990-1994:
January 18, 1990January 18, 1990 -- Dan Quinn's overtime goal gave Vancouver a 3-2 win in Philly. Rich Sutter of Vancouver and Norm Lacombe of the Flyers fought 16 seconds into the game.
February 28, 1990 --The teams combined for 14 goals in a 7-7 tie in Vancouver. Tim Kerr's goal with 31 seconds to play -- the only score of the third period -- evened the game. The Flyers led 5-3 after one period scoring their five goals in 12:16. The Canucks recovered and scored four straight to start the second period but Pelle Eklund (2-2-4) scored with 42 seconds remaining in the middle period to close the Flyers' gap to one. Kerr, Eklund and Ilkka Sinislao each scored twice for the Flyers while Jiri Latal had three assists. Trevor Linden (2-1-3) and Jim Sandlak scored a pair for the Canucks while Jim Benning and Dan Quinn had three points. Goalies Ron Hextall (34 saves) and Steve Weeks went the distance.
November 11, 1990 -- Pete Peeters registered the last shutout of his NHL career by making 31 saves in a 2-0 win in Philly. The Flyers led 1-0 for much of the game until Kjell Samuelsson's (1-1-2) goal in the game's final two minutes sealed the victory.
February 7, 1991 -- Troy Gamble made 36 saves in the Canucks' 2-1 win in the Spectrum. Dan Quinn's goal in the third period gave the Canucks a 2-0 lead.
March 13, 1991 -- The Flyers earned a 5-4 OT win in Vancouver when Murray Baron scored. The Canucks led 4-1 early in the second period but the Flyers responded with two goals in just eight seconds to narrow the gap to 4-3. In the third, Scott Mellanby tied the score at 4-4. Murray Craven had three assists for Philly.
December 27, 1991 -- Ron Hextall was the show as he made 33 saves in a 1-1 tie in Vancouver. The Canucks outshot Philly 26-10 after two periods and 34-15 in the game. Dan Quinn, now of the Flyers, gave Philly a 1-0 lead in the first period but Trevor Linden evened the game in the second period.
March 8, 1992 -- Vancouver scored the last four goals and skated to a 7-3 in the Spectrum. Jim Sandlak (2-3-5) and Sergio Momesso (2-2-4) led the rout. The Flyers, down 3-1 after two, tied the game 3-3 early in the final period. Despite their last place position in the division, and 16th out of 21, the Flyers were 12-1-6 in their last 19 on home ice and had the fourth fewest home losses in the NHL as this game opened.
October 22, 1992 -- The teams skated to a 4-4 tie in Philly when the Canucks rallied from a 4-2 third period deficit. Mark Recchi scored twice in the third period and had three points in the game for the Flyers. Dominic Roussel made 30 saves for the Flyers. In the last 12 games between these teams, the Flyers managed just two wins.
February 18, 1993 -- In a dramatic finish, Kevin Dineen scored his second goal of the game, on a turnover by Adrian Plavsic, with less than two seconds (1.6 to be exact) to play and the Flyers recorded a 3-2 win at home. Tommy Soderstrom made 28 saves.
November 7, 1993 -- Kirk McLean made 37 saves and the Canucks skated to a 5-2 win in Philly. The Flyers trailed 5-0 before scoring two late third period goals. In the last nine games in the Spectrum, the Flyers recorded just one victory against the Canucks.
December 2, 1993 -- Vyatcheslav Butsayev recorded the lone hat trick in his Flyers' career and the Flyers recorded a 6-3 win in Vancouver. Dominic Roussel made 34 saves and Mark Recchi added two goals. Seventy-six seconds after his hat trick, "Bootsy" was tossed from the game for a cross-checking major.
1995-1999:
Mark Messier and Eric LindrosFebruary 15, 1995 -- Shawn Antoski was traded to Philly for Josef Beranek.
November 19, 1995 -- Chris Therien scored on the first shot in OT to lift the Flyers to a 3-2 home win. Ron Hextall made 34 saves including 15 in the third period.
December 31, 1995 -- Alexander Mogilny's goal with five seconds to play capped an impressive rally as the Canucks tied 5-5. It was the first time the teams met in Vancouver's new General Motors Place. The Flyers led 5-2 midway through the final period but the Canucks were led by Mogilny (2-1-3), Jyrki Lumme (1-2-3) and Martin Gelinas (1-2-3) especially in crunch time. In the closing moments of OT, Mogilny showed obvious frustration as he tapped his stick on the ice as he was left wide open but teammate Cliff Ronning never saw him and time expired. Afterwards, Mogilny said "I had a chance to win the game."
December 1, 1996 -- Scott Daniels' goal snapped a 3-3 tie and the Flyers won 4-3 at home. The score was 1-1 after two periods and then the teams alternated five third period goals. Rod Brind'Amour and John LeClair each had two points.
December 31, 1996 -- The Flyers dominated the third period in a 5-3 win at Vancouver. Philly scored four unanswered goals to take a 5-2 lead and outshot Van 12-4 in the third. Eric Desjardins had assists on two important goals. Mark Wotton, who would score just three goals in his NHL career, had two for Vancouver in this game including his first NHL goal.
December 31, 1997 -- The Flyers demolished the Canucks 8-0 in Vancouver by scoring four goals in the first period and matching the total in the third period. Ron Hextall had the shutout with 27 saves. Eric Lindros (0-4-4) had three assists in the first period. John LeClair and Colin Forbes scored twice in the win which lifted the Flyers into first place in the Eastern Conference. There were seven fights in the game including Dan Kordic (Flyers)-Donald Brashear (Canucks):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYip8_HsXAFebruary 5, 1998 -- Mike Sillinger was traded to Philadelphia by Vancouver for Philadelphia's 5th round choice (later traded back to Philadelphia - Philadelphia selected Garrett Prosofsky) in 1998 Entry Draft.
March 4, 1998 -- Sean Burke was sent to the Flyers for Garth Snow.
March 12, 1998 -- The Flyers dominated the third period and claimed a 3-2 win in Philly. Colin Forbes and John LeClair (his 40th) recorded third period goals within a minute of each othe and the Flyers outshot Van 17-8 in the final period. Ron Hextall made 22 saves in the win. Arturs Irbe made 33 saves in the loss.
March 24, 1998 -- Dave Babych was traded to the Flyers by Vancouver with Philadelphia's 5th round choice (previously acquired, Philadelphia selected Garrett Prosofsky) in 1998 Entry Draft for Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Justin Morrison) in the 1998 Entry Draft.
October 19, 1998 -- Trent Klatt was sent to the Canucks for Vancouver's 6th round choice (later traded to Atlanta - Atlanta selected Jeff Dwyer) in the 2000 Entry Draft.
November 29, 1998 -- John LeClair (4-0-4) and Eric Lindros (0-5-5) paired to crush the Canucks in the Flyers 6-2 win at home. The Flyers scored five times in the third period; they trailed 2-1 as the period opened. Lindros had five assists in the game including four in the last period. LeClair tied a team record for most goals in a period with three.
December 31, 1998 -- John LeClair had three points and Rod Brind'Amour (2-1-3) and Valeri Zepepukin (2-0-2) scored twice in the Flyers' 6-2 win in Vancouver. Philly exploded for four second period goals. JVB made 23 saves.
October 26, 1999 -- Kevin Weekes made 33 saves in the Canucks' 5-2 win in Philly. Peter Schaefer (2 goals) and Mats Naslund had three points apiece. Both Eric Lindros and John LeClair were -4 in the +/- column. The Flyers were victorious in the last six meetings in this series and unbeaten in the last nine.
December 29, 1999 -- Adam Burt's overtime score, his first goal of the season, led the Flyers to a 3-2 win in Vancouver. Simon Gagne (1-2-3) participated in all three goals. Donald Brashear and Todd Bertuzzi gave Vancouver two leads. Philly outshot the Canucks 30-16. Garth Snow made 27 saves in the Canucks' loss.
2000-2009:
Roman Cechmanek made 41 saves in a 3-0 win, March 4, 2003.
Donald Brashear scored a key goal, March 4, 2003.October 5, 2000 -- Eric Desjardins' goal with two seconds to play in the second period snapped a 3-3 tie and the Flyers responded with a 6-3 win at home in the season opener. Desjardins scored with about three minutes to play in the third period to give the Flyers a 5-3 lead, too. The Flyers scored three PPGs in the game but gave up a pair of SHGs in the first period. Justin Williams (1-2-3) led Philly's offensive attack. The Flyers eventually began the season with a 1-5-2 record, this being the only time they won in the first eight games.
November 25, 2001 -- Dan Cloutier made 23 saves and Mats Naslund scored twice in the Canucks' 4-1 win in Philadelphia. The Flyers went 0-for-7 on the PP. Keith Primeau fought ex-Flyer Murray Baron.
December 17, 2001 -- Donald Brashear was traded to Philadelphia with the Canucks' 6th round choice (later traded to Columbus - Columbus selected Jaroslav Balastik) in the 2002 Entry Draft for Jan Hlavac and Tampa Bay's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Vancouver selected Brett Skinner) in the 2002 Entry Draft.
December 31, 2001 -- Simon Gagne scored with three seconds left in the Flyers' 2-1 win in Vancouver. It marked the fifth time in the last seven years that the Flyers played New Years' Eve in Vancouver and they had four wins and one tie. Roman Cechmanek made 22 saves and the only shot to beat him was by Matt Cooke with 3:58 to play.
March 4, 2003 -- Roman Cechmanek was superb with a 41-save shutout in the Flyers' 3-0 home win. Cechmanek was at his best by making 17 saves in the second period. All three goals came in the first period and Canucks' goalie Petr Skudra was replaced after giving up goals to Michel Handzus and Donald Brashear in the first 2:49. After the game, Cechmanek's comments included a reference to his 2002 post-season blowup: "Last season I was upset because I wondered if they were serious. I know our players are good. Now we're talking about it. We're trying to be better as a team because the playoffs will be tough for us.'' Keith Primeau said of Cechmanek "He has more confidence right now. And that gives us confidence." Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said of Cechmanek "He's involved in leadership meetings now and he is taking that seriously. He is at ease. He is at ease being a leader. He's a very, very competitive man." Primeau knocked down Ed Jovanovski in a fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPJG3EPOh6ANovember 13, 2003 -- Simon Gagne (1-1-2) scored in OT to give the Flyers' a 4-3 win in Wachovia Center. The GWG was set up on a feed from Marcus Ragnarsson who fed the wide-open Gagne. Todd Bertuzzi scored with eight seconds remaining in the third period to send the game into OT. After the game, Marc Crawford (head coach of Vancouver) was asked about his goalie Johan Hedberg and said "Terrible. He wasn't good and I probably shouldn't have started him." The teams alternated scoring the seven goals in the game. Ken Hitchcock coached his 600th NHL game. The Flyers and Canucks were the only two teams without a home loss at this stage.
December 15, 2005 -- Alex Auld made 39 saves, including 19 in the third period, and the Canucks won 5-4 in Philadelphia. Vancouver, down 3-2, scored three times to open the third and got consecutive goals from Anson Carter on assists from the Sedin twins. Henrik Sedin had three assists in the game. The Flyers lost three players to injuries who didn't return to the game: Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Robert Esche, who left the game with a groin injury when the score was 4-3. In addition, Simon Gagne, captain Keith Primeau, Eric Desjardins, Joni Pitkanen, Turner Stevenson and Donald Brashear were out of the lineup.
September 12, 2006 -- Canucks' Group 2 free agent Ryan Kesler signed a one-year, $1.9-million offer sheet with the Flyers. That same day, Keith Primeau was reported to have retired due to concussions. Vancouver matched the offer to Kessler. It was the first offer sheet in the NHL since Carolina and Sergei Fedorov (with Detroit) agreed to a six-year, $28-million offer sheet in 1998.
October 10, 2007 -- The Flyers extended their unbeaten streak against the Canucks in Vancouver to 13 games (9-0-4) with an explosive performance in an 8-2 win. Philly led 4-1 after the opening period and 7-2 after two periods. The Flyers chased superstar goalie Roberto Luongo in the first period after scoring four goals on 13 shots. Curtis Sanford replaced Luongo at the start of the second, but he surrendered a goal on the first shot he faced. Mike Richards had four points (2-2-4) including the last goal while the Flyers were two men down (including the Jesse Boulerice penalty). Joffrey Lupul (1-2-3) and Danny Briere (1-2-3) had three points each. The Flyers improved to 14-3-1 in the past 18 games against the Canucks. Afterwards, the NHL handed Boulerice a 25-game suspension for a severe cross-check to the head of Ryan Kesler in this game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Y3x0mr_Ik
FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE and RESULTS:All Times are Eastern Timehttp://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/...=phi&year=2009Fri, Jan 2 @ Anaheim 10:00 PM
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