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Flyers Can’t Solve Richter; Rangers Win

Associated Press

NHL

Mike Richter withstood a first-period barrage and turned away 31 of 32 shots as the New York Rangers defeated the host Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Thursday night.

Richter is 10-2-2 in his last 14 decisions and leads the NHL in victories (16-8-3).

The Rangers’ defense clamped down on the Flyers over the final 20 minutes. Philadelphia, despite having a power play at 6:39, didn’t get off a shot on goal in the third period until 10:38 remained. New York didn’t allow the Flyers a shot on their two third-period power plays.

Philadelphia took control of the opening 20 minutes, firing 19 shots at Richter. Although the Rangers managed just five shots, the teams ended the first period in a 1-1 tie.

Jeff Beukeboom gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with his third goal at 11:26 of the second.

Rangers 2, Flyers 1

NY Rangers 1 1 0 - 2

Philadelphia 1 0 0 - 1

First period-1, New York, Langdon 5 (Lowe, Lacroix), 10:15. 2, Philadelphia, LeClair 21 (Dykhuis, Renberg), 16:17.

Second period-3, New York, Beukeboom 3 (Nemchinov), 11:26.

Third period-None.

Shots on goal-New York 5-7-3-15. Philadelphia 19-6-7-32.Power-play opp.-New York 0 of 2; Philadelphia 0 of 6.Goalies-New York, Richter 16-8-3 (32 shots-31 saves). Philadelphia, Hextall 12-4-1 (15-13).A-17,380 (17,380).

Devils 2, Lightning 2

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Paul Ysebaert and Roman Hamrlik scored third-period goals as Tampa Bay battled back for a tie with New Jersey.

Ysebaert scored his 14th of the season from the slot at 3:00 and Hamrlik added his fifth at 7:47 on a shot from the left point that deflected off defenseman Shawn Chambers and past goaltender Martin Brodeur.

New Jersey 0 2 0 0 - 2

Tampa Bay 0 0 2 0 - 2

First Period-None.

Second Period-1, New Jersey, Thomas 7 (Guerin, Sykora), :48 (pp). 2, New Jersey, Brylin 4 (Thomas, Zelepukin), 2:52.

Third Period-3, Tampa Bay, Ysebaert 14 (Bradley, Bellows), 3:00. 4, Tampa Bay, Hamrlik 6 (Gratton, Bradley), 7:47.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-New Jersey 7-10-7-1-25. Tampa Bay 8-14-8-6-36.Power-play opp.-New Jersey 1 of 6; Tampa Bay 0 of 4.Goalies-New Jersey, Brodeur 11-14-4 (36 shots-34 saves). Tampa Bay, Reese 6-5-1 (25-23).A-18,878 (28,000).

Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 3

Chicago

Larry Murphy scored with 50 seconds remaining in the third period to give Toronto a tie with Chicago.

With goaltender Felix Potvin on the bench for an extra attacker, Murphy pinched in from the blue line and fired a high shot over several sprawled players and off Ed Belfour’s glove at 19:10 to tie it at 3.

Toronto 0 1 2 0 - 3

Chicago 0 1 2 0 - 3

First Period-None.

Second Period-1, Chicago, Dubinsky 1 (Sutter, J.Murphy), 5:24. 2, Toronto, Domi 3 (Baumgartner, DiPietro), 14:51.

Third Period-3, Chicago, J.Murphy 12 (Roenick, Probert), 1:10 (pp). 4, Toronto, DiPietro 3 (Yushkevich, Baumgartner), 5:22. 5, Chicago, Probert 7 (Daze), 17:12. 6, Toronto, L.Murphy 8 (Hogue, Jonsson), 19:10.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-Toronto 5-6-11-2-24. Chicago 6-9-9-1-25.Power-play opp.-Toronto 0 of 5; Chicago 1 of 4.Goalies-Toronto, Potvin 14-8-5 (25 shots-22 saves). Chicago, Belfour 9-9-5 (24-21).A-20,590 (20,500).

Panthers 6, Jets 1

Miami

Scott Mellanby scored his 19th goal and led a second-period attack that carried Florida to a victory over Winnipeg.

The Panthers became the first team to reach 50 points this season and stayed ahead of Atlantic Division rivals New York and Philadelphia.

Winnipeg 0 0 1 - 1

Florida 1 3 2 - 6

First period-1, Florida, Jovanovski 2 (Svehla), 2:59.

Second period-2, Florida, Barnes 11 (Murphy, Hull), 2:39. 3, Florida, Mellanby 19 (Belanger), 6:29 (pp). 4, Florida, Woolley 4 (Murphy), 13:26 (pp).

Third period-5, Winnipeg, Selanne 19 (Numminen, Olczyk), 4:36. 6, Florida, Dvorak 9 (Skrudland, Hough), 14:23. 7, Florida, Fitzgerald 7 (Svehla, Lowry), 17:43 (pp).

Shots on goal-Winnipeg 6-13-11-30. Florida 9-12-8-29.Power-play opp.-Winnipeg 0 of 2; Florida 3 of 5.Goalies-Winnipeg, Cheveldae 3-12-3 (15 shots-12 saves), Draper (6:29 second, 14-11). Florida, Vanbiesbrouck 15-7-1 (30-29).A-13,601 (14,503).

Stars 3, Islanders 3

Dallas

Rookie Grant Marshall scored twice, including the tying goal with 13:26 to play, to lift Dallas into a tie with New York.

Wendel Clark scored his 16th and 17th goals for the Islanders.

NY Islanders 2 1 0 0 - 3

Dallas 1 1 1 0 - 3

First Period-1, New York, Clark 16 (Palffy, Tichy), 7:47. 2, Dallas, Marshall 3 (Matvichuk, Kennedy), 9:01. 3, New York, Palffy 12, 13:01.

Second Period-4, Dallas, Adams 12 (Modano, Fedyk), 15:20 (pp). 5, New York, Clark 17 (McCabe, Palffy), 19:14 (pp).

Third Period-6, Dallas, Marshall 4 (Matvichuk, Lalor), 6:34.

Overtime-None.

Shots on goal-New York 12-10-10-3-35. Dallas 8-14-14-3-39.Missed penalty shot-Clark, NY, 5:31 third.Power-play opp.-New York 1 of 4; Dallas 1 of 6.Goalies-New York, Soderstrom 3-10-3 (39 shots-36 saves). Dallas, Wakaluk 5-7-4 (35-32).A-15,277 (16,924).