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Bottom-feeders look to continue rise when Flyers face Panthers

Mar 8, 2007 - 4:35 PM Florida (27-27-13) at Philadelphia (18-37-11) 7:00 pm EST

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Florida Panthers and the Philadelphia Flyers amazingly are two of the hottest teams in the NHL.

Two of the worst teams in the league, the Panthers and Flyers look to their recent strong play when they face off Thursday.

While Florida is 20 points ahead of last-place Philadelphia, it is not in good position to reach the postseason. With only 15 games left in the season, the Panthers are six points out of the eighth and final playoff spot.

However, Florida has been playing much better of late, posting a 7-2-2 record in its last 11 games. The Panthers had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped in a 4-2 loss to Atlanta on Tuesday.

Philadelphia is 7-6-6 since the All-Star break, including a 5-4 overtime win against first-place New Jersey on Tuesday. Simon Gagne scored 1:47 into overtime to secure the victory.

Making his Philadelphia debut, Martin Biron made 37 saves for the Flyers. Biron came to from the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 0 1 1 2
    PHILADELPHIA 0 1 0 1 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: PHI - DIMITRY AFANASENKOV 9 (MIKE YORK, BRAYDON COBURN) 1:55
    FLA - VILLE PELTONEN 13 (CHRIS GRATTON) 3:15
    3RD PRD: FLA - CHRIS GRATTON 12 (UNASSISTED) 1:43
    POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: FLA - 0 OF 3, PHI - 0 O

    Mar 8 9:32 PM
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    Panthers vs. FlyersMar 8 9:29 PM


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    FLORIDA 2
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    3RD PRD: FLA - CHRIS GRATTON 12 (UNASSISTED) 1:43

    Panthers vs. FlyersMar 8 8:57 PM


  • ------------------------------
    Florida
    0 1 --1
    Philadelphia 0 1 --1
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    Shots on goal:
    ----------------------------------
    Florida 15 11 --26
    Philadelphia 8 9 --17
    ----------------------------------

    Goalies : Florida, Ed Belfour (17 shots, 16 saves). Philadelphia,
    Martin Biron (26 shots, 25 saves). Referees: Eric Furlatt,

    Mar 8 8:37 PM


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    FLORIDA 1
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    2ND PRD: FLA - VILLE PELTONEN 13 (CHRIS GRATTON) 3:15

    Panthers vs. FlyersMar 8 8:04 PM


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    FLORIDA 0
    PHILADELPHIA 1
    2ND PRD: PHI - DIMITRY AFANASENKOV 9 (MIKE YORK, BRAYDON COBURN) 1:55

    Panthers vs. FlyersMar 8 8:03 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLORIDA 0 0
    PHILADELPHIA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    FLA 15 15
    PHI 8 8
    GOALIES: FLA - ED BELFOUR
    PHI - MARTIN BIRON

    Mar 8 7:42 PM

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