Esposito leads Rangers past Flyers

Post date: Feb 24, 2018 12:01:14 PM

Phil Esposito scored two goals and two assists to lead the Rangers to a 6-3 win over the Flyers at Madison Square Garden. Steve Vickers added a goal and two assists for the Rangers (17-31-11). Mel Bridgman had a goal and an assist for the Flyers (28-19-10).

Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers

DATE : 02/22/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Philadelphia Flyers 2 0 1 0 3

New York Rangers 4 0 2 0 6

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Philadelphia Flyers 5 7 12 0 24

New York Rangers 12 9 11 0 32

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. PHI. ROSS LONSBERRY(6)( MEL BRIDGMAN ): 1st 4:18

2. NYR. GERRY MEEHAN(8)( BRUCE AFFLECK, BILL GOLDSWORTHY ) (PP) : 1st 7:22

3. PHI. MEL BRIDGMAN(7)( DON SALESKI ): 1st 11:55

4. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(39)( STEVE VICKERS ) (PP) : 1st 13:52

5. NYR. STEVE VICKERS(20)( ROD GILBERT, PHIL ESPOSITO ): 1st 15:55

6. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(40)( PAT HICKEY, CAROL VADNAIS ): 1st 18:36

7. NYR. ROD GILBERT(33)( PHIL ESPOSITO, STEVE VICKERS ) (PP) : 3rd 2:16

8. PHI. RICK MacLEISH(7)( DAN MALONEY, BARRY GIBBS ): 3rd 14:12

9. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS(13)( WAYNE DILLON ): 3rd 15:55

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. PHI. BOBBY CLARKE - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:29

2. PHI. REGGIE LEACH - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:46

3. NYR. ERIC VAIL - 2 Minutes: 1st 8:58

4. PHI. ANDRE DUPONT - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:55

5. NYR. GEORGE PESUT - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:46

6. NYR. PAT HICKEY - 4 Minutes: 2nd 5:38

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOB L. MURDOCH

8. PHI. TERRY CRISP - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:38

9. NYR. STEVE VICKERS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:25

10. PHI. MEL BRIDGMAN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 17:04

11. PHI. ANDRE DUPONT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:37

12. PHI. BILL BARBER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:55

I N J U R I E S

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Player Stats For Philadelphia Flyers

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

BILL BARBER -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4-0 42 23:53 1 0 0 1

REGGIE LEACH -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 31 17:30 1 0 0 1

RICK MacLEISH 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 5-2 26 15:04 1 0 0 1

BOBBY CLARKE -2 1 0 0 2 0 0 10-8 42 23:34 1 1 0 1

MEL BRIDGMAN 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 3-1 26 14:51 2 0 1 0

DAN MALONEY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:04 0 0 0 1

DAVE SCHULTZ -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:04 0 0 0 0

DON SALESKI 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:51 0 0 1 1

TERRY CRISP -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 11 6:04 1 1 0 0

AL MacADAM 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 37 21:27 0 1 1 2

ROSS LONSBERRY 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:06 0 0 0 1

ANDRE DUPONT -2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 41 23:53 1 0 0 0

TOM BLADON -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:38 1 0 0 0

BARRY GIBBS 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:44 1 1 0 0

JIMMY WATSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:29 2 0 0 0

BOB GASSOFF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:30 0 1 0 0

JOE WATSON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:30 0 1 0 0

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TOTAL 0 24 3 4 14 0 0 23-11 12 6 3 9

Player Stats For New York Rangers

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

PHIL ESPOSITO 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 14-6 53 29:57 0 0 0 2 GWG

ROD GILBERT 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 34 18:54 0 0 0 1

ERIC VAIL -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 26 14:31 1 1 0 0

BOB L. MURDOCH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:04 0 0 0 0

STEVE VICKERS 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 1-1 37 21:07 0 1 0 1

CAROL VADNAIS 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:16 1 1 0 2

RICK MIDDLETON -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:06 1 2 0 1

WAYNE DILLON -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 21 12:06 0 0 0 1

BILL GOLDSWORTHY -1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:49 0 1 2 3

GERRY MEEHAN -1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6-4 34 19:30 0 1 0 0

GREG POLIS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:06 0 1 0 0

GEORGE PESUT 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 46 26:11 0 0 0 0

PAT HICKEY 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 13 7:09 0 1 1 1

BRUCE AFFLECK 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:16 0 2 0 1

JEAN HAMEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:48 0 0 0 0

JEAN-GUY LAGACE -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:06 0 0 0 0

DOUG JARRETT -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:07 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 0 32 6 10 10 3 0 23-12 3 11 3 13

Goalie Stats For Philadelphia Flyers

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

ED JOHNSTON 41 21 2 0 5 3 72

WAYNE STEPHENSON 19 11 4 0 5 2 33 LOSS GF

Goalie Stats For New York Rangers

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

JOHN DAVIDSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ED GIACOMIN 60 24 3 0 4 3 105 WIN

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Philadelphia Flyers 4 0

New York Rangers 6 3

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - PHIL ESPOSITO from New York

2nd star - STEVE VICKERS from New York

3rd star - CAROL VADNAIS from New York

GAME STORY

On their home ice the Rangers had no difficulty defeating the Flyers by

a score of 6 to 3. The Rangers had 3 power play goals. New York got

going early, scoring 4 times in the first period. PHIL ESPOSITO scored

twice and passed for two assists for New York. And STEVE VICKERS scored

once and contributed two assists. Others who scored were RICK MacLEISH,

MEL BRIDGMAN and ROSS LONSBERRY for Philadelphia and ROD GILBERT, CAROL

VADNAIS and GERRY MEEHAN for New York.

In other RHL action this week:

  • Jean Pronovost had 2 goals and 3 assists in the Penguins' 9-5 win over the Canucks.

  • Bob Murdoch scored the tying goal with 1:14 left as the Kings and Canadiens finished deadlocked 5-5.

  • Billy Smith made 33 saves in the Islanders' 2-1 victory over the Blackhawks.

Updated playoff picture:

  • Campbell Top 2

    • Islanders - 90 pts, 19 GR

    • Flyers - 66 pts, 23 GR

  • Wales Top 2

    • Canadiens - 74 pts, 26 GR

    • Maple Leafs - 69 pts, 19 GR

  • Wild Card Race

    • Penguins - 63 pts, 25 GR

    • Sabres - 62 pts, 26 GR

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    • Kings - 54 pts, 20 GR

    • Blackhawks - 53 pts, 20 GR