Rick MacLeish scored twice to lead the Flyers to a 3-1 win over the Rangers at the Spectrum. Rick St. Croix made 29 saves in the victory for Philadelphia (41-18-10). Anders Hedberg was the only goal scorer for New York (28-29-9). With the victory, the Flyers become the first team to clinch a spot in this season's Yelnats Cup Playoffs.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
DATE : 03/05/2023
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 0 0 1 0 1
Philadelphia Flyers 0 2 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 12 7 11 0 30
Philadelphia Flyers 7 13 9 0 29
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. PHI. MEL BRIDGMAN(5)( BRIAN PROPP, BRAD McCRIMMON ) (PP) : 2nd 13:19
2. PHI. RICK MacLEISH(37)( BLAKE DUNLOP, REGGIE LEACH ): 2nd 18:37
3. PHI. RICK MacLEISH(38)( BLAKE DUNLOP ): 3rd 12:26
4. NYR. ANDERS HEDBERG(28)( MIKE ALLISON, BARRY BECK ): 3rd 19:21
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. PHI. BRAD McCRIMMON - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:57
2. NYR. ANDERS HEDBERG - 4 Minutes: 1st 5:28
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY PHIL ESPOSITO
4. PHI. BRIAN PROPP - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:28
5. PHI. BEHN WILSON - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:44
6. NYR. BOB MURDOCH - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:44
7. PHI. BOBBY CLARKE - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:29
8. NYR. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:25
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RON GRESCHNER
10. PHI. BRAD McCRIMMON - 4 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOBBY CLARKE
12. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
13. NYR. BOB MURDOCH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 12:53
14. PHI. BOBBY CLARKE - 7 Minutes: 3rd 0:27
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BRAD McCRIMMON
16. NYR. DON MALONEY - 5 Minutes: 3rd 0:27
17. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:45
18. NYR. BOB MURDOCH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 9:04
19. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 15:19
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
EDDIE JOHNSTONE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 32 17:55 1 1 0 2
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 28 16:25 0 0 0 3
MIKE ALLISON 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3-2 25 15:03 0 0 0 0
DON MALONEY -1 4 0 0 5 0 0 3-0 35 20:00 1 0 0 1
RON GRESCHNER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 27 15:13 0 0 0 1
BRIAN SUTTER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:13 0 0 0 1
STEVE VICKERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:56 0 0 0 0
RON DUGUAY -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 31 17:05 1 0 0 0
DEAN TALAFOUS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 27 15:45 1 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 44 25:03 0 0 0 1
TOM LAIDLAW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:44 3 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 40 22:51 1 0 0 4
WALT TKACZUK -1 7 0 0 0 0 0 9-5 46 26:29 1 0 0 1
PHIL ESPOSITO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 5:51 0 0 0 1
BOB MURDOCH -1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0-0 39 21:56 1 0 0 0
MILES ZAHARKO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:07 2 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:07 0 0 0 0
BENCH 2
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TOTAL -5 30 1 2 25 0 0 23-7 12 1 0 15
Player Stats For Philadelphia Flyers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BILL BARBER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 35 20:18 0 0 0 1
RICK MacLEISH 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:42 0 0 0 1 GWG
TOM GORENCE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:13 1 0 0 0
BRIAN PROPP 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:56 0 0 1 1
PAUL HOLMGREN -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 17:03 0 2 0 1
REGGIE LEACH 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:42 0 0 0 1
BILLY HARRIS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 30 18:08 1 0 0 0
TIM KERR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:03 0 0 0 0
BLAKE DUNLOP 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 5-5 45 24:33 1 0 0 0
BEHN WILSON 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 48 27:56 1 1 0 0
BOBBY CLARKE 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 8-7 31 18:01 0 1 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN -1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4-3 32 18:50 0 0 0 0
BRAD McCRIMMON 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0-0 35 19:26 0 0 0 0
BRAD MARSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:46 1 0 0 0
MIKE BUSNIUK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:07 0 1 0 0
REID BAILEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:07 0 0 0 0
JIMMY WATSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:39 1 2 0 0
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TOTAL 5 29 3 5 21 1 0 23-16 6 7 1 5
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOUG SOETAERT 60 29 3 0 26 0.897 LOSS 0 0 5 3 0 105
Goalie Stats For Philadelphia Flyers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
MICHEL DION 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
RICK St. CROIX 60 30 1 0 29 0.967 WIN 0 0 9 8 3 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 4 0
Philadelphia Flyers 6 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - RICK St. CROIX from Philadelphia
2nd star - RICK MacLEISH from Philadelphia
3rd star - BLAKE DUNLOP from Philadelphia
GAME STORY
In a close game, the Flyers topped the Rangers by the final tally of 3
to 1. This was a rough and tumble affair, as the combatants combined
for 46 penalty minutes. RICK MacLEISH found the net twice on 7 shots
for Philadelphia. RICK St. CROIX was outstanding in goal. He made just
one mistake while facing 30 shots. Others who scored were ANDERS HEDBERG
for New York and MEL BRIDGMAN for Philadelphia.
In other RHL news:
The Canucks also clinch a playoff spot with a 6-4 win over the Kings.
Jean Ratelle scored twice to lead Boston past Quebec 5-3.
Duane Sutter scored with 1:52 remaining to help the Islanders salvage a 2-2 tie with the Sabres.