[HelloHockeyFans]

LATE CHARGE GIVES FLYERS POINT


Pavel Brendl (left) battles Philadelphia's Kris Beech along the boards in
Sunday afternoon's tilt between the Shore Division rivals.

UNIONDALE, NY - A pair of late goals from Eric Fehr and Patrik Stefan evened the score at three apiece to force overtime which solved nothing.

After a second period where the Islanders and Flyers traded goals, the Islanders opened the flood gates in the third, scoring a pair of goals in three minutes to take what appeared to be a commanding 3-1 lead with just under 12 minutes to play in the game.

An elbowing penalty courtesy Janne Laukkanen however would send the Philadelphia powerplay on to the ice leading to Eric Fehr's 9th goal of the season, bringing the Flyers within one.

Minutes later, young Patrik Stefan would fire home a rebound past a sprawled Jocelyn Thibault, striking fear into the home team as they watched their two-goal lead evaporate before their eyes.

The remainder of the third period would see a motivated Philadelphia team pressure the Islanders looking for the winning goal, but thanks to some key saves from Thibault and some help from the left post of the Islander cage, the game stayed tied at the end of regulation sending both clubs to an extra frame.

Overtime turned out to be an uneventful affair as neither team registered a shot on net giving the Islanders their second straight tie game in as many nights.

The Flyers swept the three star selections with Stefan, Fehr, and Arkhipov garnering the awards at the game's conclusion.

The Islanders' next game is tomorrow evening when Jarome Iginla and the Calgary Flames visit Long Island.

Game Notes - Sunday afternoon's tie was the Islanders' league-leading eighth of the season... Pavel Brendl, who had a hot-hand over the past few weeks has been benched several times over the last two games... The Islanders powerplay was lethal on Sunday scoring twice on three opportunities.