Philly Hangs On, Beats Rangers in Shootout

Isles' rookie scores the winner against Devils; Ovechkin nets No. 60

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2008 10:38 PM CDT

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Philly Hangs On, Beats Rangers in Shootout — Philadelphia Flyers Lasse Kukkonen, of Finland, celebrates with goalie Martin Biron, left and Daniel Briere, right, after the winning 4-3 in an shootout on Friday, March 21, 2008, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

Philadelphia blew a two-goal lead in the third period, allowing a pair of Ranger tallies in less than two minutes, and Jaromir Jagr's tying goal inside of two minutes remaining, but eventually won in the shootout on Mike Richards' backhander, 4-3. Daniel Briere scored twice for the Flyers. The win propelled Philly into seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Elsewhere:

Rookie Kyle Okposo scored his first career goal late in the third to propel the Isles to their sixth win in seven games against New Jersey this season.
Washington scored four goals in the third period, including Alex Ovechkin's 60th of the season, to get a critical two points in the standings by beating Atlanta 5-3.

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