Flyers Not Feeling the "Blues" After OT Win
Updated 11:45 PM EST, Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Mika Pyorala scored in the shootout to lead the Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Blues Saturday night.
He picked a good time for his first career score. Pyorala's goal in the fourth shoot out round was the difference as the Flyers won their fourth straight game.
Scott Hartnell scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which moved to 83-39-17 overall against the Blues, including 47-12-10 at home.
The struggling Blues, who entered with the NHL's fourth-worst record, have dropped four straight.
Hartnell gave the Flyers the lead with 7:45 remaining in the second period. Streaking down the left side, he deflected Claude Giroux's cross-ice pass past Chris Mason.
Hartnell's momentum carried him into the net, and officials reviewed the goal to determine whether he kicked the puck as he slid.
St. Louis (5-7-2) tied it in the third when T.J. Oshie corralled Roman Polak's blue-line shot and flipped it past Emery at 5:43.
The Flyers (9-4-1) almost grabbed the lead again midway through the third. Mason stopped Hartnell's rebound attempt but his glove appeared to be behind the line in TV replays. The play wasn't reviewed.
Hartnell also nearly won the game in overtime with some nice stick work, but Mason made a sprawling save.
In his first career game against St. Louis, Ray Emery stopped 30 shots. Mason, who shut out the Flyers in their only meeting last season, had 35 saves.
Copyright Associated Press
First Published: Nov 7, 2009 11:33 PM EST
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