Teemu Selanne scored the only goal in a shootout, and had two goals in regulation to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
Selanne scored twice in third, including the tying goal with only 16 seconds left. He beat Flyers goalie Ray Emery from the post to send the game into overtime.
The Finnish Flash spoiled Chris Pronger's debut against another one of his former teams. Selanne has now scored four goals in his last two games for the Ducks (2-1-1). Acquired for the defenseman in the offseason, Joffrey Lupul and Luca Sbisa played their first game back in Philadelphia since the trade.
Starting his second straight game, Jonas Hiller was solid between the pipes for Anaheim. The Swiss netminder saved 33 of 35 shots in regulation and overtime. He then denited Danny Briere, Richards and Simon Gagne on their shootout attempts for the Flyers. Corey Perry was stopped on Anaheim's first attempt, but Selanne beat Emery again for the game-winner.
Pronger scored his first goal with the Flyers after spending three years in Anaheim and helping the Ducks win the 2007 Stanley Cup title. Mike Richards also scored his NHL-best seventh goal of the season. Both Flyers' goals came on the power play.
Emery made his first start against the Ducks since he was Ottawa's goalie in the 2007 Stanley Cup Final
Pronger appeared to enjoy his second-period goal against his old team. He fired a straight-on slapper from just below the blue line that appeared to graze Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski before finding the net.
Richards, who had a hat trick against Washington on Tuesday, put the Flyers up 1-0 in the first on a slapper from the circle that shot over Hiller's glove.
The Flyers already have nine power-play goals in five games.
Emery, who has started all five games, stopped all 21 shots over the first periods and had his shutout spoiled when Selanne scored with 6:42 left in the game.
Selanne would torment him one more time for career goal 583 and send the Flyers on a two-game losing streak.
i was at this game got some vids of it, check out my channel, i was so glad to see selanne in person for the 3rd time, hes my fav non-flyers, but i wasnt happy he beat us haha.
08WSChamps 4 months ago
These anouncers suck monkey dick
TheGameConquer 1 year ago
selanne could reach 600 goals this season!
MrBarelylethal 2 years ago 2
getzlaf has been pretty invisible this season? mutta selänne on paras siitä ei kyllä pääse mihinkää
finnishdude88 2 years ago
Selanne 4ever! THE LEGEND!
mejger77 2 years ago
i belive he do over 50 goals on this season.
fiftystelija 2 years ago
selänne is amazing!
fiftystelija 2 years ago
Selanne is awesome! I'm so glad he decided against retirement. If he keeps scoring like this, the Ducks are gonna be a hard team to beat.
SapphireBoy26 2 years ago