The fans hardly warmed their seats when Philadelphia scored, and before they even finished announcing that goal, the Flyers had another.
Soon, Philadelphia had a two-man advantage.Another long night for New Jersey?
Not quite.
Even when the Devils are going bad, they seem to find a way to beat the Flyers. All the Devils needed Tuesday night was a couple of lucky bounces and Flyers defenseman Chris Therien.
A pass by Therien hit off the skate of Devils center Petr Sykora for the tying goal, and a shot by Bill Guerin off the defenseman's skate landed in the net at 2:13 of overtime, giving the Devils a 5-4 victory Tuesday night.
Only 5,781 attended the game because of a storm that dumped 10 inches of snow earlier in the day.
Sharks 7, Mighty Ducks 4
Owen Nolan had a career-high four goals and added an assist as San Jose snapped a three-game losing streak by winning at Anaheim.
Penguins 7, Flames 1
Mario Lemieux had a goal and three assists as Pittsburgh beat Calgary before the Penguins' smallest home crowd in nearly 10 years. Attendance was just 7,170 because of a snowstorm that started Tuesday afternoon.
Lightning 6, Jets 3
Chris Gratton's power-play goal broke a tie, and Tampa Bay set a team record with six third-period goals against Winnipeg.
Blues 4, Islanders 1
Shayne Corson had two goals and an assist, and Grant Fuhr allowed just one goal for the 11th time this season for St. Louis.