Hartnell lifts Flyers past Isles

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) Scott Hartnell said he knew he wouldn't be open for long as he waited for Jeff Carter to hit him with a centering pass.

Hartnell remained free long enough to take Carter's backhand feed and fire a hard shot from the high slot for the winner with 5:27 left in the Philadelphia Flyers' 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.

"He slid his backhand and when it was coming, it was like slow motion," Hartnell said. "I just wanted to get a quick shot off and I think it hit off someone's stick and went in. We'll take it. It's a big two points for us." (MORE)

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Final	1	2	3	Tot
Philadelphia	0	1	1	2
NY Islanders	1	0	0	1

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Brian Boucher, Phi (28 Saves)
2:	Scott Hartnell, Phi (1G)
3:	Trent Hunter, NYI (1G)

Standings
Atlantic Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Pittsburgh	17	8	0	34
New Jersey	15	6	1	31
Philadelphia	13	8	1	27
NY Rangers	13	10	1	27
NY Islanders	9	9	7	25

Leaders
Points:	J. Carter	22
Plus/Minus:	M. Carle	18
Shots on Goal:	J. Carter	96
PIM:	I. Laperriere	50
Win:	R. Emery	11
Shutouts:	R. Emery	1

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	73 (6)
Shots:	709 (15)
PP%:	26.4% (1)
Penalty Minutes:	367 (4)
Assists:	133 (5)
SH Goals:	1 (23)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	59 (25)
Shots Against:	644 (25)
PK%:	80.6% (13)
Penalty Minutes:	340 (12)
Shutouts:	1 (20)
Sv%:	0.908 (17)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/27	vs. Buf	L 2-3 11/14
11/28	@ Atl	-
12/3	vs. Van	-
12/5	vs. Was	L 2-4 10/27
12/7	@ Mon	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/25	@ NYI	W 2-1
11/23	@ Col	L 4-5
11/21	@ Pho	L 1-3
11/20	@ SJ	L 3-6
11/18	@ LA	W 3-2
11/16	vs. NJ	W 3-2
11/14	vs. Buf	L 2-3
11/12	vs. Ott	W 5-1
11/7	vs. StL	W 2-1
11/6	@ Buf	W 5-2

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/22/2009	B. Betts	Dislocated right shoulder (IR)
11/21/2009	D. Powe	Strained shoulder (IR)
11/17/2009	A. Asham	Strained left oblique muscle (IR)
11/8/2009	O. Tollefsen	Mild concussion (day-to-day)
10/26/2009	S. Gagne	Sports hernias surgery, right groin (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/24/2009	D. Briere	Suspended Two games by NHL for 11/23 hit
11/22/2009	J. Ross	Called up from minors from Adirondack-AHL
11/22/2009	A. Nodl	Called up from minors from Adirondack-AHL
11/17/2009	D. Laliberte	Called up from minors from Philadelphia-AHL
11/13/2009	D. Laliberte	Sent to minors Philadelphia-AHL
11/9/2009	O. Bartulis	Called up from minors from Adirondack-AHL
10/30/2009	D. Laliberte	Called up from minors from Adirondack-AHL
10/26/2009	O. Bartulis	Sent to minors Adirondack-AHL
10/25/2009	O. Bartulis	Called up from minors from Adirondack-AHL
10/20/2009	S. Legein	Sent to minors Adirondack-AHL

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