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NHL: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Islanders 3

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Published: Dec. 9, 2008 at 10:20 PM

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Simon Gagne's power-play goal late in the third period Tuesday gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders.

Darroll Powe, Jeff Carter and Arron Asham also scored for the Flyers, who have won three of their last four games. Mike Richards had two assists.

Martin Biron stopped 24 shots to record his ninth straight win over the Islanders.

Andy Hilbert, Doug Weight and Blake Comeau scored for the Islanders, who wasted a two-goal lead and suffered their fourth straight loss. New York goalie Yann Danis took the loss after allowing all four goals on 25 shots.

Topics: Andy Hilbert, Arron Asham, Blake Comeau, Doug Weight, Jeff Carter, Martin Biron, Simon Gagne, Yann Danis
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