Campoli powers Islanders past Flyers

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Game Information

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Location: Uniondale, New York

Referees: DonKoharski, DanO'Rourke Linesmen: DerekNansen, MarkShewchyk

Attendance: 16,234 (99.6% full)

Team Stat Comparison
263	Goals	221
253	Goals Against	275
80	Power Play Goals	76
97	Power Play Goals Allowed	99
19	Shorthanded Goals	5
6	Shorthanded Goals Allowed	15
1201	Penalty Minutes	1266
15	Average Penalty Minutes	15

Scoring Summary
1ST PERIOD			PHI	NYI
15:38		Petr Nedved (Power Play) Unassisted	1	0
2ND PERIOD			PHI	NYI
10:32		Jason Blake (Power Play) Assists: Mark Parrish, Alexei Yashin	1	1
19:01		Mark Parrish Assists: Shawn Bates	1	2
3RD PERIOD			PHI	NYI
7:38		Mike Knuble Assists: Peter Forsberg, Sami Kapanen	2	2
11:21		Chris Campoli (Power Play) Assists: Jason Blake, Alexei Yashin	2	3
19:57		Trent Hunter (Empty net) Assists: Miroslav Satan, Joel Bouchard	2	4

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Chris Campoli scored a power-play goal through traffic with 8:39 left and the New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Saturday night.

With New York on a two-man advantage, Campoli's right-point shot sailed past Islanders forward Trent Hunter -- who was originally credited with the goal -- Philadelphia defenseman Derian Hatcher, and goalie Antero Niittymaki to give the Islanders their second straight win.

Hunter made it 4-2 with an empty-net goal with 2.5 seconds left.

U.S. Olympians Mark Parrish and Jason Blake each registered their 23rd goals of the season for New York, while American goalie Rick DiPietro stopped 19 shots for his 21st win.

Petr Nedved and Mike Knuble scored for the Flyers, who are winless in four games and have only three wins in 12 contests (3-7-2). Niittymaki finished with 22 saves.

New York excelled on special teams, scoring two power-play goals and holding Philadelphia to one goal in six advantages.

Philadelphia registered its first shot with 5 minutes left in the scoreless opening period while on a power play. Two shots and 38 seconds later, they had a 1-0 lead.

DiPietro tried a clearing wraparound, but the puck kicked out of the corner right to Nedved. He quickly fired the puck into the open net before DiPietro could recover.

The Islanders tied it at 10:32 of the second period on the back end of a five-on-three power play. Blake had the puck on a sharp angle at the right crease and banked the puck off a Flyers player past Niittymaki.

New York missed a chance to take the lead when Niittymaki made a stick save on a penalty shot by Robert Nilsson at 12:31.

Earlier in the period, the Flyers missed on two opportunities off another DiPietro clearing attempt, as Nedved and Peter Forsberg were robbed at 2:30.

Parrish put the Islanders up with 58.9 seconds left in the period when he got a piece of the puck on a one-timer from the left circle. The puck flew over Niittymaki's right shoulder into the net.

Knuble tied the game at 7:38 of the final period when his right circle wrist shot got between DiPietro's pads.

Game notes
The Islanders held a pregame ceremony honoring the first Stanley Cup winning team of 1980. The biggest hands were for Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Billy Smith and Denis Potvin, who carried the Cup on the ice. ... In honor of former general manager Bill Torrey, Islanders coach Brad Shaw and his assistants wore bow ties. ... There was only one shot recorded in the first 14:06. ... The Islanders wore their white jerseys at home for only the second time this season. ... Nilsson's penalty shot was only the second awarded to the Islanders this season. Miroslav Satan missed on Oct. 10 at home against Florida.