Fisher finishes off Flyers with score on Sens' fifth SO attempt

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Game Information

Arena: Scotiabank Place Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Kevin Pollock Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Brad Kovachik

Attendance: 19,557 (105.7% full)

Team Stat Comparison
260	Goals	213
232	Goals Against	231
71	Power Play Goals	66
67	Power Play Goals Allowed	64
16	Shorthanded Goals	8
1	Shorthanded Goals Allowed	5
1434	Penalty Minutes	1098
17	Average Penalty Minutes	13

Scoring Summary
1ST PERIOD			PHI	OTT
10:42		Nick Foligno (Power Play) Assists: Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson	0	1
2ND PERIOD			PHI	OTT
2:26		Chris Kelly Assists: Chris Campoli, Brian Lee	0	2
2:58		Darroll Powe (Penalty shot) Unassisted	1	2
10:46		Mike Richards (Power Play) Assists: Danny Briere	2	2
3RD PERIOD			PHI	OTT
0:28		Simon Gagne Assists: Mike Richards	3	2
3:47		Jason Spezza Assists: Dany Heatley	3	3
OT			PHI	OTT
No scoring this period			3	3
Shootout Summary
	Stoppage - Video Review
	Daniel Briere shootout attempt against Alex Auld with a Backhand results in a GOAL.
	Mike Comrie shootout attempt against Antero Niittymaki with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Mike Richards shootout attempt against Alex Auld with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Daniel Alfredsson shootout attempt against Antero Niittymaki with a Backhand results in a GOAL.
	Simon Gagne shootout attempt against Alex Auld with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Jason Spezza shootout attempt against Antero Niittymaki with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Jeff Carter shootout attempt against Alex Auld with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Nick Foligno shootout attempt against Antero Niittymaki with a Wide of Net results in a MISS.
	Claude Giroux shootout attempt against Alex Auld with a Wide of Net results in a MISS.
	Mike Fisher shootout attempt against Antero Niittymaki with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.

OTTAWA -- Even though they'll miss the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, the Ottawa Senators are having an impact on the postseason.

Mike Fisher scored on Ottawa's fifth shootout attempt to give the Senators a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

Fisher beat Antero Niittymaki after Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson also converted the Senators' second attempt.

"It's always nice to score like that," Fisher said. "We didn't quit. We got behind and [Jason] Spezza got a nice one to get back in it and that's a pretty good team. I thought for the most part we battled pretty hard."

Alex Auld turned aside Mike Richards, Simon Gagne, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux after Daniel Briere was awarded a goal on Philadelphia's first attempt, though only following a lengthy review that determined his shot crossed the goal line.

Niittymaki stopped 34 shots for Philadelphia, which won 8-5 in Toronto on Friday night after losing three of four.

"He played really well and was a big reason we picked up that point tonight," said Darroll Powe, who scored on a penalty shot early in the second.

The Flyers, who have four games remaining, have 95 points and are tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference with Carolina, which has three games left to play.

"The good thing about the position that we're in is we don't really have to scoreboard-watch as long as we take advantage of the games that we have in hand," Richards said. "Tonight would have been nice to get two points, but we still have a couple of games left to get home-ice advantage."

Spezza scored his 31st goal 3:47 into the third to draw Ottawa even at 3.

Nick Foligno and Chris Kelly also scored for the Senators, who held a 2-0 lead 2:26 into the second.

Powe scored on a penalty shot moments later for the first of three straight Philadelphia goals.

Richards scored his 30th goal to tied it at 2 on a power play midway through the second, and assisted on Gagne's 33rd 28 seconds into the third that gave the Flyers a short-lived 3-2 lead.

The Senators took advantage of Carter's turnover for the tying goal early in the third. Dany Heatley intercepted the Philadelphia center's pass along the boards behind the Flyers' net and passed to Spezza, who beat Niittymaki with a shot from the slot.

Spezza got his 40th assist midway through the first when he set up Foligno's 17th goal on a two-man advantage.

Kelly increased Ottawa's lead to two 2:26 into the second when he beat Antero Niittymaki on a breakaway.

Powe scored on a penalty shot at 2:58 to draw Philadelphia to 2-1. Powe cut from left to right and slipped a backhand under Auld's pads at 2:58 after he was hauled down on a breakaway.

"That's kind of been my go-to move since I can remember," Powe said. "I just try to get speed and beat the goalie to the post and I managed to do that today. You don't get many opportunities to do that so I just kind of had fun and enjoyed it."

Richards tied it at 2 with his 30th goal on a power play at 10:46. The Flyers captain scored 3 seconds after Jarkko Ruutu was called for interference when he drove a slap shot from the right point past Auld after Briere won a faceoff.

Richards drew an assist on Gagne's 33rd goal 28 seconds into the third that gave Philadelphia a 3-2 lead.

Daniel Carcillo was ejected midway through the first. The Philadelphia enforcer totaled 24 penalty minutes in the period, including an unsportsmanlike conduct minor, a misconduct and a game misconduct at 10:21, when Jeff Carter was called for hooking.

Carcillo got a boarding penalty 5:41 in for his hit on Filip Kuba. Ruutu got double roughing minors after he immediately came to his teammate's defense, jumping on Carcillo and sliding on top of him across the ice.

Game notes
The Flyers have scored on three of six penalty shots this season, including both of Gagne's attempts. Richards failed to score on his two penalty shots and Scott Hartnell also failed to convert his opportunity. ... Powe's penalty shot was the first called against Ottawa this season.