Lindros Slaps Flyers Three More Times

Eric Lindros gave the Philadelphia Flyers yet another reason not to like him.

Lindros scored three goals against his former team, and the New York Rangers turned in a rare physical performance, holding on for a 6-5 victory over the Flyers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

“We got into the physical game, taking the body and digging for pucks,” Lindros said. “We’ve got to play like that more often, then we’ll be in good shape.”

The game featured 117 penalty minutes and much shoving, shouting and pushing. The Flyers also made it a nail-biter, scoring three times in the third period.

Simon Gagne scored three goals, his last with 7:05 remaining to bring the Flyers within 6-5. But the Rangers held on to take the lead in the season series, 2-1, with two games to go.

Gagne admitted the Flyers felt out of sorts.

“There was a lot of frustration. There were a lot of penalties,” he said. “It’s a game we have to expect against the Rangers, but it’s not the way we want to play.”

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Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 2--Brendan Shanahan and Boyd Devereaux scored in the second period at Pittsburgh, and the Red Wings won their sixth in a row.

Dominik Hasek gave up Jan Hrdina’s goal on the Penguins’ second shot of the game early in the second period.

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Dallas 2, Colorado 1--Mike Modano scored a short-handed goal, and Marty Turco stopped 28 shots to lift the Stars at Denver.

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John MacLean scored the game-winner at 5:20 of the second period.

New York Islanders 4, Atlanta 1-- Dave Scatchard scored twice at Uniondale, N.Y., and the Islanders moved four points ahead of New Jersey for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

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Tampa Bay 3, Florida 2--Dan Boyle completed the Lightning’s three-goal third period by scoring a power-play goal with 4:14 to play at Tampa, Fla.

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Carolina 4, Montreal 3--Jeff O’Neill’s goal with 2:04 to play proved the winner at Montreal.

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Jose Theodore stopped 37 shots for the Canadiens, who were outshot, 41-19.

Washington 3, Ottawa 2--Jaromir Jagr scored his second goal of the game at 1:53 of overtime at Ottawa, giving the Capitals their fourth victory in five games.

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Buffalo 3, Toronto 3--Mats Sundin scored twice and host Toronto pulled off a tie. Corey Schwab, making his second start for the Maple Leafs, stopped 25 shots.

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Calgary 5, Nashville 2--Jarome Iginla scored his league-leading 36th goal and the Flames scored three times on six shots in the first period at Calgary, Canada.

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Vancouver 6, Minnesota 3--Six players scored for the host Canucks, who moved into a tie with Dallas for seventh-place in the Western Conference.

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St. Louis 1, Edmonton 1--Mike Comrie’s goal at 14:13 of the third period gave the Oilers a tie at Edmonton, Canada.