Maple Leafs lose to Flyers in first shootout of season:
It looked as if the Flyers had the game won in overtime whenpoked the puck over the goal line 2:34 into the extra period. But the officials disallowed the goal because they said the whistle had blown to stop play, even though Andersen never appeared to have control.
Nylander evened it at 4 with 8:27 left in the third when his turnaround shot from the slot, following a turnover byHartman had put Philadelphia ahead 4-3 with 11 minutes left in regulation. He took a pass fromMatthews tied it at 3 by following his own miss and converting from a sharp angle 1:43 into the third.Konecny's wrist shot on the break whizzed over Andersen's left shoulder 3:39 into the period, pulling Philadelphia within 2-1.
Gudas evened the score 3:36 later when his long wrist shot got past a screened Andersen. Couturier netted his 32nd of the season on a deflection of a shot by Sanheim with 4:14 left in the period to give Philadelphia a one-goal lead heading into the third.Patrick Marleau tied Mark Recchi for fifth place all-time in games played with his 1,652nd regular-season appearance. . Toronto won the season series 2-1. All three games were high-scoring, with the Leafs winning both in Toronto 6-0 on Nov. 24 and 7-6 on March 15. ... Philadelphia improved to 3-1 in shootouts this season, while the Leafs lost in their first shootout of the season.
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