Flyers 2, Hurricanes 1 (OT)

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I wonder if we can petition the league to move down to the Southeast division.

The Flyers, who seem to be playing the Hurricanes every other day, got a nice 2-1 victory in overtime off of Jeff Carter's 19th goal of the season. Which means more fantasy points for yours truly and moves us two points behind Pittsburgh in the East. Carter got the game's first star, but really it should have gone to Antero Nittymaki, who stopped 35 shots and looked much more confident in goal than Biron has recently. And before you ask, no, there is no goalie controversy in Philly. If Nitty's playing better, start him. Mike Richards scored the opener in the first, getting his 11th of the year and netting another shorty for this team, which is remarkable seeing as how the special teams guru known as Terry Murray is out in LA. One negative that stood out for me last night was how the Canes were able to completely dictate the play after they tied the game. The Flyers couldn't clear the puck, couldn't keep Eric Staal in check and let Sergei friggin' Samsonov skate rings around them. Other than that, it was a good win on the road.

Islanders up next.