David Strehle
Associate Editor
Dec 23 Streak Reaches 30, Kerr Hat Trick
'The Streak' reaches 30, Kerr hat trick, late Bullard GWG, Craven penalty shot goal, Hexy's 45 saves fuels tie, Forsberg and Knuble score late goals to top Pens, Gagne's late strike beats Sens headline December 23 in Flyers history.
Dec 22 NHL Record 29-Game Unbeaten Streak
Parent shutout, 'The Streak' becomes longest in NHL history, Lindbergh shutout, Craven, Jones, Recchi OT-winners, Richards Gordie Howe hat trick highlight December 22 in Flyers history.
Dec 21 5 SHOs, Kerr Hat Trick, Giroux 4-Point Game
5 SHOs -- 3 by Parent and 2 by Hextall, Favell makes 45 saves in 2-1 win, LCB Line belts Blues, Kerr hat trick, Giroux's 4-point game in return from injury, Laviolette shoves Ott, Jagr passes Shanny on all-time goal-scoring list headline December 21.
Dec 20 Streak Ties Record 28, Hartnell Hat Trick
'Hound' Gordie Howe hat trick, Wilson's late goal ties Pens as 'The Streak' reaches 28 to tie NHL record, Snow blanks Panthers, Leclair plays 600th Flyers game, Roenick's 635th career assist, Hartnell hat trick highlight December 20
Dec 19 MacLeish, Duchesne Hat Tricks,
Late Lacroix GTG, MacLeish hat trick, Barber 4-point game, Duchene hat trick, Lindros Gordie Howe hat trick, Niinimaa first NHL goal, Snow second consecutive shutout, Desjardins late GTG, Briere late GTG to send game to OT headline December 19.
Dec 18 Boucher 1st NHL SHO, Recchi 400th NHL goal
Parent shutout, St. Croix & Boucher 1st NHL SHOs, Yzerman ties with 1 second left, Kerr & Poulin hat tricks in same game blast Isles, Recchi's 400th NHL goal, Desjardins' 1,000th NHL game, Zherdev's pair tops NYR, birth of Phantoms, trade of 'Frosty'
Dec 17 Wilson PS Goal Tops BUF, Tocchet Hat Trick
Sarrazin, Selby, and Lacroix each score a pair in blowout of Pens, late Kelly goal beats Chicago, Peeters wins in NHL debut, Wilson penalty shot goal beats Sabres, Tocchet hat trick burns Leafs, late Brind'Amour goal tops Sabres highlight December 17
Dec 16 Three Shutouts, Streak' Nears NHL Record
Two Parent shutouts, Favell's first blanking as a Flyer, 'The Streak' just one short of NHL record of 28 consecutive unbeaten games, LeClair, Recchi turn late-game deficit into a win highlight December 16.
Dec 15 Streak Hits 26, Hextall SHO, Meszaros GWG
Schultz Gordie Howe hat trick, 'The Streak' hits 26 games, two short of record, two shorthanded goals on same penalty, 6-goal second period blasts Caps, Hextall shutout, Lupul notches hat trick in shootout loss, JvR, Carter, Zherdev line tops Habs.
Dec 14 Four Shutouts, Late GWG/GTGs
Selby's first two Flyer goals, MacLeish late goal has St. Louis singing Blues, Poulin caps third period comeback win in Motown, Hextall pair of shutouts, Snow, Esche blankings, Timonen stars in Boston, Hartnell helps Philly snap Pens winning streak.