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NHL: Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- Daniel Carcillo scored two goals and Ray Emery came up with 28 saves in Philadelphia's 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Friday.

Chris Pronger chipped in a goal and an assist in the Flyers' third consecutive win.

Derek Roy and Tyler Myers scored Buffalo's goals and Ryan Miller stopped 36 shots in the loss.

Carcillo deflected a slap shot by Braydon Coburn into the net late in the first period to stake Philadelphia to a 1-0 lead and scored his second goal of the game into an empty net in the closing minutes of the game.

After Pronger made it 2-0 early in the second period, Roy scored for Buffalo on a power play.

James van Reimsdyk scored the deciding goal for the Flyers with 5:05 to play in the second period.

The teams traded goals in the third period with Darroll Powe scoring for Philadelphia and Myers for Buffalo to make it 4-2.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 11/06/2009

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