| |
RECAP
|
BOX SCORE
DALLAS (AP) -- Even as he passes hockey greats, Brett Hull isn't
so sure he belongs among them.
|  | | The Stars and Flyers have been off to rough starts after both teams reached the conference finals last season. |
Hull scored twice to go ahead of Mario Lemieux on the NHL's
career goal list Thursday night and lead the Dallas Stars to a 4-1
victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
"It's a great feeling to know you're a part of the history of
the game," Hull said. "It's something you can only dream of, to
be at that peak.
"I don't consider myself a great player. I can score goals, but
I don't look at myself at that level."
Hull's 613th goal, scored in the second period, tied him with
Lemieux in eighth place. His third-period tally and fourth this
season pushed him past the former Pittsburgh star and current
Penguins owner.
|
Top 10 all-time goal scorers
|
|
Player
|
Seasons
|
Goals
|
|
1. Wayne Gretzky
|
20
|
894
|
|
2. Gordie Howe
|
26
|
801
|
|
3. Marcel Dionne
|
18
|
731
|
|
4. Phil Esposito
|
18
|
717
|
|
5. Mike Gartner
|
19
|
708
|
|
6. Mark Messier
|
22
|
628
|
|
7. Steve Yzerman
|
18
|
627
|
|
8. Brett Hull
|
16
|
614
|
|
9. Mario Lemieux
|
13
|
613
|
|
10. Bobby Hull
|
16
|
610
|
|
Statistics through Oct. 12. Top -- Top single-season total. 50+ -- Seasons with 50 or more goals. Active players in bold
|
"Mario's a friend of mine so that's special," Hull said.
"We've played golf and spent some time together. He's a real
gentleman and I consider it a privilege to be mentioned along with
him."
With regular center Mike Modano out with a lower back strain,
Hull played on a line centered by Joe Nieuwendyk. Jere Lehtinen,
playing the left side, had a goal and an assist.
"They did some good things," said Stars coach Ken Hitchcock of
the makeshift line. "Brett's already scored a lot for us this
season."
Ed Belfour made 26 saves for the Stars, off to a 2-2-1 start.
Simon Gagne scored a second-period goal for the Flyers, 1-2-1
after reaching last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Dallas took a 1-0 lead at 11:45 of the first period on
Lehtinen's deflection, his first goal of the season. Hull was alone
in front of the net to knock in the rebound of Lehtinen's shot and
make it 2-0 at 1:41 of the second.
Gagne's backhand at 9:09 of the middle period reduced Dallas'
lead to 2-1. Philadelphia dominated the period with a 15-7 shots
advantage, but the Flyers could beat Belfour only once.
"I was as focused as possible tonight," Belfour said. "We
were a lot more motivated than we've been and a lot smarter. We
stepped up to the plate tonight."
Hull's one-timer from the left circle at 5:42 of the final
period, as a Flyers penalty expired, gave the Stars a 3-1 lead.
"That's the spot he likes to shoot from, the shot he's famous
for," Nieuwendyk said. "They were giving him that shot and he's
going to bury those."
Flyers coach Craig Ramsay said Hull's second goal broke his
team's spirit.
"I thought we played a great second period," Ramsay said. "We
put the pressure on them and had some more chances. But that third
goal killed us. That made it tough for us to come back."
Brenden Morrow added an empty-net goal for Dallas with 1:26
left.
Flyers left wing John LeClair missed the game due to back
spasms. Also missing for Philadelphia was right wing Mark Recchi
with a possible concussion and a foot injury.
Stars center Jamie Langenbrunner missed the game to be with his
wife, who had a baby earlier Thursday.
Game notes
The Stars placed center Shaun Van Allen on injured reserve,
retroactive to Oct. 11. Center Greg Leeb was recalled from Utah of
the International Hockey League and made his NHL debut. Van Allen
is out indefinitely with back spasms. ... Belfour had a scoreless
streak of 149 minutes, 13 seconds against the Flyers snapped by
Gagne's goal. ... Flyers rookie goalie Maxime Ouellet had 19 saves
in his NHL debut.
| |
ALSO SEE
NHL Scoreboard
Philadelphia Clubhouse
Dallas Clubhouse
LeClair, Modano sit out of power matchup
RECAPS
Dallas 4
Philadelphia 1
Detroit 4
Chicago 0
Columbus 3
Calgary 2
Colorado 5
Vancouver 2
San Jose 2
Phoenix 1
AUDIO/VIDEO
 Brett Hull scores his 613th career goal.
avi: 759 k
RealVideo: 56.6 | ISDN | T1
Brett Hull scores his second goal of the game.
avi: 966 k
RealVideo: 56.6 | ISDN | T1
Jere Lehtinen fires the puck past Maxime Ouellet.
avi: 460 k
RealVideo: 56.6 | ISDN | T1
Simon Gagne makes the nice move past Ed Belfour.
avi: 537 k
RealVideo: 56.6 | ISDN | T1
 Brett Hull reflects on tonight's historic goals.
wav: 758 k
RealAudio: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6
|
