96/97 RS: Det @ Phi Highlights - 1/25/97

Detroit Red Wings @ Philadelphia Flyers. January 25th, 1997. Stanley Cup Final Preview.
This was Detroit's first visit to the Flyers' new arena (originally called CoreStates Center). They would not win another regular season game in this building again until November of 2016.
FOX Feed
Commentators - Sam Rosen & Joe Micheletti
Records going into the game
Det - 21-16-9 (51 Pts - 3rd in West)
Phi - 27-13-7 (61 Pts - 1st in East)
Starting Goalies
Det - Mike Vernon
Phi - Ron Hextall
1st Period (0:00 - 3:59)
0:17 - Lindros slewfoots Fetisov
1:01 - Tomas Holmstrom Goal (1-0 Det)
1:39 - Brendan Shanahan Goal (2-0 Det)
2:18 - Lacroix hit on Pushor, Daniels takes a swing at Kocur
2:58 - Holmstrom & Coffey have words
3:31 - Therien hit on Rouse
3:47 - Hextall save on Yzerman
2nd Period (4:00 - 11:22)
4:01 - Konstantinov slash on Lindros
4:12 - Vernon save on Lindros
4:31 - Rod Brind'Amour Goal (2-1 Det)
5:17 - Kris Draper Breakaway Goal (3-1 Det)
6:26 - Steve Yzerman Goal (4-1 Det)
7:11 - Konstantinov shot off the post, Snow save on Shanahan
8:22 - Lindros takes an extra penalty on Konstantinov
9:04 - Snow save on Taylor
9:12 - McCarty hit on Otto
9:51 - Kris Draper vs Petr Svoboda Fight
10:54 - Lindros takes 2 more penalties on Konstantinov
3rd Period (11:23 - 14:54)
11:24 - Snow wacks Lapointe in the head with his glove
11:41 - Lindros hit on Konstantinov
13:26 - LeClair hit on Rouse
13:50 - Vernon save on Zubrus
4-1 Final
Scoring Summary
1st P
6:00 - Det - Holmstrom (4) - Yzerman (40), Shanahan (26) - PP
6:34 - Det - Shanahan (26) - Lapointe (12)
2nd P
3:27 - Phi - Brind'Amour (16) - Lindros (20), Niinimaa (24) - PP
4:00 - Det - Draper (5) - Unassisted
7:53 - Det - Yzerman (13) - Larionov (20), Holmstrom (3) - PP
SOG - Det - Phi
1st - 13 - 3
2nd - 11 - 5
3rd - 7 - 10
Total - 31 - 18
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[@deathevokation1017]

Konstantinov owned Lindros. Konstantinov earned those smelling salts for the Red Wing and fans.

[@mangrove]

It truly was a preview of the Finals, with a Grinder scoring a goal, Hextall getting pulled, Coffey looking old, and Lindros not scoring and losing his mind.

[@coreykmvy1980]

He had one year where he was incredible for the Flyers but of course they flamed out and he forget a Cup

[@xthebumpx]

The robot animations! Brings back childhood memories.

[@RedWingnut00]

The FOX bots and the glow puck. Iconic.

[@josephhewitt5962]

After watching this video, it’s amazing that the Wings were considered underdogs going into the Finals.

[@Yzerman1991]

What a slick one-handed touch by Yzerman on the 1st goal.

[@coreykmvy1980]

Yeah it doesn’t matter what you did to him, he was just going to keep hunting you. What an intense hockey player #16 was

[@gungho8180]

Woah. I forget how much grit the game used to have. Knowing in hindsight that these two teams would meet later in the finals this same year makes this whole game that much more interesting. Thanks for the upload!

[@nobody93372]

now this is the hockey i remember

[@Yzerman1991]

This was just as Komstantinov was entering his prime....It's so, so angering that he only had another 5 months of hockey left.

[@user-ni2so8gw2r]

It misses one very important player in this January season game compared to the Finals 5 months later: Larry Murphy, acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs in March 1997 (the true replacement for Coffey, as Shanahan was a forward), and who actually was the most productive defenseman in these 1997 finals (Murphy: +10, 3 assists, just for the finals). Lidstrom, who played on the same 1st pair, was +6, with 1 goal, and the 2nd pair with Fetisov (+1, 2 assists) and Konstantinov (-1, not usual for him, as he was the most solid D-man of the NHL in +/-, and third for the Norris trophy that year) were also decisive in controlling/frustrating Lindros and his teammates. Murphy finished the 1997 playoffs with a card of +16, 2 goals, 9 assists, and a third ring. He was 35 years old, and his experience was a key factor in the victory as for guiding Lidstrom (27 years old) to his stellar level for the rest of his career.

[@dftns19]

I can just imagine some of the younger ones watching this, wondering what that "tracking" bar at the bottom is all about. VCR technology!

[@RedWingnut00]

Did you too have a separate cassette rewinder?

[@JTupp96]

Really weird seeing Holmstrom wearing 15

[@OldishGoalie]

I almost completely forgot about those Fox animations 😂 love it!!

[@BigSpencer77]

Ahhh the good old days of the Fox fighting robots!

[@brianfeeney9493]

Incredible Days in The MOTOR CITY 🏒

[@tmoore4075]

I remember missing the first part of this game for some reason and expected to turn it on and them getting their butts kicked with how good Philly was and how Wings were struggling. What a surprise to see the Wingd take it to them. Thanks for this.

[@raysup0862]

Bring back those goal animations!

[@jimmacdonald8396]

You wonder if Bowman, being the coaching genius he is, before the 97 Finals watched the tape/film of this game and used it to base his strategy for line matchups against the Legion of Doom etc. since the Wings won this game maybe it worked as a perfect "template" of sorts!

[@lilman2514]

i miss you

[@brandonwest8921]

I understand the game is different nowadays but some part of me is still hopeful to see a future Cup worthy Red Wings team with guys like Seider, Edvinsson, Raymond & Kasper that play with a similar fire that guys like Konstantinov, McCarty & Lapointe used to bring. Still can't get over seeing our captain unconscious, face down on the ice, and Perron & Fischer seemed to be the only ones willing do anything about it.

[@justiciavalentena6778]

Gotta dub finally awood ✊🐙

[@realpillboxer]

Look at McCarty immediately taking on the whole Flyers' line when they want to mess with the rookie (Holmstrom). Detroit needs that same energy right now but they don't quite have it. Have to say, though, that the SCF in '97 was the last one with two of the great stand-up goalies of the late 80s/early 90s in Hextall and Vernon. Hexy was washed at this point in his career and was being propped up by the heavy bodies Philly had, along with the left-wing-lock playstyle that permeated the NHL at that time.

[@jasonstuckert4214]

I still think Lindros is one of, if not, the most overrated players of all time. Shouldn’t be in the HOF.

[@mangrove]

He was very dominant at times, but he was usually his own worst enemy. Guys like Vladdie, Stevens, and Kaspritis knew how to burrow deep into his head, and he never changed his habit of looking down at the puck, which shortened his career. McCarty wrote about playing against him in Juniors, and how his team could batter him and throw him off of his game. I think he's in the Hall for his very limited body of work coupled with what he should've been; guys like Mogilny deserved to get in before him.

[@noname-nobody1247]

But he wasn't overrated. Other teams were scared of him

[@realpillboxer]

@@noname-nobody1247 there are literally dozens if not hundreds of other players that opposing teams were allegedly scared of. That alone is not enough to get someone into the HOF.

[@EdwinMaturski-cc9is]

I respectfully disagree Sir... In that era, the league was filled with garage league goons and dirty, underhanded pugilists... His response can only be regarded as self defense against the ice hooligans...

[@Otis-iv4df]

The Steamroller was always my favorite! Thanks @awood40

[@scottlocke8935]

Filthadelfea, Nasty dirty place!!!