SCOTT HARTNELL was trying to understand what Kerry Fraser was announcing on the ice but, because of the crowd noise and the shouting of his excited teammates on the bench in the Wachovia Center, he couldn't hear.
Hartnell knew that the Flyers' first win in overtime since Oct. 20 was at stake. The Flyers were 1-5 in overtime games, including shootouts, and luck has not been in their favor.
Mike Richards had thrown a puck to the net as the final seconds ticked off the clock on the four-on-four overtime, and Hartnell was skating hard when he suddenly was knocked down and started sliding, feetfirst toward the goal.
The puck hit his skate and deflected into the net with 28.5 seconds left, and the horn and sirens sounded. But just as quickly, the referees skated toward the phone behind the glass at center ice to confirm what had or had not happened.
