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Kimmo's Shot in the Dark

Kimmo Timonen finally scores, on his 56th shot of the season.

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Kimmo's Shot in the Dark

POSTED: Friday, December 30, 2011, 12:19 AM
Bob Vetrone Jr.

When Kimmo Timonen opened the Flyers scoring with a power play goal at 9:56 of the first period Thursday night, it was his first goal of the season on his 56th shot.

Below are the Flyers that were held scoreless through a full season with the most shots on goal. All but one on the list were defensemen.

(Brad McCrimmon, who sits atop the list, was killed this past September when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv club for whom he was head coach, crashed in Russia.)

 Player  Season  GP   Shots
 Brad McCrimmon  1983-84   71  106
 Brad Marsh  1985-86  79  104
 Ed Van Impe  1969-70  65    81
 Ed Van Impe  1970-71  77    70
 Luke Richardson  1998-99  78    49
 Myron Stankiewicz (LW)    1968-69  19    43
 Willie Brossart  1971-72  42    42
 Dan McGillis  2002-03  24    41
 Wayne Hillman  1972-73  74    41
 Mark Howe  1990-91  19    40
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Comments  (2)
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:49 AM, 12/30/2011
    Kimmo Timonen is a valuable part of the Flyers who can always be counted on.
    — leenyg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:24 PM, 12/30/2011
    Kimmo's moments aren't about goal scoring, but we'll take it, just sayin'...
    — DJ


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