What many thought would be another close contest between the New York Saints and the Philadelphia Wings never materialized. Instead, the Wings blew out their hosts, 17-11, before a crowd of 5,618 at the Nassau Coliseum. Just a week ago, these two teams battled in a close 15-13 Wings win at the First Union Arena in Philadelphia.

It wasn't nearly that close in this rematch as Philadelphia took advantage of New York's undisciplined play and cashed in four times on the power play in the first half alone. The Wings would finish with seven power play goals on ten attempts. The Saints actually finished with a higher percentage, netting six on seven extra-man chances.

The star of the game, however, was game MVP Wings goalie Dallas Eliuk. Making 49 saves on 66 New York shots -- many of the spectacular variety -- it was clear the NLL's premier goaltender was on his game. Early in the game, the Saints became frustrated at their inability to consistently score on Eliuk, and subsequently fell into a pattern of taking bad penalties. This gave the Wings all the chances they would need to take the lead early and never give it back. Kevin Finneran did the early damage, finishing with three goals and five assists.

The Saints frustration at continually being stoned by Eliuk lead them to try innovative ways to score. Matt Panetta scored the game's highlight goal at 14:21 of the second period, when he took a pass from Darren Lowe and with his back facing the goal, fired the ball over his shoulder and into the net. New York went on its best run of the game when Panetta scored again at 8:30 of the third period. Roy Colsey continued the comeback with a goal at 11:58 and Jason Wulder helped cut the deficit to two with his goal at 12:57, making the score 9-7.

But the precise, surgical-like attack of the Wings went on to score eight more goals, ending all hope of a Saints victory. Philadelphia was most impressive while on the attack, continually penetrating the Saints zone, and hustling after rebounds, giving them second and third chances on the net. This persistence paid off all night long. The Wings were also effective employing long outside shots as well. On two separate occasions, Forward Greg Traynor came off the bench and shot a long, low hard shot into the lower right corner of net, under the Saints goaltenders. It was clear to see that this was a set play.

Philadelphia was lead by Kevin Finneran (3 goals, 5 assists), Tom Marachek (3 + 4), and Jason Clark (4 + 2). For New York, Matt Panetta (3 + 2), Roy Colsey (2 + 3), and Jason Wulder (2 + 1) topped the score sheet.

After the game, New York's Blake Miller was asked if he felt that Wing forward Tom Ryan's third quarter hit was a cheap shot, and whether he would be looking for revenge in the future. "No, I'm not that kind of player. I don't take the number and vow to get even later on. He checked me hard and right now my shoulder is a little sore. I should be fine to play the next game."

BOX SUMMARY
                                  1  2  3  4     TOT
Philadelphia Wings (4-1)          5  4  2  6  --  17
New York Saints (2-4)             2  2  4  3  --  11

PHILADELPHIA WINGS            NEW YORK SAINTS
               G - A   PTS                   G - A   PTS
Finneran       3 - 5     8    Panetta        3 - 2     5
Marechek       3 - 4     7    Colsey         2 - 3     5
Clark          4 - 2     6    Wulder         2 - 2     4
Bergey         2 - 0     2    Panos          1 - 2     3
Traynor        2 - 0     2    Frye           2 - 0     2
McEvoy         1 - 1     2    D Lowe         0 - 2     2
Schindler      1 - 1     2    K Lowe         1 - 0     1
Rogers         0 - 2     2    Hess           0 - 1     1
Ogelsby        1 - 0     1    Nash           0 - 1     1
Slate          0 - 1     1

Shots on goal           51    Shots on goal           60
Saves made by           49    Saves made by           34
   Eliuk             49          Nash              20
                                 Levis             14
Penalties                9    Penalties               12
Penalty Minutes         18    Penalty Minutes         24
Power Play Chances      10    Power Play Chances       7
Power Play Goals         7    Power Play Goals         6

*** STATS OFFICIAL BY VERIFY WITH NEW YORK SAINTS ***