January 19.2002

It was the kind of night at the Air Canada Centre that every visiting tough guy can only dream of.

Score the winning goal and beat up the local enforcer - twice.

Donald Brashear could barely hide his grin after Saturday’s 3-0 win by his Philadelphia Flyers over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the former Vancouver Canuck scored the first goal of the game on a beautiful slapshot after having recorded a pair of one-sided decisions over Tie Domi.

“It was a fun game,” said Brashear. “A lot of emotion out there. At the start of the game, a little tangle with Tie. I knew that would be part of the game.

“It’s one of those games where I can be at my best, do what I do best: playing physical, fighting, intimidating.”

The red-hot Flyers, meanwhile, have won eight straight games and are 14-2-0-0 since acquiring Brashear on Dec. 17.