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TORONTO (Ticker) -- For the first time in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Jeremy Roenick made his presence felt.

Roenick scored his second goal of the game 7:39 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a spot in the conference finals.

Philadelphia carried the momentum from Sunday's 7-2 rout into Game Six, grabbing a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Radovan Somik and Roenick, who entered with just one assist in the series.

But the Maple Leafs battled back in the third when defenseman Karel Pilar and captain Mats Sundin tallied six minutes apart to force an extra period.

Just 15 seconds after Ed Belfour thwarted one 2-on-1 rush, Roenick led another into the Toronto zone. From the right faceoff circle, the veteran center snapped a shot that beat Belfour high to the glove side, sending the Flyers to the conference finals for the third time in eight years.

After playing just one period in Game Five and leaving with flu-like symptoms, Robert Esche was superb in the series clincher, making 34 saves.

Philadelphia begins the conference finals Saturday at top-seeded Tampa Bay.

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