Heading into Monday night's game against the Devils, the stars were aligned for a tough night. A scoring-challenged team against a defensive-minded club with an all-world goalie, plus a newly added sniper? Doesn't sound great. And, for the first 37 minutes of the game, it was looking mostly Jersey. Which is never good.
Danny Briere took a weak and not-at-all-helpful high-sticking penalty in the first period (pick your shocked self up off the floor). On the ensuing powerplay, the Devils scored a flukey goal, with Zach Parise banking the puck off of Chris Pronger's skate and past Michael Leighton. Neither Prong Daddy nor Leighton deserve any of the blame on that one. Then, a minute into the second period, Devils defenseman Anssi Salmela carried the puck while shorthanded, past Mike Richards, and buried a shot behind Leighton. Jeff Carter laid him out just after he released the shot, a much longer story you can read about here, with video.
Down 2-0 against Marty Brodeur, things were looking pretty bleak for the Flyers, who haven't shown much resiliency in their ability to forge a comeback lately. Fortunately, with just two minutes left in the second period, the finishers finally showed up.
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