FLYERS NEWS

Things have suddenly gone from exciting and upbeat to depressing in Flyerland. Coming into tonight the Flyer's were leading there first round series with the Caps 3-2 after blowing a chance to close it out Saturday. Surely, though at home in the Wachovia the Orange and Black would have no problem closing it out tonight right? Well, for a while it looked like they were going to. Marty Biron was stopping every shot in sight and the Flyers had an early cushion and all the momentum. However, just when all seemed well, all fell apart. The Caps stormed back and before you knew it the series was 3-3 and on its way back to Washington. Simply an absolutely demoralizing way for the night to end. Early in the first period of play, Mike Richards scored on the power play for a 1-0 Flyer's lead. Early in the second period of play, Danny Briere scored yet another power play goal for a 2-0 lead. Later, about halfway through the period Niklas Backstrom scored to cut the lead to 2-1. Then late in the period Alexander Semin scored to knot it up at 2. The 3rd period of play belonged at last Alexander Ovechkin. All series long the Flyers had kept him in check, but now he finally broke out with two goals, one on the power play, to finish off the Flyers 4-2. So now the Flyers head back to Washington for a decisive game 7. They are going to have to bring their A game if they want to avoid finishing a monumental collapse and survive to the second round.