The Flyers opened their first round playoff series with the Penguins tonight in Pittsburgh. From the beginning they looked sluggish and never really managed pick it up. Marty Biron was solid saving 29 of the 33 shots he faced, but the Flyers struggled to score all night, needing 8 power plays before finally lighting the lamp. So ultimately the Flyers did not put forth their best effort tonight and will need to play better if they expect to win this series. Early in the first period "the Kid" Sidney Crosby scored off the power play, after the puck somehow bounced off his skate without being kicked and went in, for a 1-0 Pens lead. Early in the 2nd period Tyler Kennedy made it 2-0 Pens. Early in the 3rd period Evgeni Malkin made it 3-0 Pens. Midway through the period Mark Eaton made it 4-0 Pens. Finally with just under 5 minutes to play Simon Gagne put the Flyers on the board with a power play goal. Alas, it was too late and Pens went on to win 4-1. So the Orange and Black trail the series 1-0 and will want to win game 2 to avoid putting themselves in to deep a hole against the defending Eastern conference champions.
2 comments:
Not really what I was hoping/expecting.
-to ph1llysports
yeah me neither
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